On February 2, the three-day Beijing Winter Olympic Torch Relay officially began. According to the torch relay plan previously released, the Beijing Winter Olympic Torch Relay will be held from February 2 to 4 in beijing, Yanqing and Zhangjiakou. On the first day of the relay, a total of 548 torchbearers participated in the relay.
It is not an exaggeration to describe the Torchbearers of the Winter Olympics as ordinary and great. The 1,200 torchbearers of the Beijing Winter Olympics come from all walks of life and are quite representative and advanced. Among them, there are representatives of advanced models at all levels throughout the country, as well as advanced representatives and well-known personalities from all walks of life in science, education, culture, and public health; most of them are "extraordinary ordinary people" who have taken root in the frontline of production and work and have made outstanding achievements or made outstanding contributions in this field and system.
Luo Zhihuan
Gao Qing Torch Finally realize the dream of the Winter Olympics
Who was the first torchbearer of the Beijing Winter Olympics? The answer is revealed. He is Luo Zhihuan, the first world champion in winter sports in the mainland. At 9:16 a.m. on the 2nd, the moment gao Qing "flew" the torch, the 81-year-old finally realized his dream of the Winter Olympics.
In 1963, Luo Zhihuan won the men's 1500 meters championship at the 57th World Speed Skating Championships in Nagano, Japan, with a good time of 2:09.20, and broke the world record, becoming the first Chinese athlete to win the winter sports world championship.
Since China was not yet a member of the International Olympic Committee at the time, Luo Zhihuan's athletes did not qualify for the Winter Olympics during the golden period of their sports careers. For Luo Zhihuan, not being able to participate in the Winter Olympic Games has always been a regret buried in his heart. Now holding the Winter Olympic torch at the doorstep of his home is a dream come true for Luo Zhihuan.
Jing Haipeng
The Olympic spirit is highly compatible with the spirit of manned spaceflight
"To be able to participate in the Torch Relay is really a dream come true!" At the scene of the Olympic Forest Park Torch Relay, Jing Haipeng, the second torchbearer Chinese astronaut of the Astronaut Brigade of the People's Liberation Army, said that this torch represents the absolute loyalty of all astronauts of the aerospace brigade to the motherland and the infinite love of all astronauts for the motherland.
After participating in the torch relay mission, Jing Haipeng had a deeper understanding of the Olympic spirit and the spirit of spaceflight. In his view, the torch relays the Olympic spirit of "faster, higher, stronger, more united" and "unity, friendship, peace and progress", and is also highly consistent with the spirit of manned spaceflight in the new era of "special ability to endure hardships, special ability to fight, special ability to tackle key problems, and special dedication". "Both spirits are the crystallization of human civilization." He said.
Ye Peijian
China's aerospace industry should continue to move forward like a torch relay
Ye Peijian, technical adviser and researcher of the China Academy of Space Technology and academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, is the third torchbearer of the Olympic Forest Park Torch Relay.
From the Resources 2 to the Chang'e series of projects, from "Chang'e Running to the Moon" to "Dreaming of Mars", Ye Peijian has made great contributions to the aerospace industry of the mainland. On the eve of the 70th anniversary of the founding of New China, he was awarded the "People's Scientist" medal.
Ye Peijian said emotionally: "Passing on the torch is our aerospace spirit. We have learned a lot from Qian Xuesen and other scientists of the older generation, and today, comrades younger than us are constantly advancing. To develop China's aerospace industry well and change from a space power to a space power, we must continue to move forward like a torchbearer. ”
Yao
A fire in the winter, it's quite warm
At the Olympic Forest Park Torch Relay site, the 19th torchbearer is Yao Ming, chairman of the Chinese Basketball Association. He is arguably the most recognizable torchbearer on the torch relay site.
As a former athlete of the Summer Olympic Games, Yao Ming is also the image ambassador of Beijing's bid to host the Winter Olympics and a member of the Beijing Winter Olympic Bid Presentation Team. In recent years, he has often cheered for the Beijing Winter Olympics on various occasions.
As a double Olympic torchbearer, what is your special feeling about participating in the Winter Olympic Torch Relay this time? Yao Ming showed his usual humor: "It's very cold, but a fire in winter is quite warm." ”
Yao Ming said that he does not know a lot about the Winter Olympics, like many ordinary people, he will also pay attention to the speed skating project, that feeling of tension and excitement, just like the 100-meter race in the Summer Olympics project.
George Ilhopoulos
We sincerely hope that the Beijing Winter Olympics will be a complete success
As the 20th torchbearer of the Olympic Forest Park, Greek Ambassador to China George Iliopoulos participated in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Torch Relay.
Greece is the birthplace of the Olympic movement and has a special status. Ilhopoulos is also the only foreign ambassador to China to participate in the relay of the Torch Relay for the Winter Olympics.
Iliopoulos said the idea of the Olympic flame originated in ancient Greece. In October 2021, the flame of the 2022 Winter Olympics arrived in Beijing from ancient Olympia, a symbol of the connection between ancient and modern Times in the Olympic Games and a major symbol of today's Olympic movement.
"Through fair competition, openness, transparency and common rules, unity and connectivity are recognized and respected by all. I sincerely hope that the Beijing Winter Olympics will be a complete success! "He's looking forward to it.
Chamberlain
The spirit of fighting the epidemic is common to the Olympic spirit
The 125th torchbearer of the Olympic Forest Park is Zhang Boli, honorary president of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. "When the country is in crisis, the doctor is the warrior." At the forefront of the fight against the epidemic, the 73-year-old Chamberlain is always there.
In Zhang Boli's view, the anti-epidemic spirit and the Olympic spirit have commonalities, which are inseparable from vitality, responsibility and dedication, "The Olympic spirit allows us to improve our physical fitness and pursue a better and higher quality of life, and the same is true of the anti-epidemic spirit." We uphold the supremacy of the people, save more lives, and make people's quality of life better, which is common. Chamberlain said.
Zhang Boli has been engaged in the clinical, educational and scientific research of traditional Chinese medicine for more than 40 years, and has rich experience in the treatment of coronary heart disease and stroke in traditional Chinese medicine. In 2020, Zhang Boli was awarded the national honorary title of "People's Hero".
Tong Zhaohui
Wholeheartedly fight against the epidemic to escort the Winter Olympics
The 127th torchbearer of the Olympic Forest Park is Tong Zhaohui, member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee and vice president of Beijing Chaoyang Hospital affiliated to Capital Medical University, and director of the Beijing Institute of Respiratory Diseases.
Tong Zhaohui said: "As torchbearers, we should pass on the Olympic spirit like Olympic athletes. As doctors, we should fight the epidemic wholeheartedly and do a good job in ensuring the hosting of the Winter Olympics. ”
Tong Zhaohui said: "The epidemic has affected our work and life to a certain extent, but Beijing has made full preparations, and we must tell the world that China has the ability to run this Winter Olympics well!" ”
Tong Zhaohui is a respiratory critical care specialist in mainland China, the first to carry out internal medicine thoracoscopic technology in China, and the first person in China to apply extracorporeal membrane oxygenation technology to respiratory support.
Zhang Yimou
Pass on the Olympic concept to more young people
At the scene of the Olympic Forest Park, as the 134th stick torchbearer, "Double Olympic Director" Zhang Yimou has passed the Olympic flame for the second time. He said that he hopes that through the torch relay, the Olympic concept of "faster, higher, stronger and more united" will be passed on to more young people.
"A large-scale event like the Olympic Games is the most important thing to promote the understanding and unity of the people of the world, and it is also the meaning of the Olympic spirit plus 'more unity'." He said.
The opening and closing ceremonies of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, with him as the general director, were a great success and became one of the classics in Olympic history. This time, as the general director of the opening and closing ceremonies of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, Zhang Yimou was responsible for the creative plan of the opening and closing ceremonies to highlight the requirements of "simple, safe and wonderful".
Li Xinggang
Personal luck comes from the opportunity of the times
Li Xinggang, 52, chief architect of the China Academy of Architectural Design and Research, completed the 135th baton relay in Beijing Olympic Forest Park.
As the host of the "Bird's Nest" project design of the National Stadium of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games and the chief designer of the main venues of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, Li Xinggang has a deep relationship with the Olympic Games. In 2008, he held aloft a torch in Greece, along the city streets of Athens, and participated in the torch relay before the handover ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Torch.
Li Xinggang believes that he is very fortunate to be able to participate in the construction of the Shuang'ao Project, "It is the historic opportunity brought by the country and the times that will bring this kind of personal luck." It is hoped that through the Beijing Winter Olympics, a safe, simple, wonderful and unforgettable Winter Olympic Games can be presented to the world. ”
Wang Meng
I hope to drive more people to like and participate in ice and snow projects
At the torch relay site of Beijing Winter Olympic Park, the first torchbearer was Wang Meng, coach of the Heilongjiang Provincial Ice Training Center.
In her view, the mainland ice and snow sports have made great progress in recent years, the Chinese delegation has achieved full-project participation for the first time, and the steel frame snowmobile athlete Zhao Dan will serve as the standard-bearer of the Chinese sports delegation at the Beijing Winter Olympics, and more ice and snow sports are worth looking forward to.
Wang Meng said that in recent years, she has transmitted sports knowledge and sportsmanship through new media communication, recording programs and other ways, and she hopes that through her own efforts, more people will like and participate in ice and snow sports.
Wang Meng was the first "Triple Crown" in the history of Chinese short track. So far, Wang Meng is China's most gold medalist in the Winter Olympics.
Luan Yushuai
It is necessary to pass on the spirit of express logistics people
Luan Yushuai, a courier brother from Jingdong Logistics, became the torchbearer of the Winter Olympics and participated in the torch relay of Beijing Winter Olympic Park. Luan Yushuai said that he was only a member of thousands of courier brothers, not so much that he personally became the torchbearer of the Winter Olympics, but that the express logistics workers he represented jointly won this honor.
Luan Yushuai is the representative of the majority of express delivery brothers. He is from ji'an rural area, Jilin Province, and joined JD Logistics in 2015 as a courier. Because of his frankness and kindness, the customers he served regarded him as a reliable friend.
Luan Yushuai ran all the way, from the streets and alleys of the building community, to the marathon field, and then ran to the stage of the Winter Olympic torch relay. "I want to pass on the spirit of the courier logistics people." He said.
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Source Client The Winter Olympics | Reporters Jin Chaoli Sun Jie Pan Fuda Lu Yang Bai Bo Intern Yu Meilin
Edited by Han Ye
Process Editor Wu Yue