BEIJING, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- Giving sports a greater mission and value -- the spark from the collision of champion dialogues.
Xinhua News Agency reporter Ji Ye.
Champion public welfare dream action initiated by the champion ** was held in Shenzhen and Hong Kong a few days ago, champion athletes, athlete volunteers, sports organizations**, entrepreneurs, scholars and other people from all walks of life gathered together, in the collision and exchange of ideas and views, the mission and value of sports are also clearer.
Talking about the original intention of creating the champion more than ten years ago, Yang Yang, the first gold medalist of the Winter Olympics in China and vice president of the World Anti-Doping Agency, said: "Because we believe that the championship is not only a gold medal and honor, but also a kind of ability and quality, I hope that young people and retired athletes can become a better version of themselves under the inspiration of the champion spirit, and hope that our society will become better through sports." ”
Under the guidance of this original intention, on the one hand, the champion public welfare dream action went into the school, shared inspirational stories with students, took students to physical education classes, and planted the seeds of chasing dreams in the hearts of childrenOn the other hand, it also has a dialogue with people from all walks of life, focusing on the value of sports in the Greater Bay Area, the value and mission of entrepreneurs and athletes, and the social responsibility of sports.
Subheading) Plant the seeds for children to chase their dreams.
In Shenzhen and Hong Kong, the champions of the Champion Charity Dream Action on campus ignited the enthusiasm of the students, and everyone surrounded the athletes and asked for autographs and group photos.
Yang Yang shared with reporters the details of Tianxingu Primary School in Hong Kong: "The athletes felt the enthusiasm of the children as soon as they appeared, and the children did not necessarily know who we were, but they were all excited when they said that the champion was coming. In the championship lecture hall, several athlete representatives shared their growth experiences with the childrenThe champion physical education class is both professional and entertaining, and the children are still unsatisfied. ”
Yang Yang hopes that while bringing happiness to children, he can also plant the seeds of chasing dreams and help these lovely children grow up happily, healthily and bravely.
Chen Lu, China's first world champion in figure skating, said that as a former athlete, she hopes to give back to the society and share her athletes' stories with students.
Subheading) Athletes and Entrepreneurship.
Athletes and entrepreneurs may seem far apart, but they have a lot in common. In the Champion Public Welfare Dream Action Champion Public Welfare Seminar, Ni Zhengdong, founder of Qingke Group and chairman of Tsinghua Entrepreneur Association, summarized what the two have in common: they both need to never give up;We all need to continue to struggle and surpass;All need talent;Competitors are the best motivator;They are all growing in the process of receiving help, helping each other, and helping others;Regardless of the results, they all run on their respective tracks;There are good times and bad times;Humility is all needed.
Gymnastics Olympic Champion ***, who also ventured into business after retiring, said that although athletes face challenges and failures every day, their goals and dreams are actually very clear, which is to win world and Olympic titles. However, the goal of retirement will not be so clear, leaving the professional sport that has been practiced for 20 to 30 years, facing a new choice, just like when you first started gymnastics at the age of five or six, and you don't know anything. The success of entrepreneurs cannot be measured by gold medals, and in the process of starting a business, he has been thinking about what success is and how to better give back to the society.
Chen Lu won the women's singles championship at the 1995 World Figure Skating Championships, becoming China's first world figure skating champion. She recalled that when she walked out of the gate of the national team training base after retiring, there were many seemingly ordinary things that she didn't know how to do, such as paying electricity bills, going to the hospital, and how to maintain cars, all of which had to be learned from scratch.
In the process of starting a business, what impressed Chen Lu the most was "forbearance", and when she was an athlete, she would always strive for the first place.
First, the challenge is impossible, but in the process of doing business, many times it is necessary to "endure", compromise or compromise.
Extreme skier Zhang Jiahao has no entrepreneurial experience, but he believes that skiing and doing business have one thing in common, that is, you must have a special love for this thing in order to keep moving forward.
Sub-heading) Promote sport to play a greater role in social development.
Historically, sport has not only promoted peace, but also the well-being of people around the world. Yu Zaiqing, Vice President of the Chinese Olympic Committee and member of the International Olympic Committee, said that in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, UN member states have recognized the role of sport in promoting sustainable development and peace. Taking the Olympic Games as an example, he fully demonstrated the important role of sports in promoting peace and development by combing through the development history of previous Olympic Games.
From her own experience of participating in competitions and participating in public welfare undertakings, Hui Ruoqi, the Olympic champion of women's volleyball and the initiator of Hui**, conveyed the social value of sportsmanship across nationalities and languages, and inspired and inspired the growth of generations.
Bao Mingxiao, dean of the China Sports Policy Research Institute of Beijing Sport University, believes that the core logic of building a sports power is to continuously promote sports to play more social value and role. In his view, the future development of sports will be carried out from two dimensions, one is the development of sports itself, including mass sports, competitive sports, sports industry, sports culture, sports foreign exchanges and so on. A more important dimension is to promote development through sports, and transform the development of sports into national influence, economic productivity, social affinity, and people's health.
Yang Yang believes that sports carry different historical missions at different stages of national social development, and in today's social development environment, sports should no longer be limited to the perspective of competition, but should assume greater responsibilities and be endowed with greater value. (ENDS).