BEIJING, Beijing, August 8 (Xinhua) At 8: 00 pm on August 8, 2008, the Beijing Olympic Games, which carried the feelings of1300 million people in China and attracted the attention of billions of people all over the world, opened in Beijing. People of different colors and languages gathered in Beijing and experienced the passion and joy of "One World, One Dream". The success of the Beijing Olympic Games was praised as "unparalleled" by IOC President jacques rogge.
August 8 this year marks the first anniversary of the opening of the Beijing Olympic Games and the first "National Fitness Day". A series of activities will be held all over the country to welcome this day. The host city Beijing will hold a three-day "National Fitness Carnival" series of activities at the National Olympic Sports Center.
On the morning of August 8, the launching ceremony of "National Fitness Day" will be held on the Landscape Avenue of the Olympic Park. From August 7th to 9th, the National Olympic Sports Center will hold a series of activities called "National Fitness Carnival". During these three days, all venues and facilities of the Olympic Sports Center were open to the public, and at the same time, 32 unique sports and fitness activities were organized for the public, including national fitness scientific report, national physical fitness monitoring, table tennis, futsal, swimming and tennis.
In the post-Olympic era, sports is no longer a competitive activity that is only about winning or losing, but a sports health concept that all people participate in, and it is a carnival of life and entertainment. Sports is becoming a way of life in China.
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To welcome the "first anniversary of the Olympic Games", various activities will be held in Beijing Olympic Park. From August 7th to 9th, the Olympic Park will host the 1st anniversary forum of Beijing Olympic Games (7th), the Italian Super Cup (8th), the 1st anniversary photo exhibition of Beijing Olympic Games (8th), the Tai Ji Chuan performance of ten thousand people and the Guinness Book of Records bid (8th), and the Beijing community swimming competition (8th and 9th).
The national fitness wave will sweep across the country or become a milestone.
On the 8th, it will be the first national fitness day in China approved by the State Council. From Harbin to Sanya, from Beijing to Lhasa, people all over the country will hold various fitness activities on this day, and most local public sports facilities are basically open to the public free of charge on this day.
In this regard, Liu Peng, director of the State Sports General Administration, said: "This is the great attention and cordial concern of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council for the cause of national fitness in China, and it is a concrete manifestation of the concern of the party and the government for people's livelihood. The establishment of the first National Fitness Day in the history of New China is definitely a milestone. It is not only the best commemoration of the solemn moment when the Chinese nation realized its dream of a century-old Olympic Games, but also the need to further develop the comprehensive value and social function of sports, which has far-reaching significance. "
At 8: 00 am on August 8, the launching ceremony of the main venue of the National Fitness Day will be held in Beijing Olympic Park. In the Olympic Park Celebration Square and Landscape Avenue, there will be tens of thousands of people performing in Tai Ji Chuan. The organizer organized a performance lineup of 34,000 people, aiming to set a new Guinness World Record of 30,648 people playing 24-style Tai Ji Chuan together.
At the Olympic Sports Center, the 3-day "National Fitness Carnival" is open to the public free of charge, and the estimated number of participants can reach 65,438+10,000. On August 8, public stadiums and gymnasiums all over the country were basically open to the public free of charge. In addition, all provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions will hold large-scale fitness activities. National fitness activities have been carried out simultaneously in all parts of China, which has once again aroused China's beautiful pursuit of "strengthening sports and enhancing people's physique".
Foreign media believe that the number of gold medals in the Beijing Olympic Games surpassed that of China in the United States, and recently surpassed elite sports and began to emphasize civic life sports. Liu Peng said: "I hope that on August 8, everyone can engage in sports and fitness activities happily and healthily in their own places."
"Bird's Nest" appeared in the Italian Super Cup, highlighting the "China element"
With the coming of the first anniversary of the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games, the Italian Super Cup, the first sports event hosted by the "Bird's Nest" in the post-Olympic era, will officially start at 8 pm on August 8. Because this competition has a strong commemorative significance of the Beijing Olympic Games, the organizers have considered many Olympic elements in the competition organization.
In line with the creativity of the organizers, Inter Milan and Lazio will wear jerseys printed with Chinese on the day of the game. In addition, the organizer will set up a special Olympic champion stand in the Bird's Nest for China athletes who have won gold medals in previous Olympic Games since 1984. It is estimated that more than 100 Olympic champions will appear in the "Bird's Nest" on the night of the competition. The organizer will distribute nearly 80,000 "Xiangyun" scarves for free on the night of the competition, recreating the grand occasion of the audience "Xiangyun" flying at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games last year; The organizers also provided special seats for the staff and volunteer representatives of the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games, including Zhang Yimou, so that people who have made important contributions to the Olympic Games have the opportunity to relive the Olympic passion and experience the national dream. ...
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In the post-Olympic era, Beijing has made active and beneficial explorations in many aspects, such as urban planning and construction, post-games venue utilization, urban management services, etc., which not only absorbed and exerted the energy of these Olympic heritages, but also reflected the thinking and development of promoting the scientific development of the capital in the new situation and new stage.
The preparation and hosting of the Olympic Games left a rich spiritual legacy for Beijing and even China, especially the Olympic spirit of patriotism, dedication, innovation and teamwork. Beijing Olympic spirit not only inspires and unites us to create Olympic glory with one heart and one mind, but also becomes a powerful spiritual force to inspire and unite us to make unremitting progress in the development of the capital. Over the past year, we have been able to meet new challenges and tests with confidence, overcome difficulties under the impact of the international financial crisis, and maintain steady and rapid economic development and social harmony and stability, all of which are inseparable from vigorously carrying forward the spirit of the Beijing Olympic Games and tackling difficulties with a more inspiring spirit and a solid style. The spirit of Beijing Olympic Games is the sublimation of the national spirit with patriotism as the core and the embodiment of the spirit of the times with reform and innovation as the core.
The Olympic Museum receives more than 1000 witnesses.
According to reports, the Beijing Olympic Museum is located in the Olympic Sports Center, and the renovation of the museum exhibition infrastructure has been fully launched. On the eve of the first anniversary of the Beijing Olympic Games, 35 units affiliated to the Beijing Municipal Sports Bureau donated more than 200 items to the Beijing Olympic Museum, and Director Sun also provided 3/kloc-0 items representative of the whole process of bidding, organizing and hosting the Olympic Games to the Beijing Olympic Museum for exhibition. Liu Xiang, a 1 10 meter hurdler, donated the torch personally given to him by General Secretary Hu Jintao to the Beijing Olympic Museum.
In addition, the Beijing Olympic Museum, which is under construction, has also received gloves and swords donated by Zhong Man, a gold medalist in the men's sabre event of the Beijing Olympic Games from China. This is an important Olympic item of 1002 and 1003 recently received by Beijing Olympic Museum. Earlier, He Kexin, the Beijing Olympic women's gymnastics team and uneven bars champion, also donated the award-winning clothes she wore when she won the championship.
Multi-point operation of Olympic venues to alleviate huge maintenance costs
On the occasion of the first anniversary of the Beijing Olympic Games, the world's major media once again turned their attention to Beijing. Reuters reported on the topic "Busy Beijing Olympic venues have nothing to do with sports" that China spent billions of dollars to build the Bird's Nest, Water Cube and other landmark buildings for the Olympic Games. The maintenance cost of these expensive venues is also quite amazing. In order to relieve the pressure of maintenance, they had to rack their brains to make money, including from the ashtray in the bird's nest to Moutai with the symbol of water cube. China actively carries out the commercial development of Olympic venues.
"The international media are all concerned about how Beijing will use the Olympic venues after the Olympic Games." This week, Jiang Xiaoyu, an official of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games, said: "Some cities have successfully hosted the Olympic Games, but their image has been damaged because they did not make effective use of the Olympic venues after the games." He said: "Beijing has achieved initial results in the development and utilization of Olympic venues to meet the needs of the masses." "Olympic venues have become a new tourist hotspot."
Liu Qi, member of the the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and secretary of the Beijing Municipal Party Committee, revealed on the 7th that the Bird's Nest has achieved an operating income of 364 million yuan through tourist tickets, performing arts, competitions and licensed commodities since it was opened to the outside world in June last year.
The title of "Bird's Nest" was temporarily shelved because of its sensitive topic. At present, it is mainly used for sports competitions and cultural performances. On the evening of the 8th, Inter Milan and Lazio will stage the Italian Super Cup in the Bird's Nest. This is also the first time that the Bird's Nest has hosted a sports event after the Olympic Games.
After that, a series of sports events will be held in the Olympic venues. In June165438+1October, the ROC World Car Wang Jin Championship will be held in the Bird's Nest. At that time, Schumacher, Barton and others will be present. 5438+ 10 will also be held in the Olympic venues for the first time. This year, China Open will be upgraded to one of the four diamond crown events of WTA Global Tour. Olympic champion Nadal will also take part in the men's competition. On June 65438+1October 1 1, there will be an NBA preseason game between the Pacers and the Nuggets in Wukesong Basketball Hall.
"Water Cube" is performing another classic. The large-scale panoramic ballet Swan Lake, which opened in late June, attracted more than 50,000 viewers. The "Water Cube" swimming pool was also opened to the public on June 20th, allowing ordinary citizens to experience the feeling of Olympic swimming competition. Now, the tickets for the Water Cube only need 50 yuan. As the management said, Jia 20 yuan, "You can swim in the warm-up pool of the Water Cube."
Like the "Bird's Nest" and the "Water Cube", after completing the historical mission of hosting the Beijing Olympic Games, major Olympic venues are completing or changing their roles.
Beijing Olympic City Development Promotion Association: Based on Promoting the Olympic Spirit
The Beijing Olympic City Development Promotion Association was formally established in Beijing on August 6th, and held its first general meeting. Liu Qi, member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and secretary of Beijing Municipal Committee, was elected as the president of the Association, and Guo Jinlong, mayor of Beijing, was elected as the executive president. IOC President jacques rogge sent a congratulatory letter to promote the establishment of the Association.
Recently, Beijing has once again set off an Olympic craze, emphasizing the Olympic spirit. Speaking at the inaugural meeting, Liu Qi said that the purpose of establishing the Beijing Olympic City Development Promotion Association is to vigorously carry forward the Olympic spirit formed in the process of preparing for the Olympic Games, make full use of the material and spiritual wealth obtained by successfully hosting the Olympic Games, further unite and mobilize all sectors of society, strengthen international exchanges and cooperation, promote the development of culture, education, sports, youth, disabled people, voluntary service and other undertakings, and promote the sound and rapid development of the capital from a new starting point, so as to give full play to the precious wealth formed by the Beijing Olympic Games.
Beijing Olympic city development promotion agencies should give full play to their own advantages, widely unite social forces to participate in the inheritance and utilization of Beijing Olympic wealth, constantly enrich, improve and develop the three concepts of Beijing Olympic Games, further invigorate the spirit of all citizens, enhance the cohesion of the city, make good use of Olympic venues after the games, and expand the three concepts of Beijing Olympic Games to a new level in urban management and development.
Liu Qi pointed out that the Beijing Olympic City Development Promotion Association is the product of the Beijing Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. Its assets mainly come from the Olympic surplus and selfless donations from members and all walks of life, which have placed people's trust and expectations. It is hoped that the promotion association will continue to carry forward the traditions of "running the Olympics frugally" and "running the Olympics cleanly", establish a benign development mechanism, and ensure that all the assets of the promotion association are used within the business scope stipulated in the articles of association to maximize the benefits.
The purpose of the Beijing Olympic City Development Promotion Association is to carry forward the Olympic spirit, expand the Olympic achievements, promote the sustainable development of the Olympic cause and Paralympic Games in the city, serve the construction of humanistic Beijing, high-tech Beijing and green Beijing, and promote Beijing to become a modern developed city and an international sports and cultural center city.
Inheriting the spirit of voluntary service, endless.
The Beijing Olympic Games not only left China a rich material heritage, but also a valuable spiritual heritage. The "China Sports Spirit" displayed by athletes in China, the "Five Olympic Spirits" practiced by Olympic organizers, the "Volunteer Service Spirit" brought by volunteers and the "Caring for the Disabled" increasingly formed by the whole society constitute a profound treasure house of the Beijing Olympic Spirit.
The service of volunteers for the Beijing Olympic Games has been recognized and highly praised by all the contestants, officials and journalists who came to China. Over the past year, hundreds of thousands of Olympic volunteers organized by Beijing have become the largest city image ambassadors in Beijing. Volunteers contacted each other, participated in activities, gained friendship and learned to care for society. They believe that Beijing will be better in the future. On the anniversary of the opening of the Olympic Games, Li Yi 'an (19 years old, female), a sophomore at Foreign Affairs University, was more excited than anyone else. She was born in the 1990s and belongs to the post-90s generation. She participated in volunteer activities during the Olympic Games last year.
She said: "I watched the Olympic Games on the spot last year. As a China person, I felt a strong sense of pride." "Although a year has passed, the feelings at that time are still vivid."
After the Olympic Games, Beijing has further improved its volunteer service organization system. 654.38+07,000 Olympic volunteers are retained as a whole, and 500 urban volunteer service sites continue to be retained, which has become a window to show the social civilization of the capital. After three to five years, the participation rate of public volunteer service in the city will reach 20%, and the total number of registered volunteers will be no less than 2 million.
This year, Beijing has formally incorporated the spiritual education of voluntary service into the curriculum of primary and secondary schools, and the seeds of voluntary service will be spread to more young people.