Beijing, December 31 (Bian Liqun) On the 31st, the "Inheritance Beyond - The Road to the Double Olympics Chinese Sports Culture Exhibition" was officially launched at the Capital Museum, and the women's ranking general Wei Qiuyue donated the Rio Olympic gold medal to the China Sports Museum on the spot, and she expressed the hope that the spirit of the women's volleyball team can inspire more people.
Wei Qiuyue was interviewed. Photo by Bian Liqun
It is understood that the "Inheritance beyond - the road to the double Olympic Chinese sports culture exhibition" is jointly sponsored by the Sports Culture Development Center of the General Administration of Sport (China Sports Museum) and the Capital Museum, with an exhibition period of two and a half months, launched on December 31 and ended on March 15, 2022. This exhibition aims to inherit the cultural heritage of the Beijing Olympic Games, welcome the Beijing Winter Olympic Games, and spread sports culture.
According to reports, the China Sports Museum has selected more than 200 sports cultural relics from its collection, and the exhibition is divided into three parts: "Chinese Sports have a Long History," "Revitalizing China's Olympic Journey," and "The City of the Two Olympics Attracts Worldwide Attention."
Liu Changchun participated in the manuscript of the 1932 Olympic Games. Photo by Bian Liqun
The reporter saw at the scene that there were many record manuscripts of Liu Changchun, the first Chinese to appear on the Olympic stage, the weightlifter Chen Jingkai, who created the first world record in the history of new Chinese sports, and the competition uniform of Liu Xiang who ran out of the Athens Olympic Games in 12.91 seconds to create an Olympic record and win the championship, and the 1981 Women's Volleyball World Cup Championship Commemorative Trophy.
Liu Xiang's 2004 Athens Olympic Games uniform. Photo by Bian Liqun
At the exhibition site, The Chinese women's ranking general Wei Qiuyue donated the gold medal of the Rio Olympic Games, in which the Chinese women's volleyball team defeated the Serbian women's volleyball team 3:1 in the final, and won the championship for the third time in the Olympic Games after the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games and the 2004 Athens Olympic Games.
For the donation of gold medals, Wei Qiuyue said in an interview: "I am a member of the Chinese women's volleyball team, an athlete trained by the country, very grateful to the country and the Chinese women's volleyball team for years of training, donated their most precious gold medal to the China Sports Museum, but also hope that the Spirit of the Chinese Women's Volleyball Team and the Olympic Spirit can inspire more people." ”
Jin Jin, deputy director of the China Sports Museum. Photo by Bian Liqun
For the holding of this exhibition, Jin Jin, deputy director of the China Sports Museum, said: "I hope that this exhibition can let the audience know that sports have culture and culture has stories. Sports culture needs to be promoted and inherited, and sports culture is also a part of China's excellent traditions. Especially with the Beijing Winter Olympics approaching, we also want to take this opportunity to popularize Olympic knowledge. (End)