Remembering our original aspiration and mission, striving to bring glory to our country, Chinese athletes are determined to make new achievements at the Paris Olympics. Olympic Games | Paris | athletes
In order to further enhance the sense of mission, responsibility, honor, and urgency of the preparation work for the Paris Olympics, and to demonstrate the spirit of the national team's hard training, tenacious struggle, striving for success, and bringing glory to the country, on July 25th, the national team held a one-year countdown theme speech event for the Paris Olympics, titled "Learning Ideology, Strengthening Responsibility, and Making New Achievements". 12 national team athletes, coaches, and staff representatives gave passionate speeches, demonstrating their tenacious determination to work hard and bring glory to the country, and expressing their determination to remember their original mission and make new achievements in Paris.
Champion of the Rio and Tokyo Olympics, veteran of the national weightlifting team, Shi Zhiyong, suffered from injuries during his pursuit of the Paris Olympics, causing physical and mental distress. "Theme education has given me a more firm answer. Learning ideology has strengthened my belief in bringing glory to the country. Strong responsibility has strengthened my courage to forge ahead. Making new achievements has strengthened my determination to create more brilliance," said Shi Zhiyong.
In the just concluded World Women's Volleyball League, the Chinese women's volleyball team overcame numerous difficulties and won the runner up, achieving the best result in the history of the event after its restructuring. Captain Yuan Xinyue stated that she will lead her teammates to continue to remember their original aspirations and forge ahead. Starting from every training class and every day of training, she will seize every minute and every second, improve her technical and tactical abilities, carry forward the spirit of the new era women's volleyball team, and strive to win a comeback at the Paris Olympics. Yuan Xinyue said, "The responsibility and belief to face difficulties is our mission, and it is also the charm of the spirit of the new era women's volleyball team. In the future, we will continue to train hard, work hard, and strive to make our collective stronger, striving to achieve better results at the Paris Olympics."
37 year old veteran of the national rowing team, Zhang Liang, retired after the 2021 National Games. When the country sounded the call to prepare for Paris, he resolutely chose to make a comeback. "I always remember my dream when I joined the team, and I always bear in mind the instructions of my country and people, which is to climb to the highest podium of the World Series."
Gymnast Xiao Ruoteng once picked silver at the Tokyo Olympics, and then went through new growth processes such as surgery to heal old injuries and learning new movements from scratch. Now he has pressed the restart button for himself, targeting the 2024 Paris Olympics. "I will always remember the fine tradition of Chinese gymnastics, the original aspiration of athletes, and the spirit of Chinese sports. Together with athletes, I will strive towards the goal of raising the national flag and playing the national anthem at the Paris Olympics."
At present, the World Swimming Championships are being held in Fukuoka, Japan. In the completed diving events, the national diving team has achieved excellent results of 12 gold, 4 silver, and 3 bronze medals. Chen Ruolin, the coach of the national diving team who has just returned from Japan, said that "success, perfection, and transcendence" have always been the pursuit of the national diving team. Chen Ruolin said, "The responsibility lies in our hearts and the mission lies on our shoulders. At the Paris Olympics, I will work with my teammates to give our country a very good answer. We will be the most beautiful pioneers on the road of the new era, and the strongest climbers on the journey to new heights."
"I have never been to Paris before. If I could go to Paris, besides competitions, my wish would be for our trampoline team to strive to win honors and take a photo in front of the Arc de Triomphe." National trampoline team athlete Wang Zisai joined the national team for the first time in December 2021. As a young athlete, he looks forward to creating excellent results with his teammates at the Paris Olympics.
In just over 40 hours, national cycling team athlete and Tokyo Olympic champion Bao Shanju will compete with her teammates in the Glasgow World Championships in the UK. "This is the big exam before the Paris Olympics. Those who meet through narrow paths win, and I believe we can do it!" Looking ahead to Paris, Bao Shanju said, "I look forward to defeating my opponents, playing the national anthem in Paris, and doing everything possible to improve one thousandth of a second!"
Niu Di, an athlete from the national rock climbing team, stated that in order to better inherit the spirit of Chinese sports and mountaineering, help build a sports powerhouse, and achieve the Olympic goals, she will "remain firm in confidence, aim for the goal and strive forward; uphold responsibility, and win the victory over Paris in building new achievements; live up to the youth, and bring glory to the country in her heart.".
Behind all the achievements, it is inseparable from the hard work and dedication of the composite team staff. Hao Jianyu, a member of the National Shooting Team's psychological team, said, "I formed a cooperative alliance with coaches and athletes to deeply communicate the psychological needs of both sides. Based on our understanding of the project, we attempted to innovate and organically combine the latest mindfulness training, traditional imagery training, and psychological counseling, providing personalized psychological methods and tools."
From winning the World Cup runner up in 2022 to regaining the Asian Cup championship in 2023, the Chinese women's basketball team has brought surprises to everyone in recent years. Captain Yang Liwei said, "Behind the hard work and dedication, the strong spiritual power of the Chinese women's basketball team is an important driving force for everyone to move forward. Winning the Asian Cup is the first step to regain the glory of our predecessors, and it is also the foundation for us to move towards the next glory. I believe that through continuous efforts and perseverance, the Chinese women's basketball team will continue to write a legend in Paris."
Wang Jianan, who rose from the low point, won the gold medal in men's long jump at last year's Athletics World Championships, achieving a historic breakthrough for the national athletics team. "Whenever I want to give up, I look at the bright five-star red flag on my chest, think about the mission and responsibility I carried when wearing a red war robe, tell myself not to be defeated by difficulties, to persevere, to prove myself with hard work and achievements, and to repay my country." Wang Jianan said, "I will try my best to bring Chinese red with me, jump further, and let more Chinese red rise on the world stage!"
"You don't need this point, our country still needs this point," said Wang Hao, the head coach of the national table tennis team's men's team. This sentence was from the team training when the national table tennis team was established in 1952. "In the hearts of everyone on the national table tennis team, the goal is to win honor and bring glory to the country. Preparing for the Paris Olympics is a journey full of challenges and difficulties, but please believe that the national table tennis team, which has come from a glorious history, will always adhere to the mission of fighting for the country with excellent tactics, excellent technology, and perseverance in both thought and action, to overcome all difficulties and obstacles."
Looking ahead to the Paris Olympics one year later, Wang Hao stated that the national table tennis team should not only face various problems and carefully study opponents, but also adhere to the principle of putting oneself first, continuously promoting innovation, strengthening competition within the team, continuously improving their own level, and striving to achieve the goal of "raising the national flag and playing the national anthem" at the Paris Olympics.
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