Hosting an Olympic Games on the land of Shenzhou is the dream of the Chinese nation for a hundred years. In 2008, the Olympic flame was finally lit in Beijing, China. The successful hosting of the Beijing Olympic Games not only fulfilled the century-old dream of Chinese, but also allowed the world to see a confident, open and progressive modern China. On the eve of the Olympic Games, the poet Zhu Hai wrote the poem "A Hundred Years of Dreams".
On July 13, 2001, samaranch, then president of the International Olympic Committee, announced in Moscow that Beijing would become the host city for the 29th Summer Olympic Games in 2008. When the news reached China, 400,000 people spontaneously flocked to Tiananmen Square, more than 150,000 Olympic bid flags and national flags were snapped up, and 1 million congratulatory messages were sent from the pager... People rushed to tell each other, rejoice, and express their pride and excitement.
On July 13, 2001, in Beijing, the masses participated in a grand celebration at the China Millennium Monument to celebrate Beijing's successful bid to host the 2008 Olympic Games
Chinese the original Olympic dream, dating back to 1908, tianjin youth magazine published an article raising the question of when China would be able to send a player and a team to the Olympics and when China would be able to host the Olympics. I don't know if it was a coincidence or a deliberate arrangement by the old man of time - this year, exactly 100 years after the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
After the founding of New China, China's sports industry has grown from small to large, from weak to strong. Mass sports continue to develop, and the level of competitive sports continues to improve. In 1979, my country regained its legitimate seat on the International Olympic Committee. At the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, China won 15 gold medals, and Chinese enthusiasm for sports was fully ignited. In July 1990, on the eve of the Beijing Asian Games, Comrade Deng Xiaoping raised a question after inspecting the Asian Games villages: "Do you dare to bid for an Olympic Games?" ”
On August 7, 1984, in the final of the women's volleyball team at the Los Angeles Olympic Games, the Chinese women's volleyball team defeated the American women's volleyball team 3-0
In 1991, China officially launched the bid for the 2000 Beijing Olympic Games, putting forward the slogan "An open China looks forward to the Olympic Games". But the first time it bid for the Olympic Games, Beijing lost to Sydney by two votes.
Seven years later, in 1998, as China's reform and opening up continued to deepen, its comprehensive national strength continued to increase, and especially our international prestige increased significantly, China decided to bid for the Olympic Games again. On July 13, 2001, He Zhenliang, then Honorary President of the Chinese Olympic Committee, made a statement to the Olympic Organizing Committee on behalf of China:
In the first sentence, I will say that the decisions you have made today will go down in history. But there is only one decision that will make history. When I finished my presentation, a lady shouted 'bravo (great)', which caused everyone to applaud. I felt that we had succeeded.
On July 13, 2001, Moscow, Russia, the 112th Plenary Session of the International Olympic Committee, after the success of China's bid for the Olympic Games, the Chinese delegation raised its arms and shouted
The success of the Olympic bid was like a clarion call for the Olympic Games, and the work of preparing for the Olympic Games immediately began. The Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee took the lead in establishing, the Bird's Nest and the Water Cube began to lay the foundation, the theme slogan of "One World, One Dream" was released, the volunteer project was launched, and the Olympic flame began to be passed around the world...
On August 8, 2008, the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games was held in Beijing, China
On the evening of August 8, 2008, the main torch of the Beijing Olympic Games in the shape of "Xiangyun" was lit, and the Olympic Games officially opened. The "Bird's Nest" became an ocean of joy, and everyone's face was filled with happy smiles. Then-President Hu Jintao announced:
I announce the opening of the XXIX Olympic Games in Beijing!
In this Olympic Games, the Chinese delegation sent a total of 639 athletes, of which 469 athletes participated in the Olympic Games for the first time. They lived up to expectations and won 51 gold medals, making China the seventh country in the history of the modern Olympic Games to reach the top of the gold medal list in more than a hundred years.
On the evening of August 8, 2008, in Beijing, the opening ceremony of the 29th Summer Olympic Games was held at the National Stadium, and the Chinese delegation entered
China extended its hands to the world with the Beijing Olympic Games, and the world also saw an open China through the Beijing Olympic Games. The successful hosting of the Beijing Olympic Games has further enhanced mutual understanding and friendship between China and the people of all countries in the world.
Mr. Samaranch said of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games:
The Beijing Olympics is the best of all the Olympic Games, and few people should be able to do so in the future, not only in my personal opinion, but also in the vast majority of the media and IOC officials.
Sports carry the dream of national prosperity and national rejuvenation, and the fate between China and the Olympics continues. In February 2022, the 24th Winter Olympic Games will be held jointly in Beijing and Zhangjiakou. This is the first time that China has hosted the Winter Olympic Games, and it will surely compose a new chapter of "wonderful, extraordinary and excellent"!
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