IOC Vice President Yu Zaiqing delivered a speech by Zhang Minxia Courtesy photo
June 23 (Xinhua) -- June 23 is International Olympic Day. On the morning of the same day, the seventh stop of "Cheers for the Olympic Games, Heng Ai Action • Trip to the United States" was held at the Shanghai University of Sport, and Yu Zaiqing, vice chairman of the International Olympic Committee and vice chairman of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games Organizing Committee, and Yang Yang, winner of the first gold medal of the Chinese Winter Olympic Games and chairman of the Athletes Committee of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, attended the event.
Yang Yang, the winner of the first gold medal of the Chinese Winter Olympics, presented the Olympic baton to the representatives of the shanghai sport training national team Zhang Minxia Courtesy of Zhang Minxia
With the theme of "Cheering for the Olympics and Promoting people's health", the event set up a sports health carnival and Olympic art exhibition, including: dryland ice hockey, dryland curling, table tennis robots and other Olympic-related fun sports experience activities, as well as China's centennial Olympic struggle and Olympic art exhibition, through China's centennial Olympic pictures and Olympic sports project sculptures and Olympic torch display, with the Olympic spirit to inspire the masses, to drive more people to participate in sports, And keep an eye on the upcoming Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.
Yu Zaiqing, vice president of the International Olympic Committee, said in his speech that China's hosting of the Summer Olympic Games, the Youth Olympic Games, and the Winter Olympic Games is our recognition of the Olympic spirit in China. International Olympic Day let the concept of "focus on participation" be carried forward, the Olympic Games is not only the Games, but also a spiritual value and concept, through the "Cheers for the Olympics" project can further show the diverse connotations contained in the Olympic Games, so that more people understand the Olympic "peace, unity, friendship" purpose, and jointly inherit the Olympic ideal.
Olympic enterprise Hengyuanxiang Group presented the commemorative badge of the members of the International Olympic Committee to the Olympic team of the Shanghai University of Sport Zhang Minxia Courtesy of Zhang Minxia
Yang Yang, the first gold medalist of the Chinese Winter Olympics and chairman of the Athletes Committee of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, presented the Olympic baton to the representatives of the national team training at the Shanghai Institute of Sport, expressing his expectations and encouragement for the athletes.
Heng Yuanxiang, one of the organizers of this event and an Olympic enterprise, brought the intangible cultural heritage "velvet embroidery" to the scene and invited all parties to participate in the embroidery of the Olympic five-ring flag. Hengyuanxiang Group also presented the commemorative badge of the members of the International Olympic Committee to the Olympic team of Shanghai University of Sport. Chen Zhongwei, chairman of Hengyuanxiang Group, hoped that the students would continue to practice the Olympic spirit and lead more people to participate in sports and pay attention to the Winter Olympic Games.
He Jialin, director of the Art Museum of the National Academy of Painting of China and head of the "Cheers for the Olympics" art sketching troupe, delivered a speech on behalf of the organizing committee. He said that in today's sports to the modernization, sports and art are more and more closely linked, the Olympic Games provide a stage for the integration of the two, but also for mankind to open up a colorful spiritual world, "Cheers for the Olympics" project will continue to promote the new development of cultural and sports integration as a cultural messenger.
He Jialin, director of the Art Museum of the National Academy of Painting of China and head of the "Cheers for the Olympics" art sketching troupe, delivered a speech on behalf of the organizing committee
Huang Jiannan, general adviser of overseas art and initiator of "Dream Painting Action", presented to the school calligraphy works with the school motto "Unity of Body and Mind and Competitive Climbing", and he said, I believe that the students of shanghai university of sport have a deeper understanding of sports and the Olympic spirit. The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics is coming, and I hope that through such an activity, students can lead a wider range of social groups to understand the Winter Olympic Games, feel the unique charm of the Winter Olympics, and feel the beauty of art through sports.
At the scene of the event, Chen Qitian, the cultural publicity ambassador of "Cheering for the Olympics", also expressed his artistic interpretation of the Olympic spirit through a beautiful piano solo.
Shanghai Institute of Sport is one of the earliest sports colleges and universities in the founding of New China, and has cultivated many sports talents. For the Olympic culture to enter the campus, Chen Peijie, dean of the Shanghai Institute of Sport, said that the Olympic Games is a precious wealth shared by mankind, and promoting the Olympic cause, promoting the Olympic movement, and inheriting and disseminating the Olympic spiritual culture are important contents of building a first-class sports university.
Huang Jiannan, general adviser of overseas art and initiator of "Dream Painting Action"
Wu Aihua, general manager of the "Cheers for the Olympics" project and chairman of Triumph Sports, said that in order to carry forward the Olympic spirit, welcome the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, and let more young people feel the charm of the Winter Olympics and traditional culture, the Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games and the Olympic enterprise Heng Yuanxiang jointly launched the "Heng Ai Action • Journey to the Beauty" Olympic culture into the campus activities, encouraging and guiding young people to actively participate in sports and fitness sports, culture and art learning through colorful content. The Trip to the United States is planned to enter 13 schools across the country during the Winter Olympic cycle, and has now entered Zhangjiakou, Ordos, Heyuan, Nantong, Wuxi, Shijiazhuang, Shanghai, and will enter more regions in the future.
Chen Qitian, the cultural ambassador of "Cheers for the Olympics", played live
"Cheering for the Olympic Games" is a cultural and sports project approved and hosted by the International Olympic Committee, which aims to combine Chinese culture with the Olympic spirit, and to display Chinese culture and art to the world through the Olympic stage and the diversified expression of the international element of sports culture. As a cultural messenger in the new era, we strive to practice the idea of exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations, and strive to participate in and promote the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind. In addition to "Constant Love Action, Journey to the United States", the "Cheers for the Olympic Games" series of activities also includes "Olympic Art Fair City Series Exhibition" and "Beijing Winter Olympics Special Cultural Activities". (End)
Source: China News Network