The last stop of the Torch Relay for the 14th Games and the Paralympic Games was in Xi'an.
At 8:37 a.m., under the watchful eyes of the audience, 3 flame guards entered with the flame in hand and lit the torch. Accompanied by the runner, the first torchbearer Xue Ying took the torch and set off from the Xi'an International Convention and Exhibition Center, and the torch relay officially began.
Xue Ying is the honorary squad leader and rivet of "Xue Ying Class" of AVIC Xifei International Aviation Parts Factory. She said that as a Shaanxi Airlines person, she is very honored to be elected as the first torchbearer, and she also hopes that she can run out of the self-confidence of Shaanxi people and the style of aviation people. "The torch passes on the dream and also reflects the cohesion of the Shaanxi people." I will bring the spirit of the all-round transport back to the post, drive the workers to integrate into the tide of scientific and technological innovation, and make the contribution of industrial workers to the development of aviation. ”
The 19th stick torchbearer is passing the torch.
"From the moment the torch was lit, I felt uplifted and proud from the bottom of my heart, which is a responsibility and an honor. The spirit of the National People's National Movement is transmitted and carried forward through the torch of this stick after stick. The 19th torchbearer Bai Hua, from the Xi'an Rehabilitation Center for the Disabled, raised his own funds to establish a rehabilitation room and carried out free medical services for the masses, and was rated as "a good person in China". He said that in the future, the spirit of quanyun will be brought back to work and life.
The 48th torchbearer, Wei Guoguang, is a blind masseuse at the Shaanxi Normal University Hospital. "I was thrilled to pick up the torch and it was an honor for me to be a torchbearer as a blind disabled person. When I heard the shouts from outside, I was extremely proud and even more convinced that it was my unshirkable duty to help people with disabilities. Wei Guoguang told reporters that in the future, the torch spirit will be brought back to the post, leading the disabled to learn cultural knowledge, so that more disabled people can be self-reliant, adapt to society, and repay society.
The 48th stick torchbearer is passing the torch.
Huang Qian from Xi'an Institute of Physical Education served as the 95th baseball torchbearer and has represented China in major international events such as the World Championships, the Asian Games and the World Cup. "As a practitioner of the university system, I am very honored to serve as a torchbearer this time, and from the perspective of the competition, the organization and venue construction of this competition are of high standards and high specifications." Huang Qian said that the National Games have played a leading and promoting role in Shaanxi's urban construction and urban planning, and have also brought a role in promoting Shaanxi's sports industry.
The 95th stick torchbearer is passing the torch.
Xu Xiangyang, the 97th stick torchbearer from the Northwest Company of China Construction Eighth Bureau, is a participant in the construction of key projects such as Xi'an Public Health Center and Xi'an Olympic Sports Center Main Stadium. Xu Xiangyang said that he was very proud to be able to pass the torch at the main stadium of the Xi'an Olympic Sports Center that he participated in building today. "Delivery on time to ensure quality is the greatest wish of our tens of millions of builders." The torch is passed on to the Olympic spirit, and I will pass this spirit on to more people and continue to contribute to the strength of builders for Shaanxi and Xi'an. ”
Han Yifei is the 98th stick torchbearer and a post-00s volunteer from Xi'an Technological University. "When I lit the torch, I was very excited, and although I had rehearsed it hundreds of times in my heart, the moment of lighting could not be copied and replaced. It was the most memorable moment of my life. Han Yifei said that as a young college student, in the future study and work, he will pass on the spirit of not being afraid of difficulties and daring to challenge. She always believes that the new youth will run a better style in the future.
At 10:28 a.m., the last stick of the torch relay was carried by torchbearer Wu Yanan to the end of Xi'an Station, the central square of the Xi'an Olympic Sports Center, and lit the sacred brazier. Since then, the torch relay of the 14th Games and the Paralympic Games has been successfully concluded. On September 15, the flame will light the torch tower of the 14th Games in the Xi'an Olympic Sports Center Stadium.
As an ambassador for the 14th Games and the Paralympic Games, Wu Yanan said it was a great honor to serve as the torchbearer of the last baton. "The torch is passing on the spirit of the Red Revolution and the higher, faster and stronger Olympic spirit, and I hope that the spirit of the National Games can always be preserved on the land of Sanqin, so that the masses can always maintain the enthusiasm of participating in sports and paying attention to sports." Wu Yanan said.
The 14th National Games will officially open on September 15, and the Xi'an Division includes a total of 29 competitions, of which Xi'an city hosts 10 events in diving, swimming, synchronized swimming, futsal basketball, three-a-side basketball, athletics, marathon, golf, rock climbing and skateboarding. Xixian New Area hosts two sports competitions in equestrian and bMX. The Xi'an Division of the 11th National Paralympic Games includes a total of 16 major events, and Xi'an hosts 4 sports in athletics, swimming, marathon and wheelchair basketball.
The Xi'an Olympic Sports Center, the main venue of the 14th Games, is located in the core location of the central landscape axis of the Xi'an International Port District running through the east and west, and is composed of "one game, two halls" and outdoor supporting sports venues. The total land area is 1089 mu, the net land is 862 mu, and the total construction area is 520,000 square meters. With the intention of "setting sail on the Silk Road and the flower of prosperity", it is also the strategic high point for achieving the "East Expansion" of Xi'an City.