Original title: Show the charm of athletics and inspire enthusiasm for fitness (Fight Journey Sports Footprint)
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The National Games is a comprehensive event representing the highest level of domestic sports. Looking back on the 62 years of history, the National Games has left a deep mark in different periods, not only training a large number of competitive sports talents, but also inspiring the enthusiasm of the masses to participate in fitness sports. Today, the National Games is playing an important role in the journey from a sports power to a sports power.
The 14th National Games recently ushered in an important node of the 100-day countdown to the opening. The National Games, a 62-year-old comprehensive event that represents the highest level of Chinese sports, has left a deep mark in different periods, from “developing sports and enhancing the people’s physique” to “a game of chess in the country” to today’s The “National Games for the whole people” and “National Games for the benefit of the people and healthy China” reflect from one aspect the brilliance and achievements of this sports event in the development and changes of society.
Show the achievements of sports
In the late 1950s, inspired by the slogan “Develop sports and enhance the people’s physique”, taking the 10th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China as an opportunity, the first National Games opened in Beijing Workers’ Stadium on September 13, 1959.
The first National Games had 36 competition events and 6 performance events. 10,658 athletes from 29 delegations participated in the competition. The emblem is composed of a golden runway, golden wheat ears and a red “1”. The wheat ears represent the fruitful achievements since the founding of New China, and the 1 character that seems to be going out of the runway is like an ascending “arrow”, symbolizing that people were enthusiastic about building a new city at that time. Chinese passion.
The poet Guo Xiaochuan once described the feelings brought about by the National Games: “As a member of the audience, I (perhaps there are many people like me) do not always care about who wins and who loses. It often makes me particularly concerned. What is subdued is the kind of strong willpower of excellent athletes, that kind of bravery, kind of wit, kind of agility, kind of vigorous spirit, kind of youthful beauty.” Mu Xiangxiong, a famous swimmer, scored 11 points. Second 1 exceeded the men’s 100-meter breaststroke world record. In addition, there were excellent results that exceeded the world record in aircraft parachuting, small-caliber rifles, and aviation models.
In the first three National Games, a total of 67 people exceeded 30 world records 47 times. The successful holding of the National Games has stimulated the enthusiasm of the people across the country to participate in sports and fitness, and has shown the world the beauty of sports in New China and the high-spirited attitude of the Chinese people in loving sports.
Starting from the fifth session, the National Games has successively made a series of reforms and adjustments: the project settings are in line with the Olympic Games, the National Games will be held in the next year of the Olympic Games, and the Olympic medals and results will be brought into the National Games. In the development of competitive sports in New China, the National Games played an important role.
The holding of the National Games not only unites people’s hearts and spirits, but also promotes the development of the sports industry and the city. High-level sports events have not only stimulated the people’s enthusiasm for physical exercise, but the newly built or renovated venues have also enriched the people’s sports. ,cultural life.
Boost the acceleration of competitive sports
From the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics to the 2016 Rio Olympics, the Chinese sports delegation won more than 200 Olympic gold medals, especially in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, ranking first in the gold medal list, moving from a sports power to a sports power. Chinese athletes can achieve good results in the Olympics and world competitions thanks to the competitive platform provided by the National Games. This kind of competition has become the engine for the accelerated development of China’s competitive sports.
Wei Jizhong, the former Secretary-General of the Chinese Olympic Committee, participated in the organization of the first National Games. “The holding of the National Games has played a positive role in the establishment of sports departments and the establishment of professional athlete training systems.”
In preparation for the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, the National Sports Commission at the time required all participating delegations to regard the Fifth National Games held in Shanghai in 1983 as an important opportunity for selection and training. Judo, windsurfing, rhythmic gymnastics, and hockey were added. Olympic events. Shanghai athlete Zhu Jianhua left a deep impression on the audience. He broke the world record twice in the men’s high jump preliminaries and finals. Shooter Xu Haifeng also emerged in this National Games. A year later, he won the first Olympic gold medal for the Chinese sports delegation.
The 7th National Games was held in Beijing and Sichuan in 1993. Since then, the National Games will be held one year after the Olympics. In the cycle, “talents will be produced in the National Games, talents will be trained in the Asian Games, and achievements will be made in the Olympics.” A large number of outstanding athletes.
The National Games plays an important role in the development of competitive sports in my country. On the other hand, the National Games also needs to take on more functions. The discussion on how to transform and develop the National Games has also attracted the attention of the society.
Promote the development of national fitness
On the afternoon of August 31, 2013, the opening ceremony of the 12th National Games was held in Shenyang, Liaoning. The opening ceremony of this National Games has changed the practice of holding the opening ceremonies in the evening since the Sixth National Games. It was changed to be held during the day without fireworks, and large-scale theatrical performances were cancelled and changed to a national fitness display to create a new style of the game. The slogan “National Fitness, Sharing National Games” was sung at the National Games.
The mission and functions of the National Games are quietly changing. The vitality and future of the National Games began to go deep into the public to find nutrients and expand the root system.
In October 2016, the “Outline of the “Healthy China 2030″ Plan” was issued. In this context, the 13th National Games held in Tianjin in August 2017 advocated “National Games for the People, Healthy China” and interpreted a number of reform measures of the National Games in a brand-new way. The 13th National Games added 19 mass group competitions such as badminton, dragon dance, Health Qigong, Tai Chi, rock climbing, roller skating, dragon boat, go, and aviation model. These events are all popular fitness events and traditional sports. project. The opening of the door to allow mass players to participate has become the biggest highlight of the reform of the National Games.
The National Games has become more cordial, and mass athletes have the opportunity to get on the podium and win the same medals as professional athletes. They have also become role models, promoting mutual support between competitive sports and mass sports, and boosting the development of national fitness. The National Games is playing an important role in the journey from a sports power to a sports power.
Wu Shouzhang, former director of the Sports Department of the State Sports General Administration, believes that with the development of economic society, people’s understanding of sports is gradually deepening. After the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the national fitness awareness has continued to increase. As the largest and most influential comprehensive event in China, the National Games will naturally also meet the new expectations of the masses.
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