On February 4th, Chinese looking forward to the beginning of the new year - Lichun, and look forward to more than six years, following the Beijing Summer Olympic Games 14 years ago, our country ushered in a global sports event, the Beijing Winter Olympic Games.
The IOC's "Principles of Olympism" clause in the Olympic Charter reads: "Everyone shall enjoy the possibility of playing sport without discrimination of any kind and embody the Olympic spirit of mutual understanding, friendship, solidarity and fair competition". This important passage is our Olympic spirit.
From the south of Macao, I have not felt the snow in Macao, under the influence of global warming, most of the winter wear thin clothes, there is no feeling of winter; yearning for the feeling of winter, winter likes to go to the north to take a walk, but once to the sub-zero temperature, although dressed like a penguin, but the body is exposed to the outdoors for a long time, the cold weather really makes me unbearable; the Winter Olympics, in addition to testing the will of athletes, the pursuit of higher, faster, stronger and superior competitive sportsmanship, in maintaining the integrity, continuity, viewing of the entire event, An important force for smooth progress is also a large number of hard-working staff, especially volunteers.
At this year's Beijing Winter Olympics, there are nearly 20,000 volunteers, including more than 30 young volunteers from Taiwan, what is the reason, in how cold the weather makes their enthusiasm undiminished?
Among them, Taiwanese youth Li Ruojun is a Winter Olympic volunteer, she is from Hsinchu, Taiwan, Li Ruojun will undertake the task of serving as an NOC assistant, serving as a counterpart with the activists, leading them to prepare in the national gymnasium, so that the activists can participate in the unveiling ceremony. Since knowing that he was selected as a willing candidate for the Winter Olympics, Li Ruojun has continuously taken the initiative to participate in the training work. From the beginning of online training in August, learning to wake up the heart and lungs, and then to online training and offline rehearsals, it is very fulfilling and busy.
Taiwanese youth Li Ruojun
Zhang Jialing, a first-year graduate student with a master's degree, volunteered for the Event Service position at the Winter Olympics and was very happy to be able to grow and learn more with everyone in the process, describing it as a rare opportunity. She said: "Although our position may be insignificant, the strength of each of us is a big force!" ”
More than 30 young volunteers from Taiwan
Although the two sides of the strait are still separated, because they have invested in the volunteer service work of the Beijing Winter Olympics, they cannot go home for the Spring Festival this year, but everyone thinks that this opportunity is rare, and everyone's strength adds up to a big force, hoping to contribute to the Beijing Winter Olympics.
Higher, faster, stronger, is not only a requirement for the body, but also a pursuit of the search for the truth of nature. At the same time, in the current global human beings facing the new crown pneumonia epidemic together, we also need everyone's concerted efforts to integrate the Olympic spirit of "higher, faster, stronger and more united", and we praise the efforts of these young Taiwan volunteers.
Author: Political Attitude (Cai Wenzheng)
Two volunteers visited from China Youth Daily
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