Whenever China achieves excellent results in the Olympic Games, there will be remarks on the Internet such as "the Olympic gold medal is useless" and "the national system is engaged in sports". Obviously, most of these remarks are rumors deliberately released by foreign media in order to smear China's achievements.
When China's sports development was still very backward, the competition in the Olympic Games was basically dominated by Westerners, but I don't know when it began, a figure from a mysterious ancient country in the East appeared more and more frequently in the Olympic Games.
There is a very special gymnasium at Northeastern University, which is named after Liu Changchun, the "first person in the Chinese Olympic Games". He graduated from the Physical Education Department of Northeastern University, taking the first step in The history of the Olympic Games for China, and a statue of Liu Changchun was built along with the museum. Although Liu Changchun has passed away, his spirit will always inspire the students who come and go.
Breaking national records
People who have a little understanding of China's Olympic history will certainly not be unfamiliar with Liu Changchun, but when we want to be more familiar with him and understand him, we will find that there are very few records about Liu Changchun on the Internet. The less here does not refer to quantity, but to the overall record of Liu Changchun.
Most of the records of Liu Changchun begin with the competition after he became an adult, what he achieved, what awards he won. But we always don't understand his life, he's a person.
From May 31 to June 2, 1929, at the 14th North China Games held in Shenyang, Liu Changchun broke the national records for the 100 meters, 200 meters and 400 meters in succession, and his results were 10.8 seconds, 22.4 seconds and 52.4 seconds, respectively.
Breaking one record is enough to be surprising, not to mention that Liu Changchun broke three, and it was at the same sports meeting. The author felt that at that time, there was only "how lonely the invincible is, how empty the invincible is, the cold wind constantly blowing in the peak alone, my loneliness who can understand me..." This lyric is most appropriate to Liu Changchun.
Although Liu Changchun has become invincible in the field of sprinting, we still do not know his origin with sprinting. When exactly did he start practicing sprinting, and what is his relationship with sprinting?
Back to the main topic, in this sports meeting, Liu Changchun became the player with the most attention. In today's parlance, Liu Changchun is on fire and he has become a sports star.
However, Liu Changchun's 22.4 seconds in the 200 meters was not his best result, and he also created an even better result of 21.6 seconds in 200 meters at his alma mater, Northeastern University. This achievement has been maintained for a full 92 years and has not been broken, and it is conceivable how terrible Liu Changchun's strength was that year.
However, the difference between the two records is not more than a second, and the venue is also different, and the wind speed on the day of the race will also have a slight impact, so the record created by Liu Changchun in Northeastern University has remained in Northeastern University.
False lies
At that time, the three northeastern provinces had become colonies of the Japanese invaders, and the Japanese established a puppet Manchurian government here. But since it is false, it will certainly not be recognized by everyone.
But the Japanese don't care, they don't want recognition from Chinese, but from countries around the world. With the recognition of the nations of the world, his puppet Manchurian government would be able to occupy a place in the international arena, even though it would not be very large.
So the Japanese set their sights on the Olympics. Some readers may say, what is the relationship between the Olympic Games and international recognition of the puppet Manchurian government? In fact, the relationship between them is easy to analyze.
First, the Olympics originated from the West and then went international. Western countries have basically experienced the industrial revolution, the budding of capital has developed rapidly, and the strength of Western countries has generally increased. Among them, the countries that can participate in the Olympic Games must have a certain strength. If anyone in the puppet Manchurian government was able to participate in the Olympic Games and was not rejected, it would be tantamount to international recognition of him as a country.
As a result, various newspapers of the puppet Manchukuo government published the news that "Liu Changchun and others will represent Manchukuo at the Tenth Olympic Games." And the Japanese not only said so, but were really prepared to do so.
After hearing the news, Liu Changchun immediately issued a statement in the newspaper: "The rumors of the fake newspapers are purely fictitious lies. My conscience is still there, and my blood is still flowing, how can I forget China and act as a puppet puppet country? ”
This change aroused the indignation of the people of the whole country, waving their hands one after another, trying to drive these shameless Japanese people out of the country.
The embodiment of strength
On June 25, 1932, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs received information from the headquarters of the International Olympic Games that the participation of puppet Manchukuo in the Olympic Games was not successful in the end, and the International Olympic Games did not approve it.
Our Olympic Games know that this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that must not be missed, and it hastily called to ask for accommodation to register. On 26 June, we received a reply agreeing to allow our country to participate in the Olympic Games. The players registered in China are Liu Changchun and Yu Xiwei. Later, due to the obstruction of the Japanese, Yu Xiwei failed to reach Los Angeles, USA, and eventually missed the game.
Liu Changchun's side is also Los Angeles, which has gone through countless hardships. He had a similar experience to Yu Xiwei, but with the help of Zhang Xueliang and others, he still boarded a cruise ship in Shanghai.
However, the journey did not seem to be so smooth, and the three-week-long life at sea made Liu Changchun extremely uncomfortable. Liu Changchun departed on July 8 and arrived in Los Angeles on the 29th, and the opening ceremony was held on the afternoon of the 30th.
On July 6 and 7, shanghai press, sports and groups traveled for Liu Changchun, with nearly 2,000 people attending; on July 8, Liu Changchun and Song Junfu took a cruise ship from Shanghai to Los Angeles to launch the first flight of the Chinese Olympic Games. The cruise ship arrived in Los Angeles on July 29, and the opening ceremony was held on the afternoon of the 30th.
Liu Changchun didn't have much time to rest at all, let alone train. He competed in three events in total, and the 400m event did not play due to lack of physical strength. Both the 100m and 200m events were last in the group and failed to qualify. While this is a very dismal achievement, it represents a crucial step forward for us at the Olympic Games.
The Olympic Games are not a reflection of the individual strength of the athletes, but also the comprehensive strength of a country. Liu Changchun's personal strength is extremely excellent, but he has made his achievements so unsatisfactory because of the influence of transportation, obstruction from other countries, and the environment.
We must clearly understand that China at that time was too weak, so weak that Liu Changchun had no money to go home after the game, and in the end it was the support of local overseas Chinese that allowed him to return to China. Isn't that a national problem?
But it is precisely because of this that the hearts of our people want to be stronger, and our party has tried its best to make the country stronger.
brief summary:
Let's look at the present, the overall physical fitness of the people has become stronger, and everyone has eaten and dressed warmly. The training of athletes is also more scientific, and there are Chinese figures in various international competitions. Going to the Olympics is not our ultimate goal, it is just a point in our path to the international world.
In the next few years and decades, our country will become stronger and stronger, and in the process of joint development and prosperity of other countries, the world may take on a more beautiful posture.