In 2021, the Olympic Games and the National Games were held for the first time in the same year.
From Tokyo to Xi'an, Hubei athletes have worked tenaciously and bravely to climb the peak, showing the glorious image of heroic people to the world.
The national fitness boom is surging and a series of local mass events have established brands and formed demonstrations.
The extension of sports continues to expand, and it is deeply integrated with education, tourism, culture, medical care, etc., and has become an indispensable part of life...
In the past year, Hubei sports have had too much sweat to respect, and there are too many wonderful things to be remembered.
From many sports events, the Sports News Center of Hubei Daily Media Group selected the top ten sports news in Hubei in 2021 and recalled these highlight moments with everyone.
Top 10 sports news in Hubei in 2021
01
Jingchu Double Star continued to write the Olympic Games to see golden splendor
On July 28, in the men's doubles three-meter springboard final at the Tokyo Olympic Games, Wang Zongyuan and his partner Xie Sibei teamed up to win the championship; on August 2, in the final of the women's 87 kg weightlifting at the Tokyo Olympic Games, Wang Zhouyu won the gold medal with a total score of 120 kg, a deadlift of 150 kg, and a total of 270 kg. Jingchu double stars shine in Tokyo, continuing to write the glory of the Olympic Games in our province.
At this Olympic Games, a total of 24 athletes from our province went out to achieve 2 gold, 3 silver and 3 bronze achievements, and the total number of gold medals and medals won exceeded that of the previous two Olympic Games, and made history in many sports. In addition, in the final of the men's 4×100m relay at the Tokyo Olympic Games, Wu Zhiqiang, a player from our province, won the fourth place with his teammates Su Bingtian, Xie Zhenye and Tang Xingqiang, equaling the best result of the Chinese team in the Olympic Games.
02
Competitive sports in our province jumped to the sixth place in the country
On September 27, the 14th National Games was successfully concluded in Xi'an, Shaanxi. The Hubei sports delegation played an outstanding role in swimming, diving, rowing, weightlifting, athletics, basketball and other competitive sports, winning a total of 27 gold, 18 silver and 15 bronze, the total number of gold medals and medals hit a record high, ranked sixth in the country and first in the central region on the gold medal list, achieved zero doping, zero violations of pycheon discipline, zero infection in epidemic prevention and control, the delegation won the sportsmanship award, and handed over the excellent answer sheet of sports performance and spiritual civilization double harvest. Athletes in our province also have a good performance in mass sports projects, among them, the mass performance projects have won 6 first prizes, 9 second prizes, and 11 third prizes, ranking first in the country.
03
The national public ice and snow season begins in Hubei
On December 19th, the 8th National Mass Ice and Snow Season began in Hubei, and a wonderful launching ceremony was staged in Wuhan, Enshi and Shennongjia. "National Mass Ice and Snow Season" is the most important demonstration mass ice and snow brand activity to implement the national strategy of national fitness and promote the popularization of ice and snow sports, and the launching ceremony was held in the central region for the first time since 2014.
With the theme of "Realizing the Dream of the Winter Olympics and Sharing the Future", the 8th National Mass Ice and Snow Season runs through the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, comprehensively displaying the development achievements of China's ice and snow sports since the success of the Winter Olympics, showing the vivid trend of the vigorous development of Ice and Snow Sports in China, and looking forward to the beautiful vision of the development of ice and snow sports to a deeper and wider range. During the public ice and snow season, Wuhan, Enshi and Shennongjia will hold a series of ice and snow theme cultural and sports tourism activities such as ice and snow art festivals, ice and snow photography competitions, ice and snow culture live broadcasts, snow carnivals, and New Year ice and snow garden parties, to comprehensively create a comprehensive ice and snow event integrating culture, tourism and sports.
04
Hubei Water Division has risen in an all-round way
At the 14th National Games, the Hubei Water Army rose in an all-round way, and the three teams of rowing, kayaking and rapids slalom all gained, and achieved an impressive record of 6 gold, 3 silver and 3 bronze. After 20 years, Hubei canoeing regained the gold medal of the National Games after 28 years, among which the rowing event achieved 5 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze, ranking first in the country.
At the previous Tokyo Olympic Games, Hubei water athletes also had a good performance. On July 28, in the men's double sculls final, Liu Zhiyu and partner Zhang Liang of our province rowed 6:03.63, ranking third, winning the first Olympic men's medal in the history of Chinese rowing, achieving a historic breakthrough. Ju Rui, Wang Zifeng and their companions won the bronze medal for the women's eight-person single sculls in the Tokyo Olympics rowing, equaling the best record created by China's rowing event at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games.
Hubei is becoming an important town for water sports in the country. On October 29, the China Rowing and Kayaking Association signed a joint action plan for preparing for the Olympic Games with the Hubei Provincial Sports Bureau and Huazhong University of Science and Technology, which should give full play to the resource advantages of Hubei's "Province of a Thousand Lakes" and build it into the headquarters base for the development of national water sports, the main battlefield for the national team to prepare for the Olympic Games, and the main position for scientific and technological research and development of high-level water sports and training.
05
Swimming in the pool with two "three golden kings"
At the Shaanxi National Games, the swimmers were the team that won the most gold medals in the Hubei Legion, and Yan Zibei and Zhang Ziyang were born in the pool, two "three golden kings".
Yan Zibei won three sports at the National Games, namely the men's 100m breaststroke, the men's mixed 4×100m medley relay and the men's 4×100m medley relay; Zhang Ziyang won the gold medals in the 10km marathon swimming, the men's 4×200m freestyle relay, and the men's 800m freestyle relay.
06
Big balls make history
On September 20, in the final of the U19 men's group of the 14th National Games held in Xi'an, Hubei won the championship by defeating Fujian 22-6. This is the first time that Hubei's three major ball sports have won the National Games championship, creating history!
On September 25, the final of the women's football senior group of the 14th National Games was held in heavy rain, and the players Of our province Wang Shuang and Zhu Yu made their debuts to help the Olympic united team defeat Shanghai team 1-0 and win the championship.
On September 27, in the final round of the National Games Mass Event Five-a-side Men's Group A Enterprise and Public Institution Group, Hubei won the Shaanxi team 6-1, and finally won the gold medal of the event with an unbeaten record of 5 wins, 4 wins and 1 draw.
07
The three towns of Wuhan rushed to overtake two rounds in advance
On the afternoon of December 13, in the 32nd round of the China League One, Wuhan Sanzhen defeated Kunshan FC 2-0, two rounds of early overtaking, becoming the first team in the Chinese League A this season. On December 18, with Sang Yifei's 82nd-minute goal, Wuhan Sanzhen defeated Meizhou Hakka 1-0 in the 33rd round of the Chinese First Division, locking up the Chinese League One championship in the early round.
With the successful completion of the relegation task of wuhan team playing in the Chinese Super League, Hubei Wuhan will have two Chinese Super League teams next season, which will be in the same position as Shanghai and Sui on the Chinese professional football map. In the final of this season's Women's Super League, Wuhan Chegujiang Women's Football Team defeated Jiangsu Women's Football Team and defended the Women's Super League champion. The pattern of "2 Chinese Super League + 1 women's super league" is only available in Wuhan and Shanghai.
08
The Provincial Basketball Association creates a provincial men's basketball brand event
On April 23, the 2021 Hubei Provincial Men's Basketball League was unveiled at the Hongshan Gymnasium in Wuhan, and in the cheers of nearly 6,000 spectators, the Jianghan District representative team and the Wuchang District representative team of the Wuhan Division staged a wonderful opening match.
Holding this event is a key step in building a brand event after the substantive reform of the Provincial Basketball Association, and is highly expected by Yao Ming, chairman of the Chinese Basketball Association. Adhering to the standard of "unification and specialization", each city and state selects its own representative team through the qualifiers and enters the regular season until the playoffs and finals. This event is also the largest and largest amateur event in the history of Hubei basketball.
Led by the association, supported by the society, and participated by the masses, the 2021 Hubei Men's Basketball League not only meets the needs of the public, but also pursues professional quality, and plays a demonstration role in the mass sports brand event.
09
Hubei sports industry Shanghai investment of 5.56 billion yuan
On May 19, the Provincial Sports Bureau held the 2021 Hubei Sports Investment Promotion Conference in Shanghai, introducing the current situation of the development of the sports industry in our province to many well-known sports enterprises across the country and promoting high-quality projects in the sports industry in our province. A total of 12 projects were signed at the promotion meeting, with a total investment of 5.56 billion yuan, involving sports manufacturing, venue and event operations, sports tourism and other fields.
In recent years, the status of Hubei sports industry as a new growth point of economic development in Hubei Province has been further consolidated, with the total scale of the sports industry in the province exceeding 150 billion yuan and the added value of the sports industry reaching nearly 70 billion. It is estimated that by 2025, the total scale of Hubei's sports industry will exceed 300 billion yuan, and the added value of the sports industry will account for 2% of GDP. The vast market space and rich sports resources will become a stage for entrepreneurs to make great achievements.
10
The "Five Hubei" series deepens the integration of sports and tourism
On September 20th, Hubei's first mass landscape sports season "Five Hubei" series of events was officially launched, including the "Ride All Over Hubei" bicycle competition, the "Swim in Hubei" open water swimming competition, the "Climbing Hubei" famous mountaineering competition, the "Crossing Hubei" car self-driving competition, and the "Cool Skating Hubei" ski competition.
The "Five Hubei" series of events lasted for four months and was held in 17 cities and prefectures in the province, which was the first outdoor comprehensive sports event held in our province, integrating the province's sports, tourism and business resources, allowing the public to appreciate the beauty of the hometown landscape in sports, boosting the integration of sports and tourism, and driving consumption growth.
Text/Hubei Daily reporter Yang Ran
Photo/ Hubei Daily reporter Shi Gong Zhang Shiqiu, Xinhua News Agency, etc