It has always been the dream of many people in China to become an official event of the Olympic Games, but it is not so easy to realize this dream.
According to the usual practice, the IOC will generally "take care" of the host country and allow it to apply for a project to enter the Olympic Games. However, at the Berlin meeting of the IOC Executive Board, which ended in April 2005, Rogge stipulated that the "Olympic slimming plan" should be strictly implemented from the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, so China would not receive special "care" from the IOC.
Just when all parties thought that Wushu would miss the Olympic Games, in June 2005, during Rogge's participation in the opening ceremony of the 10th National Games in China, Wushu first appeared as a competition in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Its full name was "Wushu Competition in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games", and the rumor that Wushu would become a performance event in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games was clarified.
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It is a foregone conclusion that Wushu will enter the Olympic Games, and BOCOG actively strives for its treatment.
China Net | Time: 65438+February 9, 2005 | Article Source: Guangzhou Daily.
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Although Wushu has been identified as a special event of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, it is still unknown whether its treatment will be the same as the 28 official events of the Olympic Games. Therefore, BOCOG is trying its best to get treatment for Wushu events.
Although Wushu has been identified as a special event in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, officials have been avoiding it because many important details are too sensitive. Yesterday afternoon, Chen Guorong, deputy director of the National Wushu Sports Management Center and head of the China Wushu delegation, who led the team to participate in the World Wushu Championships in Hanoi, revealed important information under the repeated questioning of our reporter. Chen Guorong revealed that when IOC President Jacques Rogge entrusted Verbruggen, chairman of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games Coordination Committee, to discuss the details of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games Wushu competition with China, Rogge expressed his "six principles" for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games Wushu competition. Of Rogge's "Six Principles", the first three principles are beneficial to China Wushu, while the last three principles are unfavorable to China Wushu. Chen Guorong refused to disclose the details, but he pointed out that the latter three principles reflected that the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games Wushu competition was different from the 28 official events of this Olympic Games. The most important point was that the medals of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games Wushu competition were different from the 28 official events. Although the appearance of China Wushu in the Olympic Games is also a great victory, China still strives to make Wushu an event with the same treatment as the 28 official Olympic events, such as medals and athletes living in the Olympic Village like other athletes. After all, there are still three years before 2008, and many things are variables.
Chen Guorong said that Rogge arrived in Shanghai after attending the opening ceremony of the 10th National Games. As a result, the reporter pursued the details of "Wushu entering the Olympics" fiercely, and Rogge, who had been vague about this statement, had to make a statement to clarify it, which put China and Rogge in a passive position. Originally, China hoped that Rogge would be vague in this respect, but now Rogge has made it clear that the Wushu competition in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games is not a formal event, nor a performance event. Therefore, China has to work again. Fortunately, China and Verbruggen have a good relationship, and there is still room for manoeuvre in this matter. In addition, there is good news. Haibuge, Chairman of the Market Development Committee of the International Olympic Committee, went to watch the Wushu Routine Competition twice during the 10th National Games, and volunteered to speak at the meeting of the Executive Committee of the International Olympic Committee held in early June 165438+ to put in a good word for Wushu.
Chen Guorong said that the National Wushu Sports Management Center recently submitted the internal plan of Wushu events for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games to the State Sports General Administration, but it was not approved. The specific events are: There will be 10 gold medals in Wushu Competition I, including 8 for routine and 2 for Sanda. Men's Changquan, Nanquan, Knife, Stick and Women's Changquan, Tai Ji Chuan, Gun and Sword will produce 8 routine gold medals. The specific setting of two gold medals in Sanda is one for men and one for women. Men's 52kg, 60kg, 70kg, 80kg and 90kg will be tied for a team gold medal, and the winner will be decided by two wins in five games, while women's 48kg, 56kg and 65kg will be tied for a team gold medal, and the winner will be decided by two wins in three games. Chen Guorong explained that when Wushu tried to enter the Olympic Games, the plan at that time was to apply only for Wushu routines to enter the Olympic Games, because the routines could better reflect the cultural characteristics of China. Now Wushu has successfully entered the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Considering that Sanda is more easily accepted by European countries, and Sanda is easier to score points than routine, we join in to make China Wushu appear in the Olympic Games more comprehensively.