Push ice and snow sports to the next level

Source: Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games Organizing Committee Draft: Cai Huawei

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Beijing, the "City of The Two Olympics", joined hands with Zhangjiakou, adhering to the Olympic concept of "green, sharing, openness and integrity", successfully held the Beijing Winter Olympic Games and the Winter Paralympic Games as scheduled, achieved the goal of "driving 300 million people to participate in ice and snow sports", ignited the enthusiasm of the whole people for fitness, and promoted ice and snow sports to a new level.

On the evening of March 13, with the main torch of the National Stadium slowly extinguished, the Beijing Winter Paralympic Games came to an end. "Two Olympics, equally wonderful". From the Beijing Winter Olympic Games to the Winter Paralympic Games, athletes have struggled for their dreams and made unremitting efforts to improve themselves, leaving behind scenes of breakthroughs and transcendence on this ice and snow stage, depicting a warm and touching picture, and writing a new chapter for ice and snow sports.

Mass ice and snow sports are widely carried out

The east wind of the Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympic Winter Games sowed the seeds of ice and snow sports and took root and sprouted everywhere. From the successful bid for the Winter Olympics to October 2021, the number of residents across the country who have participated in ice and snow sports has reached 346 million, and the participation rate of ice and snow sports has reached 24.56%, and the vision of "driving 300 million people to participate in ice and snow sports" has become a reality. IOC President Bach said that we welcome China to become a big country in ice and snow sports.

At the Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, Su Yiming, Ren Ziwei, Yang Hongqiong, Ji Lijia and other athletes bravely competed to be the first, and the gold medal table and medal table of the Chinese delegation achieved the best results in the history of participation. The new situation of "ice and snow balance" has been revealed, and the development of ice and snow sports has reached a new high. Outside the arena, activities such as the "National Public Ice and Snow Season" have promoted ice and snow sports to break through seasonal and geographical restrictions, popularize the development of public ice and snow sports, and burst out new vitality of the national fitness boom.

In Jiangsu, "I applaud the Winter Olympics" Jiangsu Province's national ice and snow sports mobilization, ice and snow carnival, curling challenge and other activities were held, so that the masses can enjoy the happiness brought by ice and snow sports. In Sichuan Xiling Snow Mountain Ski Resort and Chengdu Sunac Snow World Indoor Ski Resort, a large number of sports enthusiasts feel the charm of ice and snow sports. North and south of the great river, inside and outside the Great Wall, one ski resort after another is planned and built, and one ice and snow characteristic school after another is built... Venues for the Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games are also actively preparing plans to open to the public. Liu Yumin, director of the Planning and Construction Department of the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee, said that the most important heritage achievement of the Beijing Winter Olympics is to achieve the goal of "bringing 300 million people to participate in ice and snow sports".

"This was my first attempt at skiing! Before watching the Winter Olympics on TV and watching others skate in reality, I finally experienced the fun of riding the snow field. At the Anqiu Qingyun Mountain Ski Resort in Weifang City, Shandong Province, Sun Yanguo experienced skiing with his disabled friends. Under the impetus of the Beijing Winter Paralympic Games, ice and snow sports for the disabled in the mainland have been widely carried out. "Since 2016, the 'Ice and Snow Sports Season for the Disabled' has been held for six consecutive years, and only disabled people from 14 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) have participated in the first session, and now 31 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) have participated in the disabled." Yong Zhijun, deputy director of the sports department of the China Disabled Persons' Federation, said. Through participating in sports activities, disabled people can bravely go out of the house, meet their interests and hobbies, increase social interactions, and constantly enrich their lives. The participation and display of people with disabilities in sports activities has prompted more people to fully understand this group, and the enthusiasm of the whole people to participate in sports has continued to rise.

Youth snow sports are booming

The pole crossed, jumped, and slid down the slope... Wu Jinxuan, who attends the Hongya County Experimental Primary School in Meishan City, Sichuan Province, has made rapid progress in skiing technology under the guidance of her coaches. The beijing winter olympics have made Wu Jinxuan, who is only 10 years old, an ice and snow fan. Wu Jinxuan said: "Ice and snow sports make me feel like I am flying, and I hope that I can go skiing and participate in training every month, like Gu Ailing's sister, become a skiIng Olympic champion and win glory for the country." ”

Attracting young people to participate in ice and snow sports is a key part of "driving 300 million people to participate in ice and snow sports", and is an important support for building a solid foundation for the development of ice and snow sports in China and ensuring the long-term sustainable development of ice and snow sports. Since the preparations for the Winter Olympics were launched, the enthusiasm of young people in the mainland to participate in ice and snow sports has been high, and youth ice and snow sports have flourished.

In 2018, the Ministry of Education, the State General Administration of Sport, together with the Beijing Winter Olympic Organizing Committee, formulated and implemented the "Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games Olympic and Secondary School Students Olympic Education Plan" and the "Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Youth Action Plan" to carry forward the Olympic spirit, popularize Olympic knowledge, disseminate Olympic concepts, and stimulate the enthusiasm of young people to actively participate in winter sports. Up to now, there are 835 Olympic education demonstration schools in the country. Ice and snow sports into the school, ice and snow sports dry land promotion, "World Snow Day and International Children's Ski Festival" activities held... A variety of ice and snow sports activities to promote the popularization and development of youth ice and snow sports.

After the successful bid for the Beijing Winter Olympic Games, the mainland actively promoted ice and snow activities and winter Paralympic physical education into special education schools. At present, a total of 8 special education schools across the country have been selected as special schools for ice and snow sports, and 7 special education schools have been selected as Olympic education demonstration schools for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities have also vigorously promoted the entry of winter Paralympic physical education into special education schools, adopted various forms, and held various activities to create conditions for disabled youth to participate in the Paralympic Games and participate in ice and snow sports.

The world's ice and snow sports have ushered in a new milestone

"Sport knows no borders and is shared by the whole world." Yang Yang, chairman of the Athletes Committee of the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee, said that by preparing for the Beijing Winter Olympics, China has not only achieved the goal of "bringing 300 million people to participate in ice and snow sports", but also provided new development opportunities for ice and snow sports in the world.

At the Beijing Winter Olympics and The Winter Paralympic Games, athletes fought bravely to write inspirational and touching ice and snow stories. Outside the stadium, ice and snow stages showing their personal style were set up under the influence of the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. When more than 300 million people embarked on ice and snow and participated in ice and snow sports, the development of ice and snow sports in the world ushered in an important milestone.

Bach said that China's greatest contribution to the Winter Olympics is to achieve the goal of "bringing 300 million people to participate in ice and snow sports". Even if only a small number of these 300 million people decide to become professional ice and snow sports practitioners, the future of global ice and snow sports will usher in a new development pattern. IOC Commissioner Badama Liswadagong said: "The Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games will continue to inspire and inspire the younger generation and people with disabilities to actively participate in ice and snow sports. ”

"Change starts with sports." At the Beijing Winter Paralympic Games, nearly 600 disabled athletes from 46 countries and regions exerted their passion and fought hard in 9 competition days, interpreting the Paralympic values of "courage, determination, motivation and equality" and showing the world the self-confidence and self-improvement of disabled people. Parsons, president of the International Paralympic Committee, said that after the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games, China has once again ushered in an opportunity to improve the integration of disabled health, and this change will not be limited to China, but will affect the entire world.

The Beijing Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympic Games have closed, but the enthusiasm of 300 million people for ice and snow sports is promoting national fitness to a new pattern and promoting the development of ice and snow sports in the world to a new level.

(Reporters Tao Xiang'an, Yang Xiaoyu, Wang Yongzhan, Li Rui, Bai Guangdi)

People's Daily ( 2022-03-18 07 edition)