Torchbearer Wu Jingyu: Enjoy the Beijing Winter Olympics as the host

"When I participated in the Olympic Games as an athlete before, I was full of thoughts about training, but this time I participated as a torchbearer, especially in our own country, as a host, I think it was a very enjoyable process." On February 3, wu Jingyu, a 29-stick torchbearer, participated in the Winter Olympic Torch Relay at the Badaling Great Wall, looking forward to experiencing the fresh atmosphere brought by the Winter Olympics.

As the first female athlete in history to participate in the Olympic Taekwondo Competition four times, Wu Jingyu won the gold medal in the women's 49 kg category of taekwondo at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and the gold medal in the women's 49 kg category of taekwondo at the London Olympic Games in 2012. Now she has several more identities: a member of the Athletes' Committee of the World Taekwondo Federation and vice president of the Chinese Taekwondo Association.

Hosting the Winter Olympics, Beijing will become a veritable "city of two Olympics", Wu Jingyu said, which in itself is a very proud thing. From athletes to torchbearers, she admits that she can enjoy the atmosphere of the Winter Olympics more calmly, which is a different feeling from before, "Winning the gold medal is the most brilliant moment of my sports career, as a sports worker, although I participate as a torchbearer and an audience this time, I will still feel that I am in it." ”

This time in the Badaling Great Wall torch relay, Wu Jingyu feels that the "Spring Festival", "Great Wall" and "Winter Olympics" linked together, can be described as "time, location, people", "especially the Winter Olympics will be held during the Spring Festival, as China's most important traditional festival, at this point in time can let athletes around the world to feel our inclusive, united, hospitable cultural atmosphere." ”

"As a cultural treasure of the Chinese nation, it is a very glorious thing that the Great Wall can relay on such a great building." Wu Jingyu said that in addition to conveying cultural connotations, the torch relay also conveys a kind of hope and belief, especially under the new challenges that are still raging in the current global epidemic.

Wu Jingyu said that both then and now, she is full of expectations for the Olympic Games. In the past, as an athlete, she expected every Chinese athlete to show his level without regret and let the world feel the improvement of China's competitive level. As an association administrator, she hopes that during the Winter Olympics, China's level of event organization can be demonstrated and the national strength can be demonstrated.

Source Beijing Daily Client | Reporter Sun Jie Intern Yu Meilin

Edited by Kuang Feng

Process Editor Wu Yue