Xinhua News Agency, Buenos Aires, October 18th, Sports Review: The Immortal future of youth has come
Xinhua News Agency reporter Zheng Zhi Zhao Yan Ni Ruijie
12 days ago, the landmark of Buenos Aires obelisk was illuminated by the light of the Fifth Ring of the opening ceremony of the Youth Olympic Games. 12 days later, the burning flame went out slowly under the attention of many people. But the story about youth has not been finished yet, and it just goes back to every corner of the world to continue to tell.
In the past 12 days, nearly 4,000 young athletes from more than 200 countries and regions around the world gathered in Buenos Aires and played a movement of friendship and struggle. For them aged 15 to 18, the Youth Olympic Games is a special experience only once in a lifetime and an unforgettable growth class.
The significance of sports is not only to break through the limit and surpass the record, but also to have a subtle educational influence on people with real experience. The Youth Olympic Games, which downplays gold medals and pays attention to cultural education, is just the practice of “integrating sports with culture and education” written in the Olympic Charter.
This is the starting point of many people’s future Olympic Games, but it is also the peak of many people’s sports career glory, but at least in the Youth Olympic Games, their dreams can meet in the same field. When the five-ring banner rises in the mixed competition, and athletes from different countries and regions and different genders hang medals arm in arm at the same time, the title of “loser” does not belong to the Youth Olympic Games.
There is no kitchenware in the dormitory of Qingao village. The organizing committee “forced” the small players of different nationalities, skin colors and religious beliefs to walk out of the door and enter the crowd. Among the peers of this age, a confrontation on the court and a conversation during dinner may eliminate prejudice and misunderstanding, and a new friendship will be born. The unprecedented number of male and female athletes participating in the competition also makes the concept of gender equality rooted in the heart of the new generation of athletes early.
There are various cultural and educational activities outside the stadium. Athletes such as South Africa’s “flying fish” Chad le Klos, who won five swimming medals at the Singapore Youth Olympic Games in 2010, are now returning to the Youth Olympic Games as an example, answer questions for the latecomers. The education courses of injury and recovery, sports equity and anti-doping in Qingao village make the “villagers” prepare for the future life from body and soul.
The Youth Olympic Games also concentrated the bitterness and joy of life. The Thai youth football team who lost the union and was rescued expressed gratitude to the world with their hands folded at the opening ceremony, which made people sigh the miracle of life, bowman, the secretary-general of the International Basketball Federation, who promoted three-person basketball to enter the Olympic Games, suddenly passed away during the Youth Olympic Games, which also made the young players appreciate the impermanence of life.
At this Youth Olympic Games, the “post-00s” players appeared in an all-round way. People were delighted to see that they not only showed the level of competition, but also showed the responsibility and responsibility of the “millennial generation. They cheered for the winners and hugged the losers. The world built the stage of Youth Olympic Games for them with tenderness and kindness, and they also gave the world a precious return with purity and sincerity.
For young athletes, the past 12 days have become the memory of youth and immortal, but they have just appeared on the world stage. With the laughter and tears, friendship and experience gained in the South American continent, they will write the glory of the younger generation in the Olympic movement and human society in the future.