China Sports News reporter Li Xueying
Recently, the 2025 “Olympic Athletes Public Welfare Service Action” co-sponsored by the Sports Equipment and Equipment Center of the State Sports General Administration, the Market Development Department of the Chinese Olympic Committee, the Sports Bureau of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and the Altay Regional Administrative Office was held at the Fuhai County Militia Training Base in Altay Prefecture, Xinjiang. The theme of this event is “Youth forged by ice and snow, working together to build glory”, aiming to inspire patriotic enthusiasm and fighting spirit with the power of role models. Short track speed skating Olympic champion Zhou Yang, judo Olympic champion Tong Wen, Chinese women’s football star Liu Ailing, etc. participated in this event together with teachers, students, and militia representatives from Fuhai County.
The “Olympic Athletes Public Welfare Service Campaign” is a brand public welfare project created by the Sports Equipment and Equipment Center of the State Sports General Administration and the Market Development Department of the Chinese Olympic Committee. It aims to spread the passion and dreams of the Olympics from the stadium to every corner of society, in order to repay the support of all sectors of society for China’s sports undertakings. This event was held at the Fuhai County Militia Training Base. It not only expresses the fusion of sportsmanship and patriotism, but also hopes to improve the physical fitness of borderland youth through sports and cultural exchanges and promote the in-depth integration of national fitness with national defense education and school sports.
At the event site, three Olympic athletes gave a wonderful “Champions Lecture”. Tong Wen shared his journey of growing up in adversity and winning the championship through perseverance. She also demonstrated the basic movements of judo on-site, and invited students and militia representatives to participate in the interaction to experience the beauty of sports that emphasize both strength and skills, and inspired everyone to meet challenges with strong bodies and firm beliefs. Combining his journey of winning two Olympic gold medals, Zhou Yang recounted his experience from getting up at three in the morning to train, walking in the biting cold wind, to reaching the highest podium of the Olympics with his perseverance and belief in winning glory for his country. She said: “The journey of life is like the track carved by skates on the ice. Every fall is a new starting point, and every persistence is watering the seeds of success.” Subsequently, a short track speed skating competition was organized on site, allowing students and militia representatives to feel the power of sports to break through themselves in racing and concentration. Liu Ailing shared the story of the Chinese Women’s Football Team’s “Sounding Rose” and conveyed the sports spirit of unity, cooperation and never giving up with everyone during the game interaction of “Football Bowling”. She encouraged everyone present to “integrate love and perseverance into life and shine in their respective arenas.”
The three athletes also brought face-to-face physical education to students in schools in Fuhai County, helping students develop their skills and experience the fun of sports, and sow the spirit of fighting and the seeds of patriotism in their hearts. Students have expressed that they should follow the example of Olympic athletes and integrate sportsmanship into their studies and life.
The relevant person in charge of the Fuhai County Party Committee said that this “Olympic Athletes Public Welfare Service Action” has injected vitality into Fuhai’s development practice. It will not only stimulate the sports enthusiasm and motivation of people in the county, but also allow young people to follow the example of Olympic athletes, draw strength, sharpen their will, and achieve self-transcendence.
This time, the “Olympic Athletes Public Welfare Service Action” went to the border areas, allowing Olympic athletes to interact with borderland students and militia representatives in a sincere manner, encourage each other, and gather the strength of unity and struggle. The relevant person in charge of the Sports Equipment and Equipment Center of the State Sports General Administration said that in the future, more Olympic athletes will continue to be driven out of the competition field and into the grassroots, so as to gather broader social forces to help build a healthy China and a strong sports country.
Source: China Sports News
