On October 13, the Organizing Committee of the 16th Hubei Provincial Games held a press conference in Wuhan to release the theme slogan, song, emblem and mascot of the 16th Hubei Provincial Games. "Hero Hubei Vitality Yichang" as the theme slogan, "I can, I can" for the song. The emblem and mascot of the Provincial Sixteenth Games were unveiled at the same time.
The 16th Hubei Provincial Games will be held in Yichang City in 2022. According to the overall arrangement of the preparatory work, since the launch of the collection of theme slogans, songs, emblems and mascots of the Provincial Games in August 2020, a total of 2138 valid works have been received, including 1828 theme slogans, 42 hymns, 225 emblems and 43 mascots. After several rounds of evaluation, the organizing committee finally deliberated and approved, and finally determined the theme slogan, song, emblem and mascot of the 16th Hubei Provincial Games.
The theme slogan of the Provincial Sixteenth Games is "Heroic Hubei, Vitality Yichang". The slogan can not only reflect that Hubei, which has won a decisive victory against the epidemic, is a heroic Hubei, hubei people are heroic people, and Hubei's fight against the epidemic is a concentrated display of the Chinese spirit and China's strength; it is also a vivid interpretation of the important achievements made by the dynamic city of Yichang in the construction of economic, political, social, cultural and ecological construction, and can also stimulate the beautiful vision of all sectors of society for the 16th Hubei Provincial Games.
"I Can I Can" is the song of the Provincial Sixteenth Games. The "I" in the lyrics is not only the small "me" of the individual, but also the big "me" of the sons and daughters of the Chinese nation; "can" is a wish and attitude, which includes more of a mind, ability, responsibility, responsibility, and self-confidence. "I Can I Can" is the strong self-confidence released by the sons and daughters of China under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, indomitable and tenacious struggle, and the realization of the great Chinese dream, and is the strongest voice to the world to realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. "I Can I Can" perfectly combines the spirit of sportsmanship with the spirit of Hubei, and highly unifies personal dreams with Chinese dreams, which not only expresses the high morale of athletes in the arena, but also reflects the chinese sons' and daughters' high recognition of the self-confidence in the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics, theoretical self-confidence, institutional self-confidence and cultural self-confidence. In order to realize the century-old dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and build a sports power, "I Can I Can" is the voice of the times and the affectionate expression of the sons and daughters of China.
The emblem of the Provincial Sixteenth Games adopts the humanistic image composition of the letter "YC" combined with the number "16" abstract running, the number "1" takes the image of a bird and integrates the simplified map of the Three Gorges Dam, and reflects the urban cultural connotation of Yichang's natural ecology and geographical characteristics in blue and green. The number "6" focuses on speed, running, track and passion for everyone's participation. The composition of the numbers is superimposed like the letter Hb, further emphasizing the venue in Yichang, Hubei Province. The overall composition is like an athlete running with his arms outstretched, interpreting openness, welcome, embrace and enthusiasm.
The mascot of the Provincial Sixteenth Games, named Orange Orange. Its shape design is Yichang's landmark product Yichang orange, which means a sweet and beautiful future and reflects the regional attributes of Yichang. The water waves and mountain elements on the forehead show the geographical characteristics of Yichang located in the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River, where the mascot wears sportswear and sneakers and holds aloft the torch of the Games, which has distinct sports characteristics, while the flame of the torch evolves from the number "16", which is the number of games. The orange-orange running posture with open arms shows the vitality and vitality of Yichang people.
Zheng Lihui, director of the office of the Organizing Committee of the Provincial Sixteenth Games and deputy director of the Provincial Sports Bureau, introduced that the Hubei Provincial Games is the largest, highest specification and strongest comprehensive sports event in the province.
First, organizational guarantees are more powerful. The provincial government approved the establishment of the Provincial Sixteenth Games Organizing Committee and the Organizing Committee Office, established a liaison system between the Provincial Organizing Committee and the Yichang Preparatory Committee, and organized and held the first meeting of the Organizing Committee, a press conference, a mobilization meeting for the preparations for the Provincial Sixteenth Games, and the second meeting of the Organizing Committee, and made overall arrangements for the preparatory work. The Provincial Sports Bureau actively implemented the cooperation agreement on "Promoting the High-quality Development of Sports in Yichang City", and spent 20.4 million yuan from the Provincial Sports Lottery Public Welfare Fund to support Yichang to host the games, and will continue to increase support in 2022.
Second, the preparations for the competition have been steadily implemented. Deepen the reform of events, highlight the scientific nature of project settings, and set up 113 competition projects in three categories: youth sports, mass sports and social clubs, aiming to promote the coordinated development of competitive sports, mass sports and sports industries. There are 46 competitions in the youth sports category in three groups: sports schools, middle school students and college students; 38 competition projects in the mass sports category in four groups: ethnic minorities, peasants, the disabled and the general public; and 29 competition projects in the social club category.
Third, the atmosphere of provincial transportation is becoming increasingly strong. Important events such as "National Fitness Day" and "Millions" were combined with the Provincial Games to expand the social impact of the Provincial Games. The theme slogan, song, emblem and mascot of the Provincial Sixteenth Games were officially released to the public, and Liu Huifeng and Wang Zhouyu, two Olympic champions, as "Image Ambassadors of the Provincial Sixteenth Games", will also lead everyone to participate in more provincial games activities in the future, continue to expand the influence of the provincial games, and make every effort to create a good atmosphere for the provincial sixteenth games.
Fourth, we should make unremitting efforts to ensure security. The Organizing Committee of the Provincial Games has specially carried out a major inspection of security risks and hidden dangers for the Provincial Games, formulated a safety work plan, an emergency plan and an event prevention and control plan, and ensured that the Provincial Games will be rigorous and meticulous in all aspects of competition organization, epidemic prevention and control, transportation support, logistics and medical treatment.
He said that he will innovate the concept of doing things, do a good job in various preparatory work, and make this provincial games a sports event that accelerates the economy, encourages cultural development, and adds color to the people's lives, and contributes to the province's "building a fulcrum, walking in the forefront, and composing a new chapter".
Zhou Zhengying, vice mayor of Yichang, said at the press conference that Yichang will take this as an opportunity to promote the deep integration of sports + urban construction, + tourism, + culture, + consumption, + health, so that the masses can participate in it and enhance the sense of happiness and gain of the whole people's participation. At the same time, we must strengthen and optimize the sports industry and strongly support the construction of healthy Yichang. It is necessary to make full use of the theme slogan, the song, the emblem and the mascot "four logos", publicize the provincial transport in all media and in all directions, report on the provincial transport, and create a strong atmosphere of the provincial transport.
(Hubei Radio and Television Finance Media Reporter Xiao Changsheng Responsible Editor Li Xiaohan)