Beijing Olympic Games has raised the competitive level of human beings to a new height. According to statistics, 38 world records and 85 Olympic records were rewritten, and 87 countries and regions won medals, far exceeding the previous 75. Panama, Mongolia, Bahrain and other countries won the first Olympic gold medal in history.
Looking back on 16 days, there are many impressive sports miracles: American swimming genius Phelps won 8 gold medals, plus 6 gold medals in Athens Olympic Games, making him the athlete who won the most gold medals in Olympic history; Japanese Kosuke Kitajima became the first swimmer to win four Olympic gold medals in breaststroke. Bolt, a 22-year-old Jamaican flying man, even challenged the limits of human beings and broke the world records of men's 100 meters and 200 meters. ...
It seems needless to say that the Beijing Olympic Games is definitely a high-level sports meeting, where athletes are creating their own legends. Beijing has thus become a "miracle city".
What is more exciting than breaking the world record many times is the momentum of the players. For example, Liu Chunhong, a weightlifter from China, broke the world record even if he won the gold medal, and staged a good show of breaking the world record for six appearances and five times; Russian pole vault beauty Isinbayeva locked the gold medal early and still encouraged herself to bravely sprint to a new height of 5.05 meters. The Olympic Games need such a fighting spirit.
The high competitive level and outstanding achievements of the Beijing Olympic Games are also rare in the history of the century-old Olympic Games. In addition to the athletes' own efforts and high-tech equipment, it is also necessary to provide good services and venue conditions for the Beijing Olympic Games. It can be said that Beijing has done its best to "escort" athletes to break the world record and the Olympic record.
Spain's Abesai newspaper published an article on August 19, saying that Sydney Olympic Games broke 15 swimming world records, Athens Olympic Games broke 7 and Beijing Olympic Games rewrote 25 world records, which was jaw-dropping. The magical swimming pool of the Water Cube will go down in history.
Highlight 2: The unique oriental charm touched the world.
A beautiful picture was slowly opened, and four great inventions of ancient china was in it ... This scene at the opening ceremony made China people proud and moved foreign friends. Newsweek called it "amazing".
The wonderful opening ceremony of the Olympic Games left a deep impression on the guests from all over the world. South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported that the bright colors, strong contrast, exquisite images and avant-garde attempts to combine physical objects and special effects at the opening ceremony showed a magnificent historical picture. Brazil World Wide Web said on its homepage shortly after the opening ceremony that China showed the world the most beautiful opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, which contained thousands of years of cultural essence and colorful fireworks.
Ge, a famous scholar, commented that martial arts, kite flying, Kunqu opera, puppets, the Analects of Confucius and the study of 3,000 disciples all expressed the essence of China culture in a popular and wonderful way.
Moreover, the shadow of China culture is everywhere, which makes foreign friends feel novel. There are ancient poems, calligraphy and Chinese paintings in the press conference hall, images of the Forbidden City and quadrangles in the dining room, kites and stages in the park, and simple Chinese teaching materials are specially distributed by relevant departments. Xiushui Street welcomes an endless stream of foreign tourists every day. ...
Visiting Guijie Street, listening to Kunqu Opera and Peking Opera, tasting China green tea, buying China goods and chatting with people on tricycles, even if they just learn a Chinese character, foreign friends can play for half a day. In order to let the guests from afar appreciate the culture of China in a short time, the Capital Museum launched the "Chinese Memory-5000 Years of Civilized Treasures Exhibition", which mobilized 169 treasures from 55 museums in 26 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities across the country. The Palace Museum and the Olympic Cultural Square also hold various cultural activities for foreign guests from time to time.
International Olympic Committee President Rogge commented: "The 2008 Olympic Games will not only be a high-quality sports event, but also become a stage for cultural exchanges between the people of China and the people of the world."
Jin, a professor at Renmin University of China who specializes in humanistic Olympics, said that hosting the Olympic Games is a great opportunity for China to go global, and it is also an unprecedented exchange and collision between eastern and western cultures. China people's hospitality, China's vitality, openness, tolerance and unique oriental culture have left a deep impression on people all over the world.
Highlight 3: the mobilization of the whole people has amazing cohesion.
Hosting the Olympic Games in China is also an unprecedented test of the mobilization ability and cohesion of China countries. 200 1 After Beijing's successful bid for the Olympic Games, a survey showed that more than 96% of the public in China supported Beijing to host the 2008 Olympic Games, which was surprising.
Jin pointed out that the integration of national spirit and the spirit of the times has a strong social cohesion and social integration function. In the recent Sichuan earthquake, the China government mobilized hundreds of thousands of rescue workers in a short time, and all sectors of society made extensive donations, amounting to tens of billions of yuan in a short time, which became the most touching and warm scene in 2008.
This spirit was also reflected and continued during the preparation and hosting of the Beijing Olympic Games, and the people of China showed unprecedented cohesion and centripetal force. Foreign media marveled at the extensive and in-depth support and participation of China people in the Olympic Games. The French magazine Science and Life reported that in order to welcome the Olympic Games, Beijingers are learning English one after another. Beijing has also mobilized more than 654.38 million Olympic volunteers, 400,000 urban volunteers, more than 654.38 million social volunteers and 200,000 "cheerleading" volunteers.
In the previous Olympic Games, the costly construction of stadiums and gymnasiums often hindered the holding of the Olympic Games. No matter the Montreal Olympic Games or the Athens Olympic Games, the stadiums and gymnasiums can't be completed on time. However, since the start of the stadium construction in 2005, the people of China have shown the "China Speed" to the world. All the venues were completed ahead of schedule and passed the test of "Good Luck Beijing" as scheduled. At the same time, a large number of infrastructures, such as Metro Line 5 and 10 lines, were built simultaneously.
The Beijing Olympic Games can be successfully held, first of all, because it is the hope of the whole people. Experts say, for example, at the grand opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, there were 65,438+08,000 actors. If it is in other market-oriented countries, it may mean a huge cost, and it is not easy for participants to unify their ideas, but it is not a problem at home.
Another obvious example is that in order to ensure the air quality during the Olympic Games, Beijing and its neighboring provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities have tried their best to shut down enterprises that may cause pollution within 300 kilometers of Fiona Fang, and millions of drivers in Beijing consciously abide by the regulations of "even and odd numbers are restricted, and yellow-labeled cars are prohibited from going on the road". China people have no complaints about contributing to the Olympic Games, even if it brings some inconvenience.
Jin Yan, a reporter for The Economist, said that she always wanted to explore why China has such great charisma, organization and mobilization, and where this great energy comes from. She believes that after the successful conclusion of the Olympic Games, she will have a preliminary answer.
Highlight 4: From the gold medal carnival to the citizens who enjoy the game.
In more than half a month's sports event, 654.38+300 million people in China were baptized by the most extensive Olympic spirit. Admirable is that China people are no longer simply intoxicated with the carnival of gold medals, but feel the athletes' fighting spirit and great Olympic feelings in the fierce competition.
Modern sports in China are all imported. To explore China people's gold medal complex, it is necessary to review the modern history of China: in the late Qing Dynasty, while passively receiving western education, China began to slowly accept western sports. At first, only foreign missionaries and businessmen played, and China people watched. Later, China's education department reformed and adjusted traditional sports and introduced western courses, and modern sports in China began to take off.
After Xu Haifeng 1984 shot down the first Olympic gold medal in LA, the whole China was boiling! After a century of weakness, a big country went to the Olympics with a brand-new look and won 15 gold medals, which inspired the people. Gold medal players are regarded as national heroes without exception, and even have the "women's volleyball spirit" that inspires a whole generation.
1988, China Sports Corps defeated Seoul and won only five gold medals. Some people behave irrationally. For example, "Prince of gymnastics" Li Ning received a blade and rope. At that time, the gold medal became an important symbol to measure whether an athlete was patriotic or not. Since then, at the four Olympic Games in Barcelona, Atlanta, Sydney and Athens, the number of gold medals of the China Legion has steadily increased, and its position in the ranking tends to be stable. China people's gold medal complex has also faded a lot.
Jin said that if the Olympic gold medal really enhanced the national pride of Chinese people in a special period and played a great role in spiritual encouragement, people's attitude towards the gold medal now seems more mature and rational, and initially realized the transformation from "gold medal carnival" to "enjoying the game".
"Gold medals are not everything," said Jin. "We should congratulate others on their achievements and progress with the dignity of a big country."
At the Beijing Olympic Games, although the number of gold medals won by the China sports delegation was far ahead, people were still full of longing and expectation for gold medals, but people paid unprecedented attention to the competition itself. For example, after Liu Xiang retired, China lost the most likely track and field gold medal, but the attendance rate of the Bird's Nest remained unchanged.
Zheng Mojie, deputy director of the Civilization Office of the Capital, said that at the Beijing Olympic Games, the audience applauded their domestic athletes because they were patriotic, but they also applauded outstanding foreign athletes. China audiences will like the Olympic Games more and more, which shows that they are trying to understand the Olympic spirit.
Highlight 5: A model of serving the media and promoting the Olympic Games.
2.65438+100,000 registered journalists and 5,000 unregistered journalists, China and Beijing became the focus of global media during the Olympic cycle. Critical eyes examine every detail of media services. Sha Wanquan, director of the main news center and international broadcasting center of Beijing Olympic Games, said before the opening of the Olympic Games that his team must conscientiously fulfill its commitment to bid for the Olympic Games, strictly follow international and Olympic practices, sing the slogan "Serving the media means serving the Olympic Games and serving the national image", and do a good job in media service with high standards, high quality and high level.
In fact, being kind to the media started from the moment when foreign journalists entered the country. The Capital Airport has specially set up the "Olympic Green Channel", and the information provided by the Olympic News Center and the Broadcasting Center is not only rich but also useful. In the media village, journalists are well taken care of. For example, the Green Home Media Village received 6,000 journalists and 8,000 related service personnel.
In its bid report, Beijing promised to provide the media with first-class working and living conditions and transportation services to ensure that journalists can report the Olympic Games quickly, efficiently and successfully. In addition, journalists will enjoy full freedom of reporting.
Since the opening of the main press center of the Olympic Games, the International Broadcasting Center and the Beijing International Press Center on July 8, the three media service centers have not only provided comprehensive information terminals, live TV broadcasts and various information services, but also set up newsstands, libraries and various information display platforms that can provide more than 90 kinds of world newspapers and periodicals, organized high-frequency and multi-theme news releases and arranged colorful media group interviews and interviews.
In addition, the main press center of the Olympic Games also provides various special life services, such as Chinese neck and shoulder massage, haircut and gym. Let reporters have a rest and relax after work. Of the more than 654.38 million volunteers for the Beijing Olympic Games, a considerable number directly serve the media.
In order to publicize the Olympic Games and let the Olympic spirit penetrate the land of China, BOCOG has inherited and developed the Olympic concept, and creatively put forward the Olympic concepts of "green Olympics", "people's Olympics" and "high-tech Olympics", which is another great contribution of China people to the Olympic Games.
Popularizing the Olympic Games among young people is also a promise that the host country of the Olympic Games must honor. 1988 After the Olympic Games in Seoul (now Seoul), according to a survey in South Korea, 79. 1% of Koreans think that the Olympic Games have broadened people's international horizons, especially young people's, and increased people's knowledge.
In the seven years since the successful bid for the Olympic Games, textbooks condensed the core contents of the Olympic Movement have entered urban and rural schools in China, and 400 million young people in China have received all-round Olympic education, participated in the Olympic Movement and spread the Olympic spirit. During the Olympic Games, BOCOG also held a series of educational activities. With the fierce competition of the Olympic Games, the Olympic concepts of "Faster, Higher and Stronger" and "Emphasis on Participation" have deeply influenced everyone in China. (Cheng Yifeng)