The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics are in full swing, and Chinese athletes have also achieved good results with their tenacious spirit of hard work, and have now won three gold medals and three silver medals.
Some outstanding athletes are also well known to everyone, such as Gu Ailing, who is both a scholar and a champion of China's third gold, and Wu Dajing, who stuck his opponent to make way for Ren Ziwei...
Nowadays, with the increase of comprehensive national strength, the mainland's sports industry is booming, and athletes are becoming more and more confident and powerful. But in fact, it is really not easy to get to this point today.
The first time mainland athletes participated in the Olympic Games was in 1932, when the national strength was weakened. At that time, the great China only sent one athlete to participate in the competition, and this athlete was Liu Changchun, who was known as the "first person in the Chinese Olympic Games".
Liu Changchun is a native of Dalian City, Liaoning Province, and since he was a child, he likes to play running races with people, and every time he is firmly the first, his classmates affectionately call him "rabbit leg".
In 1922, in a Sino-Japanese elementary school athletics competition, Liu Changchun made a splash by running.
At that time, Liu Changchun, who was only 13 years old, spent only 11.8 seconds when he participated in the 100-meter race, while the 400-meter race was 59 seconds, becoming a high-profile champion.
Five years later, at the Dalian China Youth Spring Games, 18-year-old Liu Changchun once again shocked the audience and the athletes, and he spent only 11 seconds in the 100-meter race.
Because of Liu Changchun's excellence, the leader of the Northeastern University football team praised him and privately invited him to enter the preparatory class of the Physical Education Department of Northeastern University, majoring in athletics.
The founder of this university is Zhang Zuolin, because of the large amount of money and faculty invested, so it is one of the best schools in the country.
(Zhang Zuolin)
After receiving this invitation, Liu Changchun was very excited, and he immediately packed his bags and embarked on the road of mainly attacking athletics.
Three years later, Northeastern University won the right to host the 14th North China Games.
Liu Changchun stood out from more than 2,000 athletes and won the men's 100m final with a time of 10.8 seconds.
Due to his excellent explosive ability, he was once again favored by Zhang Xueliang of Bole.
In October 1929, a fierce Sino-German-Japanese athletics competition was fiercely held in the northeast, and Liu Changchun was invited by Zhang Xueliang to participate in the competition.
In the end, Liu Changchun lived up to the trust and achieved the impressive result of the runner-up.
Zhang Xueliang regretted that he was as destined as he was, and immediately decided to cultivate Liu Changchun well. After that, under the cultivation of professional coaches, Liu Changchun made rapid progress.
In 1930, Hangzhou hosted a national sports event, and 21-year-old Liu Changchun signed up to participate. In the men's 100m, 200m and 300m he won the championship and broke 3 national records.
At that time, China was facing internal and external troubles, and Liu Changchun's excellence on the runway made the Chinese people proud.
They very much hope that Liu Changchun can represent China in the 10th Olympic Games held in Los Angeles, USA, and create miracles.
Liu Changchun also has great ambitions and hopes to go abroad, win medals for China, and break the stereotype of foreigners on Chinese.
However, in that era of many disasters and difficulties, even personal safety, food and clothing were a problem, so why talk about participating in the World Olympic Games?
But things took a turn for the better.
In 1931, the International Olympic Committee threw an olive branch to the All-China Sports Association and affirmed the organization, and the Los Angeles Olympic Games subsequently invited China to participate in the Olympic Games.
However, the Nationalist government did not intend to attend the meeting, and on the grounds that "there was not enough time to prepare", it refused to send athletes to the United States to participate in the Olympic Games, and only sent Shen Siliang, director general of the All-China Sports Association, to watch the game.
(Shen Siliang)
Shen Siliang felt helpless, and published a newspaper clarifying: going to the United States to watch the game did not receive any sponsorship from the National Government, and all the costs were borne by the Association, which cost about 5,000 oceans.
At that time, the officials and officials of the National Government were protective of each other and were extremely corrupt, and Shen Siliang also ridiculed the National Government's stingy face of giving out money.
In February of the following year, the Japanese occupied Tohoku and established their self-proclaimed "Manchukuo".
Ironically, Japan unilaterally announced that Liu Changchun would be sent to represent "Manchukuo" in the World Olympic Games, and published a newspaper saying that it had been recognized by the International Olympic Committee and that Japan would prepare the Manchukuo flag and national anthem for this purpose.
Japan's ambitions are clear, and they hope that at the Olympic Games, the people of all countries in the world will see the phenomenon that "Manchukuo" has been established, but Japan's move is undoubtedly self-deception.
At this time, Liu Changchun was still in the dark, but he was labeled "traitor" and "traitor" by the uninformed Chinese, Liu Changchun walked to the street, and some people threw rotten vegetable leaves at him.
In fact, everyone misunderstood Liu Changchun, and Japan had repeatedly invited him to represent "Manchukuo" to participate in the Olympic Games, and even promised to be a high-ranking official, but Liu Changchun strictly refused.
He expressed his firm position in sports weekly: "My conscience is still there, my patriotic enthusiasm is still there, my blood is still there, the motherland can never be erased in my heart, and I will never fight for the puppet regime of puppet Manchukuo!" ”
In order not to let the opportunity to participate in the Olympic Games fall into the hands of the puppet regime of puppet Manchukuo, China's patriots and benevolent people elected Liu Changchun to represent China in the Olympic Games.
Do what you say, and all sides will go hand in hand.
Zhang Boling, honorary president of the All-China Sports Association, registered with the Olympic Committee for Liu Changchun, and all parties in the association united as one, mobilized contacts and resources, and finally won the qualification for Liu Changchun to participate.
Just as they were about to stretch their brows, another question came quietly.
Insurance estimates that the Republic of China's participation in the Olympic Games will cost 8,000 yuan of ocean.
According to the price of the Republic of China, the purchasing power of an ocean is equivalent to more than 100 yuan now, where to raise so much money?
Just when everyone was about to give up, Zhang Xueliang publicly stated that he would personally invest 8,000 yuan of ocean to sponsor Liu Changchun and others to go to the United States.
This is the first time that China has sent a representative to participate in the Olympic Games, the whole country is boiling, although there is only one athlete, but it has broken through the historical record, and the people of the whole country are very concerned about this matter, and the grand event is unprecedented!
On July 2, 1932, Liu Changchun arrived in Shanghai in a full suit and was warmly welcomed by the people of Shanghai.
Liu Changchun swore under the red flag: "This participation in the World Games is of great significance, and I will definitely do my best to strive for it!" ”
Encouraged and sent off by the people of Shanghai, Liu Changchun boarded the President Wilson and sailed to the other side of the Pacific.
When the ship arrived at the port of Kobe in Japan, and the personnel on board took a break, the Japanese reporter took the opportunity to ask Liu Changchun a sharp question: "Are you participating in the Olympic Games on behalf of China or 'Manchukuo'?" ”
Liu Changchun looked firm and said, "Of course it is the Republic of China!" ”
However, the Japanese reporters simply could not listen to it, and wishfully believed that Liu Changchun represented "Manchukuo."
Soon after, a telegram from a local Japanese sports organizer said: I wish "Manchukuo" Olympian Liu Changchun a good victory.
Liu Changchun was furious after reading it, returned the telegram without saying a word, and said sonorously and forcefully: On this ship, there is no 'Manchukuo' Olympiad you are looking for! ”
The ship continued to sail, drifting at sea for 22 days, and Liu Changchun and coaches arrived in Los Angeles on July 29, where overseas Chinese in the United States warmly welcomed his arrival.
At 2:30 p.m. on July 30, 1932, Los Angeles hosted the opening ceremony of the 10th Olympic Games.
China was the eighth delegation to enter, and when the Chinese delegation entered, many Chinese left sad tears.
The Number of Chinese Delegations was sparse, with only 6 members.
One is coach Song Junfu, one is Liu Xuesong, a representative of students studying in the United States, one is Shen Guoquan, a professor living in the United States, the other is the director of Shanghai Xiqing Sports, one is the American Topin, and the other is Shen Siliang, who was sent to the United States by the National Government mentioned above.
(Song Junfu on the right, Liu Changchun on the left)
Because the number of Chinese delegations was too small, three people were forcibly pulled to fill the scene, namely Liu Xuesong, Topin, and Shen Guoquan.
As a rider, although Liu Changchun is only a single shadow, he strides in the front with his head held high.
At 3 p.m. the next day, Liu Changchun officially participated in the 100-meter preliminary runner with the expectations of the Chinese people, and no one could empathize with the pressure he was under.
In the 2 groups of 6-man races, Liu Changchun led the way at the beginning of the 60-meter race, and when he ran to 60 meters, the other runners caught up with Liu Changchun, and by the time of 80 meters, Liu Changchun had been surpassed by four athletes.
The tense game passed in the blink of an eye, and Liu Changchun became the penultimate place, his eyes full of reluctance and helplessness, but he had to face the fact that he was eliminated in the group stage.
Fast forward to August 2, Liu Changchun participated in the men's 200m preliminary round.
With the sound of a gunshot, Liu Changchun took the lead and ranked second in the first 170 meters, but in the last 30 meters, due to lack of physical strength, Liu Changchun was surpassed by other players, only to take the fourth place, and was eliminated again.
After two races, his legs were so sore that he couldn't walk normally, let alone run.
His coach Song Junfu and Liu Changchun discussed whether to abstain, Liu Changchun combined his own situation, and finally decided to abstain painfully, if he did not measure up to participate in the game, it was likely to be more humiliating.
Song Junfu had to apply to the organizing committee: abstained from the men's 400m race.
In this way, Liu Changchun's first Olympic career was announced, although he achieved nothing, but he was already very strong in standing on the field.
In fact, Liu Changchun did not get better results for many reasons.
First, the boat and car labor cost Liu Changchun a lot of physical strength, and also missed the excellent training time.
Second, in the context of Japan's predatory eyes, the Republic of China had no time to take care of the Olympic Games, and Liu Changchun received very little professional training compared with other countries.
However, Liu Changchun and others traveled thousands of miles to the United States, liu Changchun observed many advanced sports methods of foreign athletes, recorded a large number of sports experiences during the period, and has a strong reference value for future sports events on the mainland.
In 1937, the 28-year-old Liu Changchun was injured due to sports and chose to retire directly, which was gradually forgotten by Chinese.
The Japanese arrested Liu Changchun for "obstructing the 'Manchukuo' regime" and put him in jail, and the Japanese tortured him thoroughly before he was released.
In 1949, the People's Republic of China was officially founded, and everyone remembered Liu Changchun, the "first person in the Chinese Olympic Games", the Liu Changchun who represented China for the first time in the Olympic Games with a lonely courage!
He regained the respect of Chinese, Dalian University of Technology hired him as an athletics coach, and a few years later he became vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the All-China Sports Federation.
On March 25, 1983, 74-year-old Liu Changchun died of illness and ineffective rescue, and his ups and downs came to an end, but his spirit was never forgotten.
Today's China has long been a sports power, ranking first in the world in many sports.
We can better look at the Olympic Games and understand the spirit of sports more deeply, and China will also take the Olympic Games as an opportunity to show its achievements in becoming stronger and bigger, and stand proudly among the nations of the world!
I believe that Liu Changchun has knowledge underground, and he will certainly be deeply relieved and happy!!!
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The author | a vanadium
Editor-in-charge | Muyang
Typography | Li Yike
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