Cui Zengqi: Lenovo about Beijing’s successful bid to host the Winter Olympics

Cui Zengqi: Lenovo about Beijing’s successful bid to host the Winter Olympics Phoenix City Cui Zengqi I feel extremely...

Cui Zengqi: Beijing’s successful bid to host the Winter Olympics Lenovo Phoenix Cui Zengqi When the news came that Beijing had become the host city for the 2022 Winter Olympics, I felt extremely excited and happy, and it also aroused endless imagination. I knew the term Olympic Games when I was eleven years old. It was the first Olympic Games held after the end of World War II and China's victory in the Anti-Japanese War. Due to the two world wars, the Olympic Games were suspended for two sessions. The 1948 London Olympics was the first Olympic Games after the war. With the joy of victory, people ushered in the grand event symbolizing peace and unity. A total of 59 countries and regions selected 4,099 athletes to participate. Japan and Germany, as the Axis powers of World War II, were not allowed to participate in the Olympics. At that time, China had just ended the Anti-Japanese War, and its national strength had not yet been restored. Coupled with the civil war between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, China had not yet taken off its reputation as the sick man of East Asia. The country was poor and the people were weak, let alone the dream of hosting the Olympics. In conjunction with the Olympic Games, the National Government also held the National Games at Shanghai Jiangwan Stadium in May 1948. I remember participating in the Boy Scout performance as a student. As a populous country and a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, China sent a 33-member delegation to the London Olympics. The participating events include 10 people in basketball, 18 people in football, 3 people in track and field, 1 person in swimming, and 1 person in cycling. The result of the game is that no one wins, and the number of cards is zero. I was in Shanghai at that time, and people were also very concerned about the Olympics, because there was a well-known long-distance runner in Shanghai named Lou Wen'ao. His long-distance running performance broke the national record many times, reaching 31.27 seconds, and he was very likely to win the world championship. Legend has it that he was a mute. After he came to Shanghai with his parents, who worked as cleaners, he sometimes practiced long-distance running with a group of people and pulled rickshaws, and developed good leg strength. People had high hopes for him. We students often discussed together that in the future, if we choose long-distance runners among rickshaw drivers, the champion will definitely be Chinese, because foreigners do not have this profession. But the news from the newspaper about the results of the competition was surprising. He was the last person to reach the finish line at the Olympics, which was simply unbelievable. At that time, China's teams participating in the Olympics had limited funds and no accompanying reporters or photographers. About half a year later we saw a documentary filmed by the Soviet Union about the Olympics, which recorded Lou Wen'ao's misfortunes during the competition. Before the 10,000-meter long-distance race, Lou Wen'ao sat barefoot on the field. His coach bought him a new pair of spikes and put them on. At the beginning of the game, he started a little slowly because he was deaf, but he quickly entered the first team and maintained good results. About fifteen minutes into the race, he suddenly slowed down, with a very painful expression on his face. As a result, he fell behind step by step and reached the finish line last. The commentator explained that it was because the nails of the spikes pushed upward and broke his heels. People were talking about foreigners deliberately harming him. Maybe it was the quality of the shoes? Because the leather shoes we wore when we were young often had nails protruding from the heels. It is impossible to find out why. At that time, China was poor, its people were weak, and its sports were weak. When an outstanding national athlete like Lou Wen'ao participated in the Olympic Games, he actually bought a new pair of spikes before arriving at the stadium to compete. One shell from the civil war was enough to buy a pair of shoes. The later story is even more poignant. His air ticket to return to China after the competition was sponsored by overseas Chinese. Because he was deaf-mute, someone else exchanged it for a boat ticket and made a profit on the difference. He took a boat to Hong Kong and never returned to Shanghai. An outstanding athlete who had great hope of winning China's first Olympic medal just disappeared silently. What a tragedy for the nation! Today, seventy years later, China has become a major Olympic power in the world. In July 1984, China won 15 gold medals, eight silver medals and nine bronze medals at the Los Angeles Olympics, ranking fourth in the total number of medals. At the subsequent 2000 Sydney Olympics, China ranked third in the total number of gold medals and medals. In 2008, the Chinese people's long-awaited dream of hosting the Olympic Games in China was realized for a century. The Beijing Olympics was a great success. China selected the largest team in history to participate in the Beijing Olympics and achieved the best result of winning 51 gold medals, ranking first in total. The Olympic spirit has become more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. The Youth Olympic Games were successfully held in Nanjing, China last year, and now Beijing, China has won the right to host the 2020 Winter Olympics. The achievements of the Olympic Games have increased the extensive contact and understanding between China and the world, promoted the advancement of various undertakings in Chinese society, and are also a symbol of the prosperity of the country and nation. Every Chinese son and daughter is excited and proud of the progress made by the motherland. Today, the heartbreaking Lou Wen'ao incident of 70 years ago will never happen again. We have thrown the hat of "sick man of Asia" given to us by foreigners into the Pacific Ocean. Before success, we must clearly see our shortcomings and the gap behind the rest of the world, and promote the progress of our nation and country by hosting the Olympic Games. The civility, courtesy and moral quality of the Chinese people are still very poor. It is common to see Chinese people scrambling for seats on airplanes, disrespecting service staff and even fighting each other, wasting food in the dining hall and making loud noises in public places. Some people even went to soak their feet in the pool in front of the Louvre Museum in Paris. It’s really a disgrace to our countrymen. It is these trivial matters, both big and small, that make the image of the Chinese people controversial. Another is environmental and food safety issues. People gather at the Olympics and need fresh air, clean drinking water and safe and delicious food in a joyful atmosphere. We must not let the snow of the Winter Olympics be stained with dust. With the current situation in Beijing, there are still many gaps. Hosting the Olympic Games is a good opportunity to improve the quality of the people and improve various tasks. I wish the Beijing Winter Olympics success, and hope that the Olympic Games will bring benefits to the people across the country and promote the progress of the entire society.