On July 10, 2006, a special dinner for the International Special Olympics was held in the highest level ballroom of the White House Hall in Washington, D.C., where many celebrities, dignitaries and Special Olympics athletes attended.
A Chinese boy walked up to President Bush at the end of the dinner and introduced himself in English as a Special Olympics global messenger, hoping that President Bush would come to Shanghai in 2007 to attend the Special Olympics.
President Bush cordially shook hands with the Chinese boy and took a group photo: Xu Chuang. A Teenage Special Olympics messenger boy who walked into the White House from the Huangpu River.
Micro character stories, determined to inspire the most motivated and responsible youth. In this issue, Ziya Children's Fun Micro Perspective tells you the story of Special Olympics Messenger teenager Xu Chuang.
Confirmed transfer
In October 1995, 7-year-old Xu Chuang was diagnosed with phenylketonuria, a disease that made him moderately mentally retarded, and this bad news caused his mother Bao Meiqin to collapse instantly.
Originally a cheerful and happy family, suddenly fell into endless darkness, Bao Meiqin had to say a lot to her son every day, but he did not react at all, his mother took him to many hospitals in Shanghai, Xu Chuang's condition did not improve.
One day, Bao Meiqin went to pick up her son from school, found that her son's body and clothes were covered with mud and paint, and knew that her son must have been bullied by his classmates.
Subsequently, he heard some classmates surrounding Xu Chuang laughing at him as a fool, so he was so distressed that he went through the withdrawal procedures for his son and transferred to a special school for children with intellectual disabilities.
Interested in Special Olympics
After receiving the correct education in school, Xu Chuang's condition gradually improved, and at the same time, his parents continued to give him effective guidance.
Gradually, Xu Chuang became cheerful and smiled more, often sharing some new things in school with his parents.
In order to encourage her son to exercise verbal expression skills and interpersonal skills, Bao Meiqin encouraged her son to sign up as a small reporter, and in the process, Xu Chuang learned to take the initiative to express and how to communicate with others.
In October 2002, Xu Chuang, a young journalist, was recommended by the school to go to Xi'an to conduct interviews at the ongoing Special Olympics Games.
After the interview, he told his mother that he especially liked the high-level athletes and hoped that he could win honors for his country like them.
The mother, Bao Meiqin, was particularly happy after hearing this, and encouraged her son to fight for his dream.
This Special Olympics interview made Xu Chuang stand out from many small journalist groups, and at this time he had a new dream, he wanted to be an athlete.
It is not easy to become a special athlete, Xu Chuang first contacted Xue Hua, the coach of the Shanghai Special Olympics football team, with the mentality of trying it out, and told him about his ideas and advantages of wanting to be an athlete.
After hearing Coach Xue Hua's agreement, he was very happy and immediately shared the good news with his mother.
Increase the amount of exercises
At this time, Xu Chuang has become a teenager with opinions, ideas, and independent thinking, and his mother is very pleased, and Xu Chuang has grown up.
Xu Chuang, who started football training, showed good self-quality, in order to catch up with other athletes, Xu Chuang could only increase the amount of practice for himself every day, when he got up at 5 o'clock every morning and completed the 6,000-meter long run in the morning.
This was followed by regular training, and in the evening he would add 200 sit-ups and 50 push-ups to himself. In daily training, Xu Chuang is particularly serious and hardworking.
Elected torchbearer
His homeroom teacher, Mr. Zhang, suggested that he participate in the selection of torchbearers for the global election at Special Olympics Ireland in 2003.
Among the many well-known Special Olympics athletes around the world, Xu Chuang has been selected as a Special Olympics torchbearer with his tenacious will and perseverance.
In August 2003, Xu Chuang held aloft the torch at the opening ceremony of Special Olympics in Ireland and ran hard, letting the world see this strong Chinese boy.
He walked to the podium with a healthy step and spoke on behalf of the Chinese athletes: "The Irish country is very beautiful, the people are very enthusiastic, and I want to strive for good results at the Special Olympics." ”
This positive Chinese guy attracted the attention of Special Olympics International President Tim Shlever, and then talked cordially with Xu Chuang after stepping down, and gave him great encouragement and support.
After the End of Special Olympics Ireland, Xu Chuang entered the Chinese Special Olympics football team with outstanding performances.
His perseverance and courageous deeds have been widely reported by major media, many citizens have been touched by his spirit, and Xu Chuang has been selected as a "good citizen" of Pudong New Area.
Subsequently, Xu Chuang's excellent deeds were widely circulated, and on March 2, 2004, at the signing ceremony of the Special Olympics Organization in Beijing, he was elected as the Special Olympics Global Messenger.
Special Olympics Global Messenger
As he became more and more famous, he did not lose himself, but insisted on studying and working seriously, and moved forward step by step.
At the beginning of 2005, Xu Chuang was admitted to Shanghai Zhonghua Junior Vocational and Technical School, he was lively and cheerful, friendly and widely liked by teachers and classmates.
At the same time, his achievements in the field of sports also made him a role model for his classmates, in school, he was low-key, kind, and devoted all his energy to learning.
In June 2006, Xu Chuang received an invitation letter from the White House to serve as an athlete representative and global messenger in East Asia, and he was the only guest in East Asia to receive an invitation.
On July 8, Xu Chuang arrived in Washington, D.C., accompanied by his mother, for the first time in his life to attend such a high-profile banquet, which was attended not only by American politicians, but also by many celebrities and Special Olympics athletes.
After the banquet began, Xu Chuang saw that President Bush and his wife were seated farther away from him and had no chance to talk, so he waited for the banquet to end.
When he left the banquet, President Bush was just about to pass by the place where Xu Chuang was sitting, when Xu Chuang made a bold decision, and he immediately "rushed" to President Bush and introduced himself in fluent English.
He said he was the Special Olympics Global Messenger from China, where the 2007 Special Olympics would be held and President Bush would be welcomed to Shanghai.
President Bush was surprised at first, and after listening to Xu Chuang's words, he laughed and shook hands with him cordially, and then took a group photo with Xu Chuang's mother and son. Xu Chuang was the only participant at the banquet to take a group photo with President Bush.
After the dinner, there will be a music party, and Xu Chuang, along with all the Special Olympics couriers, will give President and Mrs. Bush a meaningful jacket, which is a digital jacket with the three numbers "2,256,733" printed on it.
Xu Chuang explained to President Bush in standard English that these numbers represent the number of special Olympics athletes around the world, and wished President Bush all the best, and Xu Chuang's generous performance won President Bush's praise.
During the concert, Xu also spoke cordially with California Governor Schwarzenegger, then the ambassador of the Special Olympics Games, and invited him to come to the Special Olympics Games in Shanghai in 2007.
At the end of the concert, Xu Chuang and his mother came to Mrs. Younis for her birthday that day and sent her birthday wishes in fluent English, and Mrs. Younis enthusiastically took a photo with Xu Chuang's mother and son.
Xu Chuang thanked Mrs. Eunice for founding the Special Olympics Movement 38 years ago, which has changed the lives of countless people with intellectual disabilities around the world.
Let these people summon up the courage of life, be able to face the difficulties and setbacks in life, ignite ideals and dreams, and step by step towards success.
After listening to Xu Chuang's words, Mrs. Younis was very moved, smiled and told him that what really changed Xu Chuang was not himself, but Xu Chuang's excellent mother and powerful motherland, and it was the strength of his mother and the motherland and Xu Chuang's own efforts that made him successful.
Xu Chuang's trip to the United States not only increased his insight, but also won him a valuable job opportunity, and after returning to Shanghai from the United States, he and his mother and son were selected by the president of a German high-tech company and invited to work in the company.
I believe that the positive, optimistic, brave and tenacious Xu Chuang can also harvest his success in his work. This is the story of Special Olympics Global Messenger Xu Chuang, and after listening to his story, what does it reveal to you? Everyone is welcome to leave a message in the comment area to discuss.
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