A memorable day, August 8th Cycling | Sports | Day
Author | Sun Yahui
In preparation for the 15th National Fitness Day, the Bicycle Association of Fanchang District, Wuhu City, Anhui Province, recently organized students who love cycling to exercise at the Mangu Tourist Resort in Fanchang District. The children enjoy the beauty while enjoying the fun of sports. Photo by Xiao Benxiang
In the summer of August, hibiscus blooms. The 31st Summer Universiade will close on the evening of August 8th. Over the course of more than a dozen competition days, college athletes from all over the world worked hard, sweated profusely, and unleashed their passion and vitality. Stories about striving and transcending, pursuing and fulfilling dreams, showcasing the image of contemporary youth's struggle to the world.
August 8th holds special significance for Chinese people. Today, 15 years ago, the Beijing Olympics opened, fulfilling China's century long dream of the Olympics. At the opening ceremony, 29 fireworks footprints set off from Yongdingmen and walked step by step towards the main venue "Bird's Nest", becoming an unforgettable scene for many people to this day. Today, 15 years later, the Universiade in Chinese path to modernization. The power of youth spans mountains and seas, and new stories of struggle and friendship are written from here.
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August 8th is well-known as National Fitness Day in China. August 8th this year is the 15th National Fitness Day in China, and the week of August 8th is the first sports promotion week in China. Looking across the land of China, people can be seen everywhere, from gyms to gyms, from campus playgrounds to community trails, from comfortable streets and alleys to bustling commercial districts, from rural fields to remote hills, who reap health and happiness through exercise. The more common the scene of national fitness on ordinary days, the more vividly it interprets the people's longing for a better life.
Behind August 8th is a China that loves sports. In addition to traditional sports such as football, basketball, running, and cycling, emerging outdoor sports such as frisbee and land surfing have also gained more fans in recent years, adding more colors to the national fitness scene. Now, with more indoor ice and snow rinks being put into use, ice and snow sports are moving from winter to all seasons and from the north to the whole country. Not long ago, a series of "village BA", "village supermarket", and "village VA" became popular topics online. The high difficulty movements of the players, such as "rainbow crossing" and "full moon bending", have entered the public eye through short videos and sparked hot reviews. Players come from around and games are held nearby. Such rural competitions have become a part of rural life in Guizhou, Guangxi, Ningxia, Fujian, Hainan and other places.
Behind August 8th is a vibrant China. Without national health, there can be no comprehensive well-off society. In the past 15 years, sports have been endowed with new connotations and extensions, and the construction of a strong sports country and a healthy China has been steadily progressing. The coordinated development of national fitness, competitive sports, and the sports industry has been achieved. Let's take a walk outdoors in the darkness - children playing soccer, young people's exercise wristbands recording the calories burned today, square dancers confidently walking with earphones on their heads, and elderly people's Tai Chi techniques being calm and powerful... The daily scenes after the smoke dissipates are a microcosm of the vigorous pulse of a healthy China.
National fitness has become a new trend for thousands of households. Let's join the national fitness program with full spirit and strong physique, and move together!
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