100 days countdown to the Paris Olympics——
Athletes look forward to blooming in Paris
Guangming Daily reporter Wang Dong
The 33rd Summer Olympics in 2024 (hereinafter referred to as the “Paris Olympics”) will open on July 26, local time. April 17th is the 100-day countdown to the Paris Olympics.
On the morning of April 16, local time, 101 days before the opening, the Paris Olympic Games flame collection ceremony was held at the ancient Olympia site in Greece, and the torch relay was subsequently launched.
Collecting the Olympic flame is a traditional and sacred ceremony of the Olympic Games, and it is also the prelude to the Olympic Games. From this moment on, the preparations for the Olympic Games and the preparation of athletes have officially entered the sprint stage.
The Olympic Torch Relay is about to begin
According to the schedule, the Olympic torch will be relayed in Greece for nine days. On April 26, local time, at a handover ceremony held in Athens, Greece, the Olympic torch will be handed over to the Paris Olympic Organizing Committee. The torch will travel by boat across the Mediterranean to France in early May. On May 8, local time, the more than two-month torch relay event will kick off. The French Olympic Organizing Committee hopes to showcase France’s rich cultural heritage, beautiful natural landscapes and long history to the world through the Olympic Torch Relay.
The Olympic torch relay route in France is roughly divided into three stages. The torch finally arrived at the opening site of the Olympic Games on the evening of July 26, local time.
Volunteers are also an important part of the Paris Olympics. This year, 45,000 volunteers will participate in volunteer services for the Olympics and Paralympics. The organizers recently organized a pep rally at the La Défense Arena in Paris and also displayed volunteer equipment. It is reported that the volunteer equipment is customized by local French sports brands, and there are 15 items in total including uniforms. Volunteers will begin online training in the next few weeks, receive their work badges and uniforms from May, and be assigned specific jobs before the opening in July.
Information provided by the Paris Olympic Organizing Committee shows that of the 45,000 volunteers at this Olympics, about 33% are grassroots sports workers, and foreign volunteers from 150 countries and regions account for 20% of the total number. In addition, there are 5% volunteers with disabilities.
The Chinese Legion has won 239 participating seats
As of 0:00 on April 17, Beijing time, the Chinese Olympic delegation has won 239 Olympic seats in 22 major events, 34 sub-events, and 174 minor events.
At the just-concluded 2024 Badminton Asia Championships, the Chinese badminton team reached the finals in all five individual events, and finally won the Triple Crown in Sanya. So far, the Chinese badminton team has successfully achieved its goal of fully participating in the Paris Olympics and has become the only badminton team to fully participate.
Zhang Jun, chairman of the Chinese Badminton Association, has previously stated that the team’s primary goal in the Olympic year is to obtain full qualifications for the Paris Olympics. Now that this goal has been achieved, the national badminton team will launch an attack on the gold medals in five individual badminton events at the Paris Olympic Games.
Three years ago, as the Tokyo Olympics came to an end, Chinese athletes immediately entered the preparation cycle for the Paris Olympics. During this period, they have participated in international and domestic comprehensive sports events such as the Shaanxi National Games, Hangzhou Asian Games, and Chengdu Universiade. They have also participated in various international individual competitions such as the World Championships, World Cup, Olympic points competitions, and trials. What is gratifying is that in the Paris cycle of less than three years, the Chinese team still maintains its leading position in advantageous projects, continues to strengthen its potential projects, and has also made certain breakthroughs in weak projects.
Competitive gymnastics, diving, shooting, table tennis, weightlifting and badminton have often been the main gold-winners for the Chinese Legion in recent Olympic Games. In the Paris cycle, their performance was equally outstanding: badminton, competitive gymnastics and diving have obtained full qualifications; shooting and table tennis have obtained qualifications for most events; in weightlifting, the Chinese team is still expected to fully qualify for the Olympics .
After two world championships, the main structure of the Chinese diving team has basically formed: Chen Yuxi and Quan Hongchan have the strength to defend the honor of the women’s ten-meter platform; Chen Yiwen and Chang Yani’s performance in the women’s three-meter board has also been It is reassuring; the men’s double three-meter springboard combination Wang Zongyuan/Long Daoyi performed stably; in the men’s single three-meter springboard event, Xie Siyu’s condition has steadily improved after returning to the competition; on the men’s ten-meter platform, Yang Hao is in excellent form and is becoming increasingly outstanding. Mature. Such a luxurious lineup makes people look forward to the Paris Olympic diving competition in a hundred days.
The Chinese table tennis team, which has attracted much attention from the Chinese people, is also worth looking forward to: Fan Zhendong, Wang Chuqin, Sun Yingsha, Wang Manyu and others are in good form, while veterans Ma Long and Chen Meng have played a role in calming the sea. It is worth mentioning that the mixed doubles event, which unfortunately lost the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics, currently has a clear advantage.
At the just-concluded Weightlifting World Cup, the Chinese team won 11 golds, 9 silvers and 7 bronzes, breaking 5 world records. It can be seen that the Chinese team has greater advantages in the women’s 49kg, 59kg and over 81kg categories; Li Fabin has stable results in the men’s 61kg category, and Liu Huanhua’s performance in the men’s 102kg category is gratifying.
In the shooting competition, the Chinese team has announced the lineup for the Paris Olympics in rifle and pistol events, including 10 post-2000 athletes. They will continue to create a youth storm in Paris. Except for Li Yuehong, Jiang Ranxin, Sheng Lihao, and Zhang Bowen, all other players in the Olympic lineup are participating in the Olympics for the first time.
According to the schedule, the first gold medal of the Paris Olympics will be won in the 10-meter air rifle mixed team event. The Chinese team will send Huang Yuting, Han Jiayu, Sheng Lihao, and Du Linshu to compete. The four players will combine in pairs to win the championship.
The men’s and women’s competitive gymnastics teams have secured team spots for the Paris Olympics. Next, the teams will compete for qualifications for each individual event in competitions such as the Asian Championships. At last year’s World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships, the Chinese team achieved a breakthrough by winning 1 gold and 2 silver medals, and also secured an Olympic berth. The Chinese trampoline team has obtained two full qualifications for men and women.
In addition, the Chinese team also has certain strength in new Olympic events: Liu Qingyi of the Chinese breakdancing team has received a direct ticket to Paris.
At the just-concluded World Cup Rock Climbing Competition, a Chinese athlete won a gold medal, which also gave great confidence to the Chinese rock climbing team, which is aiming for gold at the Paris Olympics. Currently, three members of the Chinese rock climbing team have qualified for the Paris Olympics. The Chinese team is expected to win four more seats in next month’s Olympic qualifying competition.
At the 2024 World Surfing Games, Chinese player Yang Siqi won a ticket to the Paris Olympics on the seventh competition day. At the age of 15, she won her first Olympic ticket for the Chinese surfing team.
Go all out and leave no regrets
On the 100-day countdown to the Paris Olympics, Tokyo Olympics badminton women’s singles champion Chen Yufei wrote a letter to herself on her social media: “Hello Xiao Chen, every step you have taken in the past three years counts, don’t care about it. Gains and losses, don’t expect a result just because you have worked very hard, continue to take every remaining step down-to-earth, and enjoy your own game happily.”
For the athletes who are about to stand on the Olympics, as the competition is about to begin, they, like Chen Yufei, are both looking forward to and excited.
Zheng Wei, head coach of the Chinese women’s basketball team, said: “There are 100 days left before the Paris Olympics. We will go all out and leave no regrets.”
Zhang Yufei, who was recently selected as the “Touching China” Person of the Year, said: “There are 100 days left to countdown to the Paris Olympics. We will remain true to our original aspirations and pursue our dreams. Please continue to cheer for Chinese swimming in the Olympic trials in two days’ time!”
A hundred days later in Paris, Zhang Yufei will compete for the Olympic swimming championship with the world’s new “Frog King” Qin Haiyang, Pan Zhanle, Tang Qianting, Xu Jiayu, Ye Shiwen and others. They are working hard to adjust their status and strive to compete in the upcoming National Swimming Championships. Adjust your condition to the best.
As the Olympic “Hardware King” and the first player in history to defend the men’s singles table tennis title, Ma Long has deep feelings about the Olympics: “I am very honored and very lucky to have the opportunity to participate in the Olympics. The Olympics is the stage of every athlete’s dream. From when I was a child, I hoped to stand on the Olympic stage, to have the opportunity to compete for the Olympic gold medal, to finally win the Olympic gold medal, I feel that the Olympic Games has always inspired me and made me better.”
Chen Meng, the women’s singles and team champion of the Tokyo Olympics, recalled her Olympic journey with emotion: “Winning the Olympic gold medal is like a dream. This dream is so beautiful. I really want to experience it again. The Olympic Games are for every athlete. It is a very valuable experience, and all athletes hope to show their best self on the Olympic stage.”
Asian “flying man” Su Bingtian, who has been out for two years, has officially returned. He is currently preparing with Xie Zhenye for the Bahamas Relay World Championships to be held in May. The competition is related to whether they can directly qualify for the Olympic Games. According to reports, Su Bingtian’s condition is recovering after returning from injury.
Last year, the Chinese women’s volleyball team failed to qualify directly for the Paris Olympics and needed to compete for seats through world rankings. The World Women’s Volleyball League starts in May, and the Chinese team has fielded its strongest lineup. What’s even more gratifying is that the famous player Zhu Ting, who has been away from the Chinese team for several years, has returned to the team. Her return has added weight to the Chinese women’s volleyball team’s march into Paris.
“Guangming Daily” (April 18, 2024, Page 09)
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