Guangming Daily reporter Wang Dong
14 years ago, the 29th Olympic Games were held in Beijing; 14 years later, we successfully hosted the Winter Olympics, and Beijing became the world’s first “Double Olympic City”. The two Olympic moments have allowed the world to see an unparalleled “Olympic miracle” created by the Chinese.
In order to commemorate the successful hosting of the Beijing Olympic Games, the State Council approved that from 2009, August 8 every year will be the “National Fitness Day”. This year, we ushered in the 14th “National Fitness Day”.
Online and offline, let’s move together
In the early morning of August 8, the “Sports Cup” 2022 Relay Race for Walking and Traveling in China with the theme of “Walking for All, Traveling in China” was launched online. Chen Meng, Ding Xia, Fan Zhendong, Gong Xiangyu, Ling Zhi, Ma Long, Zhao Rui and many other outstanding national team athletes, as well as sports enthusiasts from many cities across the country and from all walks of life, jointly issued a call: Let us set off together, walk and travel , punch in the magnificent mountains and rivers of the motherland, and endorse the characteristic culture of the hometown!
On the same day, the National Fitness Online Games, which has lasted for more than 100 days, launched more than 100 events and has 11.6 million participants, reached its climax. On the occasion of the “National Fitness Day”, the organizers also launched cycling and running. , ball, triathlon, skateboarding, skipping, simulation models and other projects, further expand the breadth of public participation. In the early stage, running, cycling, ball games, square dance, aerobic dance, Tai Chi, Health Qigong, as well as a wealth of online display projects such as rope skipping, chess and card, martial arts, ice and snow, and fitness science, as well as family games and community games Such collective fun activities have stimulated the enthusiasm of the masses to participate. Only in the National College Cultural and Sports Association Sports Creative Video Challenge of the “Billion Up Movement”, the cumulative number of participants has exceeded 2.5 million.
On August 8, the 18th Sports Festival in Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province was launched, and young athletes were playing basketball exhibition games.Photo by Fu Haiyan / Bright Pictures
At the same time, more than 4,000 offline themed fitness activities have also been launched across the country, including running, football, basketball, badminton, tennis and other sports with high mass participation, as well as table tennis, swimming, Go, etc. for young people. Martial arts and other projects, as well as square dance, walking, gateball, Taijiquan, Qigong and other projects for the elderly, truly achieve all-regional coverage, all-project settings, and all-age participation.
On the morning of August 8, the National Olympic Sports Center in Beijing held a total of more than 50 theme activities, and more than 7,000 people participated in this activity. On the gate court, middle-aged and elderly fitness people are enjoying gateball experience and friendly matches; in the five-a-side football field, teenagers are playing football battles heartily; in the baseball field and gymnasium, children are full of interest Feel the fun of baseball and softball, table tennis, and free-fighting. On the day of the event, traditional fun activities such as diabolo shaking, square dance, silk dancing, kite flying, rope skipping, and yoga were also set up in the park, attracting fitness people of all ages to come and experience.
In Shanghai, a variety of small and diverse national fitness activities were also launched at the same time: rowing, dragon boat, kayak and other water sports were first unveiled, and the Suzhou River was enthusiastically opened, causing waves to burst; , full of sense of technology, staged a wonderful contest of “speed and passion”; skateboard, roller hockey, flag football, Frisbee project exhibition area is also a hot scene, the hot summer can not resist the enthusiasm of citizens for outdoor fitness; The camping area of the sports public welfare market also attracted many citizens to stop.
All people share the achievements of competitive sports
On August 8, the second national table tennis team and the Chinese table tennis youth team entered the campuses in Zhengding, Hebei and Chengdu, Sichuan respectively, to communicate with local student representatives and share the joy of table tennis.
As a national football, table tennis has a solid mass base in China. Various mass table tennis events at all levels across the country are splendid, providing a platform for table tennis lovers to communicate and display. The exchange and interaction between the national table tennis team and table tennis fans ignited the enthusiasm of the fans to participate. Olympic champions Xu Xin and Chen Wei, and world champions Fang Bo and Zhang Yingying shared their experiences and exchanged ideas with the majority of amateur table tennis fans.
“As a member of the national table tennis team, I feel very honored. We fought tenaciously and bravely in the international arena, raised the national flag and played the national anthem. It is the strong motherland and the fans who have given us unlimited strength.” Table tennis Olympic champion Fan Zhendong said, “Whenever I see fans of all ages sweating on the court in the community and campus, I feel very cordial and happy. I hope that through our strength, more people will love and participate in table tennis. Sports. Everyone’s love for table tennis has also inspired me, and I will continue to move forward with great trust and support and strive for good results.”
On August 8, in Ruyang County, Luoyang City, Henan Province, fitness enthusiasts exercise.Xinhua News Agency
The deeds of Chinese competitive athletes who have made great achievements in the world sports and won glory for the country have not only inspired the national pride of the people, but also inspired the Chinese people’s love for sports. Before and after the 14th “National Fitness Day”, various sports centers, associations, national teams, provincial teams and other organizations held a variety of national fitness activities close to the masses, through campus, community, online and offline open classes, etc. Share and communicate with the general public at close range, share the health and happiness of sports, let more competitive sports achievements benefit national fitness, and promote the coordinated development of national fitness and competitive sports.
The Chinese diving “Dream Team”, which is undergoing restorative training in the swimming pool of the Xi’an Olympic Sports Center in Shaanxi, allows more people to learn about diving events and the daily training of the national team in the form of open classes. Zhou Jihong, chairman of the Chinese Swimming Association and leader of the Chinese diving team, said: “The achievements of the Chinese diving team are inseparable from the support of the state and the solid foundation of the masses. I hope that through various forms such as open classes and online fitness guidance, more Many competitive sports achievements are shared by the whole people, continue to stimulate the national fitness enthusiasm, further spread the positive energy of sports, and promote the coordinated and sustainable development of competitive sports and national fitness.”
The Tokyo Olympic women’s shot put champion Gong Lijiao spared no effort to participate in the promotion of national fitness after training. Shooting Olympic champion Yang Haoran proposed: “Let’s act together, start from me, start from the side, and start from now. Harvest health in sports, enjoy happiness in health, experience life in happiness, and have a healthy body. , full of enthusiasm, optimistic attitude and enterprising spirit, to contribute to the construction of a healthy China!”
On August 8, the China Badminton Association and badminton associations across the country organized various activities under the slogans of “I play, I am healthy, I am happy” and “Promoting national fitness to promote a well-off society in an all-round way”, calling on sports enthusiasts to actively participate in badminton. Badminton associations and badminton fans across the country celebrated the arrival of “National Fitness Day” by recording videos. At the same time, the Chinese Badminton Association has organized and carried out many national fitness activities of badminton that benefit the people all over the country, giving full play to the guiding and leading role of the association, and promoting more competitive sports achievements to be shared by the whole people.
The Chess and Card Center of the General Administration of Sport of China and the Chinese Chess Association launched the “National Fitness Day” special session of the 7th National Xiangqi Amateur Chess Championship Online Division on August 8. Fitness Online Games”.
On August 8, fitness enthusiasts run on the Xin’an Greenway by the Xin’an River in Jiande City, Zhejiang Province.Xinhua News Agency
Double Olympic venues benefit the public
At 9:00 a.m. on August 8, the National Speed Skating Stadium “Ice Ribbon” in Beijing officially launched the theme activity of “Enjoy the Ice Ribbon for All, and Live a Healthy Life”. More than 100 young players from the Beijing district and county youth short track speed skating teams and the Beijing short track speed skating team participated. Through land warm-up training and ice training demonstrations, they showed more youth and citizens the competitive charm of skating. , to encourage the whole people to participate in sports and fitness, and enjoy the fun of skating. Wang Beixing, winner of the women’s 500m speed skating world championship and Beijing Winter Olympics speed skating competition director, came to the event site as special guests to communicate with the young team members, preach skating knowledge and ice and snow culture, and popularize and promote skating.
In the early morning of August 8, children with various skating equipment, accompanied by their parents, walked into the ice rink of the Capital Gymnasium one after another. “We are very happy to come to the Winter Olympics for skating, and we are willing to come often in the future.” The children’s voices were pure. Some parents said: “Although I don’t know how to skate, I just accompany my children, but being able to take this opportunity to walk into the Winter Olympics is a kind of happiness in itself.”
The Capital Gymnasium and the Capital Gymnasium Sports Park are officially open to the public for free on the occasion of the “National Fitness Day”.
The Capital Gymnasium, which has a history of 54 years, has witnessed the development and progress of sports in the new China. In order to hold the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics, the Capital Gymnasium was fully renovated: the red trails surround the Capital Gymnasium, and the pool table is novel and fashionable. , the basketball court in the distance is full of sports, and the 400-meter fitness track makes people instantly have the urge to try their skills…
Citizens came to the first ice rink, not only to experience the atmosphere of the Winter Olympics, but also to be able to skate on the Winter Olympics. Ice skating is really a kind of enjoyment. The opening of the Winter Olympics venue to the public is a good thing the government has done for the people.
On the same day, the National Swimming Center Ice Sports Center officially opened for business. The establishment of the “Ice Cube” ice sports center marks that the “Water Cube” has been upgraded and has become a “Water Cube + Ice Cube” of “water-ice dual-drive”.
“Guangming Daily” (page 16 on August 9, 2022)
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