Chen Jing
Wang Aibing
Feng Yibo
Zhang Jialiang
Zhang Zhaohui
Geng Wei
Yao Tiancong
14 years ago, they had the most memorable summer of their lives. That summer, as staff, volunteers, and torchbearers, they befriended Beijing to serve the Olympics. Now, as "double Austrians", they set off again with excitement and pride. Here, let's listen to them tell the story of the Olympic Games they experienced first-hand, and the impact and changes that the Olympic Games have personally felt on China from 2008 to 2022.
Zhang Jialiang: This Winter Olympics I come to "cross-border"
"At the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, I was working at the Beijing Olympic Park Archery Field next to the North Fifth Ring Road, as a member of the spectator medical team composed of more than 20 volunteers to provide medical protection for the spectators who watched the game." Zhang Jialiang, a doctor from Beijing Tongren Hospital, said. At that time, when the light flowed to the Beijing Winter Olympics 14 years later, he appeared again in the team serving the Winter Olympics as a doping inspector. "If I were to give a description of the work I took on at the two Olympic Games, I think it would be fair to say that in 2008 I was doing my own 'business' and this year I was trying to 'cross borders.'"
Zhang Jialiang, 54, has always liked to try new things, "In fact, in our doping team this time, I am older, and this job has nothing in common with the profession I have been engaged in." Zhang Jialiang is a doctor in the Department of Neurosurgery at Beijing Tongren Hospital and also works in the Hospital Education Department. The work related to participating in the Beijing Winter Olympics is a new attempt and breakthrough for him, and it is also an opportunity to feel different experiences and lives. "I've always considered myself not a particularly conservative person who likes to try new things in order to catch up with the times," he said. I also trained on motorcycles at the age of 52 and was the oldest student in my class. Some people may feel that they are older and unwilling to accept new things, but I enjoy the process of doing what I like, and I think that people should be positive and optimistic when they live, to continue to learn and have a self-motivated heart, not to let life remain the same, and this is one of the reasons why I participated in the Olympic Games work again. ”
After the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, the whole people set off a fitness boom. Whether it is a stadium on the weekend or a park at night, more and more people are participating in fitness, and Zhang Jialiang also found that the people around him are quietly changing.
Speaking of the future, Zhang Jialiang hopes that more people will pay attention to the Olympic Movement and pay attention to national fitness, so that everyone can have a strong physique and a happy mood.
Feng Yibo: After 14 years, my heart for sports has not changed
"The Olympic Games are a sporting and cultural event around the world and the best stage for hosts to showcase and disseminate their own culture. Before the opening of the Winter Olympic Games, I planned the first Exhibition of Chinese Sports Art Works with all partners, which was exhibited in the Beijing Winter Olympic Village during the Winter Olympic Games. Feng Yibo said. He is a native of Beijing who grew up in a sports family. Influenced by his family environment, Feng Yibo, who was studying at Beijing Sport University in 2008, became a volunteer for the Beijing Olympic Baseball Event. The work of volunteers made Feng Yibo feel the strong warmth of the Olympic family, the inspiration of the Olympic spirit and the enthusiasm of the Chinese for sports, which also subtly had a great impact on his future career planning.
At the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, Feng Yibo participated as a curator, saying: "The combination of sports and culture, sports give art the expression of beauty, art interprets the beauty of sports, I think this will be a direction for the future." From the works collected this time, it can also be found that Chinese artists' understanding of sports is deeper than before, and people's understanding of sports is broader and deeper than before. For artists, winter projects may not be as familiar as summer projects, but they capture a lot of details by going to the snow fields to collect wind, and they are all presented in the work, which I think is a good combination of art and the Olympic movement. ”
Participating in the Olympic Games twice has transformed Feng Yibo from a college student into a sports industry practitioner, and what has not changed is his love for sports. Talking about the impact of the Olympics on himself, Feng Yibo said that in 2014, he was engaged in sports tourism-related work, when more and more people began to like marathons and even hoped to have the opportunity to go abroad to compete. Therefore, he designed and planned a tourism product related to the Berlin Marathon, and he also signed up for the experience, but the level was limited at the time, but through that experience, he firmly believed in the goal of improving his physical fitness through running. Nowadays, Feng Yibo usually adheres to the sport of long-distance running, the frequency of a week is about 2 to 3 times, each time running 6 to 8 kilometers.
Geng Wei: Let the Olympic spirit drive more people
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"For me, being able to participate in the relevant work during both the Beijing Olympic Games and the Beijing Winter Olympics is a thing that I will never forget. It can even be said that it is precisely because Beijing has hosted the Olympic Games twice, and I am also involved in them, that I have a different understanding of sports and life. Talking about participating in the work related to the Olympic Games twice, Geng Wei said.
At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Geng Wei, who was attending college, was a volunteer at the venue for the rhythmic gymnastics competition; at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, she had been working for many years and participated in the torch relay. In her opinion, participating in the Olympic Games twice is the most memorable thing for her to work in sports.
"In 2008, I volunteered at the rhythmic gymnastics competition venue, and at that time, I was mainly responsible for ticket verification. During the Beijing Winter Olympics, he participated in the work related to the torch relay. Although the two jobs are different, they also convey the Olympic spirit, and more importantly, through the Olympic Games, they show China in the new era and the spiritual outlook of Chinese young people. Geng Wei said: "During the Beijing Olympic Games, I contacted more people from all over the world and volunteered in the competition venues. This year's Winter Olympics participated in the torch relay work, more to show China and show the unique charm of Beijing. In my opinion, participating in the Olympic Games twice has brought me a wonderful experience in my life. ”
The Olympic Games not only brought Geng Wei a beautiful experience, but also made her fall deeply in love with sports. After graduating from university, Geng Wei worked at the Beijing Municipal Social Sports Management Center and became an organizer of national fitness events.
Talking about the future, Geng Wei said that Beijing is the "city of the double Olympic Games", I am a "double Olympic worker", hoping to lead more people to participate in national fitness activities, so that the Olympic spirit can drive more people.
Jing Chen: I turn hobbies into careers
In 2008, Chen Jing had the honor of becoming a volunteer for the Beijing Olympic Games, and was initially assigned to volunteer at the tennis court, and later had the opportunity to participate in the opening ceremony actor selection and successfully passed. Eventually, she participated in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games as an opening ceremony actress.
Before the Beijing Winter Olympics, she became a doping inspector through open registration and recruitment, and after interviews, training, assessment and selection. "In 2008, when I learned that I could become an Olympic volunteer, I had a feeling that my dream came true, and I could feel the atmosphere of the Olympic Games up close; in 2022, I could participate as a doping inspector, in addition to excitement, I felt that I had a greater responsibility and a heavier task."
"I am a sports worker myself, and after graduation, because I loved sports, I first worked at China News Agency, participated in the front reporting work of the 2012 London Olympic Games, the rear reporting work of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, and now the Fengtai Sports Bureau is responsible for publicity work. Because of the work, sometimes need to provide services for athletes, the spirit of tenacious struggle and winning glory for the country embodied in them will infect everyone and motivate me to keep moving forward in my work. Chen Jing said.
From the Beijing Olympic Games to the Beijing Winter Olympics, from 2008 to 2022, 14 years of time, Chen Jing feels that it has also brought great changes to Beijing. She said: "In 2008, when I was still a college student, at that time, my alma mater, Beijing Sport University, had a relatively single professional setting, only the School of Management, the College of Sports And Human Sciences, the College of Education, etc. With the successful bid of Beijing for the Winter Olympics, the curriculum settings have become more and more abundant, and majors related to ice and snow sports have been opened. In 2022, I am a sports worker, and I can feel that whether it is Beijing or Fengtai District, ice and snow entering the campus and community, ice rinks, snow field construction, etc., are more abundant, and more and more people participate in winter sports. ”
Wang Aibing: Combining national traditions with the Olympics
"I am extremely proud and proud to participate in two Olympic Games as a double Olympic torchbearer." Wang Aibing from Pinggu, Beijing, said.
Wang Aibing has always been committed to promoting and inheriting traditional Chinese culture. He believes that the successful hosting of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games has passed on traditional Chinese culture to people all over the world, so that they can better understand China and understand China; it is of great significance to the development of all aspects of the country. He said: "Chinese martial arts and martial arts spirit are national treasures and precious treasures left by our ancestors, and it is the unshirkable responsibility of our martial arts practitioners to inherit Chinese martial arts and martial arts spirit." ”
The 55-year-old Wang Aibing has been practicing martial arts for 40 years, practicing martial arts at the age of 16, founding a martial arts school at the age of 30, and performing abroad at the age of 40. "I'm also a teacher, not only to teach students but also to take students out to compete, hoping to learn from each other and try to innovate." For example, it draws on the internal exercises of Tai Chi Chuan, the form of training, the mental method to the Shape and Intention Fist, and the power method of the Inner Family Fist to the Outer House Fist. ”
The identity of the Olympic torchbearer also allows Wang Aibing to better promote martial arts and traditional culture. At the same time, as a national social sports instructor, he will come to the site where everyone practices martial arts on time every morning and carefully teach everyone martial arts projects such as tai chi. In his view, being able to lead more people to practice martial arts and participate in national fitness activities is not only his dream, but also the embodiment of carrying forward the national spirit.
Wang Aibing firmly believes that the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics will surely spread the Olympic culture and China's unique traditional culture to the world. In the future work, he will continue to apply the Olympic spirit to his work, do a good job in the inheritance of the Chinese martial arts spirit of young people, and promote the tai chi fitness culture of adults and middle-aged and elderly people.
Yao Tiancong: The sports atmosphere around me is getting stronger and stronger
"Beijing has become the 'City of The Two Olympics', and I am honored to be a volunteer of the Two Olympic Games, and both Olympic Games have served the same position - doping testing, in 2008 as a escort, this year as an inspector." In 2008, I was a student of sports and human science at Beijing Sport University, and I felt that I wanted to participate in the Olympic Games at my doorstep, so I signed up for positions related to my major through open recruitment, and after several rounds of training and examinations, I was lucky enough to become a volunteer. When the Beijing Winter Olympics were recruiting doping inspectors, I signed up again and was successfully selected. Yao Tiancong said excitedly.
Yao Tiancong's own job is to engage in sports scientific research in the Sports Bureau of Fengtai District, Beijing, so as far as grassroots sports research is concerned, mass sports is the focus of their daily work. Yao Tiancong said that after 2008, it can be clearly seen that everyone's attention to sports has been continuously improved, the most intuitive thing is that in the hardware, the number and density of fitness facilities in various streets and communities have increased significantly, and the number of people using equipment for exercise is also increasing.
Since 2014, Fengtai District has carried out healthy Fengtai people's sports quality events every year, combining dynamic monitoring of national fitness with face-to-face professional guidance, and comprehensively covering the communities and administrative villages in Fengtai District in the form of competitions. Through this activity, Fengtai District will send scientific and interesting testing methods to the public, helping everyone to further understand personal sports and physical fitness, so as to live a healthier and happier life.
With the development of many years, Yao Tiancong said that through the relevant data can be seen that the physical fitness of Fengtai residents in recent years is generally good, which is closely related to the success of the Beijing Olympic Games, this sports event makes everyone realize the charm of sports, I believe that the Beijing Winter Olympics will continue to drive everyone to scientific fitness, and the sports atmosphere will be better and better.
Zhang Zhaohui: The Olympics changed me and the people around me
"As a sports person, it is a great honor and pride to be able to truly participate in the preparation of the Summer and Winter Olympic Games and to witness Beijing become the first 'City of The Two Olympic Games'." Zhang Zhaohui, director of the office of the Beijing Municipal Sports Bureau, said.
From the Summer Olympics to the Winter Olympics, Zhang Zhaohui has played different roles in the two Olympic Games. In 2008, he participated in the preparation of the marathon project as the secretary general of the marathon team, and in 2022, he participated in the torch relay.
Because of his personal experience and participation in every link, the marathon planted a seed in Zhang Zhaohui's heart, and began to take root in 2014, making him a marathon enthusiast. In recent years, Zhang Zhaohui has completed more than ten full horses, dozens of half horses.
The Olympic Games not only brought changes to Zhang Zhaohui, he felt that it also brought great influence to everyone. "Because I have been working in sports, I can clearly feel that the successful hosting of the Olympic Games in 2008 has stimulated everyone's enthusiasm for sports and made sports truly an industry." For example, before, everyone may be playing badminton in front of their homes or in the community, but now they hope to be able to enter the badminton hall. This small step not only represents a change in concepts, but also a more professional and healthier participation in sports, but also allows the development of equipment, venues, functional food and beverage industries related to sports projects, and promotes the development of the sports industry. ”
Zhang Zhaohui hopes that after the Beijing Winter Olympics, everyone's enthusiasm for participating in ice and snow will not diminish, especially young people can continue to enjoy ice and snow sports, play ice hockey, and play skiing.
This edition is written by all but the signature
Reporter Gu Ning
Illustrations in this edition were provided by respondents
【Source: China Sports News】
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