Cultural context ｜ The Olympic Games is blowing up the wind of ＂tide play＂, and the young expression of sports culture
Young people play sports, and if they want to play, they will play the most fashionable!
Cool skateboarding, fashionable rock climbing, exciting surfing and dynamic break dancing … … The Paris Olympic Games is in full swing, and these new Olympic events have also set off waves of climax in the circle of young people.
On September 22, 2020, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out at the symposium of experts in the field of education, culture, health and sports that sports is an important way to improve people’s health and an important means to satisfy people’s yearning for a better life and promote people’s all-round development.
New sports, new youth and new formats, the young people in China now find the fun of sports and experience the beauty of life in the new Olympic events, and let the world see the passion and vitality of the new youth in China.
Rock climbing "climbing" into the Olympic Games Image source: Xinhua News Agency
New movement
Tide-playing events into the Olympic Games
Skateboarding, rock climbing, surfing, break dancing, these young people’s trendy sports, if you haven’t experienced any of them, then OUT!
In the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, four events made their debut in the Olympic Games. These events have a common feature — — The athletes on the field are only teenagers, and many spectators off the field are also minors. The Olympic Games, with a long history, began to embrace teenagers and become younger.
Strong sports will make China strong, and national prosperity will make sports prosperous. On April 8, 2022, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader emphasized in his speech at the summary and commendation meeting of Beijing Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympics that we should continue to promote sports reform and innovation, strengthen sports science and technology research and development, improve the national fitness system, and enhance the people’s awareness of physical fitness, especially young people.
Just before the opening of the Paris Olympic Games, 806 teenagers participated in the first race of the 2024 National Youth U Series Rock Climbing League held in Meishan, Sichuan. As a once minority sport, rock climbing is increasingly favored by young people in China.
China’s skaters appeared in the Paris Olympic Games. Photo source: Xinhua News Agency.
"If the past decade was the 1.0 version of the popularization and promotion of rock climbing in China, it has gone up a step this year and entered the 2.0 version." Ding Xianghua, director of the Youth Development Department of the Mountaineering Management Center of the State Sports General Administration, said that with rock climbing entering the Olympic Games, this tide play project has developed rapidly in China.
In the early days of the development of rock climbing in China, there was only one national youth competition every year. By this year, there are 8 to 10 national youth competitions held in chinese mountaineering association alone, and the public welfare promotion activity "National Rock Climbing Hope Star" is expected to reach more than 400 games throughout the year.
Zhao Yicheng "climbed over the eaves" in the rock climbing competition of Jiangsu National Games.
A handsome 13-year-old boy "climbed over the eaves" and made it to the top in the rock climbing field of the 20th Jiangsu Sports Meeting. His name is Zhao Yicheng. He tried rock climbing for the first time at the age of 6. In addition to two gold medals in the provincial games, he also won national championships many times. After rock climbing was included in the Olympic Games, he was even more eager to participate in the Olympic Games in the future, win the gold medal and win glory for his country.
New youth
11-year-old "child sister" landed at the Olympic Games
As night falls, a group of teenagers are feeling the speed of the wind with the ups and downs of the ramp on the skateboarding ground in night is still young, Xicheng, Nanjing.
A group of teenagers are skateboarding on the skateboarding ground in night is still young, Xicheng, Nanjing.
In China, fashionable, exciting and dynamic skateboarding, rock climbing, surfing and break dancing attract the participation of teenagers.
At the Paris Olympic Games, the youngest athlete in China’s sports delegation came from skateboarding. Zheng Haohao, who is only 11 years old, took part in the Olympic Games in the summer vacation and played in the skateboarding women’s bowl pool project.
Olympic athletes from China represent the Olympic spirit and Chinese sports spirit. On August 25th, 2016, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out in his speech when meeting with all members of the China sports delegation of the 31st Olympic Games that he hoped comrades would continue to carry forward the Olympic spirit and Chinese sports spirit, further enhance the comprehensive strength of competitive sports in China, make competitive sports better, faster, higher and stronger, improve their ability to win glory for the country in major international competitions, and effectively promote the development of mass sports.
From competitive sports to mass sports, China sportsmen have been practicing the entrustment of the General Secretary.
Skateboarding is a sport with a strong mass base. Zheng Haohao began to practice skateboarding at the age of 7, and became the youngest skater in the 14th National Games at the age of 8. At the age of 10, he won the gold medal in the bowl pool of China Skateboarding Open and played in the Olympic Games at the age of 11.
The Olympic Skateboard Bowl Pool Competition is held in a groove filled with various curves and cambered surfaces. Athletes use these cambered surfaces to increase the take-off height and complete various difficult movements in the air, which is in line with the spirit of the younger generation to pursue coolness, excitement and adventure.
Since ancient times, heroes have been teenagers, especially when playing sports. In the Paris Olympic Games, the China sports delegation achieved "full participation" in skateboarding, rock climbing, surfing and break dancing, and the athletes were also after 00, 05 or even 10.
China’s "children’s elder sister" and "children’s elder brother" have put the tide play project into the Olympic Games, and let the whole world see the elegant demeanour of young people in China.
China athlete Qi Xiangyu was in the break dance competition.
new business forms
The niche track of "grounding gas" is making efforts.
Fast rubbing pace, difficult handstand posture, and rhythmic music … … Many people can’t help but wonder when they watch it for the first time: Where on earth did these people learn such a strange dance? This is break dancing.
Break dancing is a kind of technical hip-hop dance with personal style as the mainstay. Nowadays, break dancing has also entered the public’s field of vision from "street culture", and it has become a brand-new event in this year’s Olympic Games.
In the midsummer weekend, 218 break dancers from 12 clubs in Shanghai gathered in Qingpu District, and the two-day first National Fitness Competition (Shanghai, East China) was successfully concluded.
Enthusiastic break dancing makes the audience excited, while the break dancing rooted in the street is deeply rooted in people’s hearts by means of "grounding gas". In 2024, Ningxia Youth Break Dance Championship, "Star Dance Club-Youth Break Dance Series" and other similar competitions and activities were also held frequently throughout the country, encouraging young people to play and be true to themselves.
At the scene of the Olympic Qualification Series in Shanghai, Shi, who has been engaged in street dance promotion for nearly 20 years, admitted that only a few people knew about break dancing when the street dance brand CASTER was just established, so there were only a handful of street dance institutions. At that time, similar street dance institutions in Shanghai were "one or two, two or three". Nowadays, after the rapid development in recent years, break dancing has already entered the general public, and many people are no longer strangers to this dance. "Now there are hundreds of street dance institutions in Shanghai." From the stone’s point of view, the natural attraction to young people is an important reason why break dancing will continue to be hot in the future.
International Olympic Committee President Bach once said: "Break dancing is a real expression. The audience can strongly feel the personalized expression and performance of athletes. Break dancing can not only convey the sports atmosphere, but more importantly, it can let the audience see ‘ You ’ Self-expression. " The fiery break dancing also reflects the fine tradition of China sports, which is not afraid of setbacks, brave in struggle and daring to win.
Surfing Competition at the Paris Olympic Games Photo source: Xinhua News Agency
Similar to break dancing, surfing, sailing and other water sports have also become popular with the Olympic East Wind. In Nanjing Jinniu Lake Olympic Sailing Center, sailing summer camp, sailing day camp, water exploration camp and many other activities led young people to start the first water "dopamine" trip. In recent years, indoor surfing halls all over the country have mushroomed. Through innovative technology, surfing simulators are used to provide residents with a year-round surfing experience. The application of this technology not only provides new possibilities for the popularization of surfing, but also opens up a new track for industrial development.
Teenagers feel the charm of sailing Photo source: Jinniu Lake Olympic Sailing Center
Data from a number of e-commerce platforms show that since the opening of the Paris Olympic Games, Olympic feelings have stimulated the consumption willingness of sports fans. Swimming, badminton, archery, indoor surfing, rock climbing and other projects have become the most searched items by consumers, and the sales of related products have soared.
From the crowd to the public, from the public to the people, sports are full of vitality, inspiring people’s enthusiasm for life.
On February 5, 2022, the Chairman of the Supreme Leader emphasized in his speech at the welcome banquet of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics: "We should practice the purpose of the Olympic Movement and continue to promote the cause of human progress. The goal of the Olympic movement is to realize the all-round development of people. "
Let’s move together with our Olympic counterparts and feel the charm of sports during the 16th National Fitness Day and the 2nd Sports Publicity Week.
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