Liu Wei, world champion of table tennis and professor at Peking University: Physical education is very important for the growth of young people

Beijing News (reporter Yang Feifei) On the afternoon of November 7, Liu Wei, a former member of the Chinese national table tennis team, a seven-time world champion and a professor of the Physical Education Department of Peking University, with the theme of "inheriting the spirit of sportsmanship and being the best teacher", opened a special lecture for the Beijing Higher Teachers Career Development and Healthy Lifestyle Theme Seminar. Liu Wei said in the lecture that physical education is crucial to the growth of young people, and the majority of teachers should implement the educational concept of health first and contribute to the fitness of the whole people and the healthy growth of adolescents.

At the beginning of the lecture, Liu Wei introduced the important position and development history of table tennis as a "national ball". From the athlete Rong Guotuan winning the first world championship for New China, to the table tennis diplomacy of "small balls to promote big balls", to the brilliant situation of widespread development and remarkable achievements in table tennis today, China's table tennis sport not only welcomes in but also goes out, connects with international standards, and becomes a shining business card of China. In Liu Wei's view, the spirit of hard work and dedication, the never-say-die sportsmanship and the champion spirit of pursuing excellence and constantly surpassing are a valuable asset that is worth learning from every Chinese.

Subsequently, Liu Wei reviewed his table tennis career and teaching career. She pointed out that the professional training of table tennis has exercised her physical strength, thoughts and psychology, so that she has gained a strong heart that is calm and unhurried, and her teaching experience at Peking University has made her understand the important significance of the "three transmissions and three plastics" (spreading knowledge, spreading ideas, spreading truth, shaping the soul, shaping life, and shaping new people) in the new era.

According to the official website of Peking University, Liu Wei studied at Peking University Law School from 1999 to 2003, and stayed in school after graduating in 2003 to work in the Department of Physical Education. During his time at the university, Liu Wei also obtained a master's degree in psychology and a doctorate in education from Peking University from 2008 to 2015.

Liu Wei, who took up the teaching whip, constantly innovated the teaching form, opened the "Liu Wei Teaches You to Play Table Tennis" MOOC, broke the boundaries of physical education teaching, and led the Peking University table tennis team to win various awards. At the same time, Liu Wei also focuses on the combination of teaching and sports, and has written a number of related papers.

"As a physical educator, I believe that physical education is essential for the growth of young people." Liu Wei said that sports can not only enhance the physique of teenagers, but also cultivate the positive mentality of teenagers who love life and are sunny, and can cultivate the will of perseverance, the quality of teamwork and the potential of invention and creation.

"In our daily education work, we must pay attention to inheriting the spirit of sportsmanship and developing good habits of exercising." Liu Wei said that the majority of teachers should implement the education concept of health first and contribute to the fitness of the whole people and the healthy growth of teenagers.

Reporter Yang Feifei Editor Miao Chenxia Proofreader Li Ming