Born to Run

On August 30, 2008, Hong Kong.

Thousands of Hong Kong citizens gathered outside the Sha Tin Hall early in the morning to welcome the arrival of gold medalists from the mainland of the Yanjing Olympics with warm applause.

"Wow, there are so many people!"

As soon as he arrived at the gate of the Sha Tin Hall, the little man who followed Ye Qin couldn't help sighing loudly.

"Really many people!"

Ye Qin looked at the many spectators outside the Great Hall, and for a time he did not expect that there would be so many people coming today.

"Yechin, I will estimate that you are the most popular one." The little man in the national team uniform standing next to Yechin said with a smile again.

"Brother Zhou, it's the same with you. There will be no one going on stage and a boxing match later."

Ye Qin smiled and replied that the little man standing next to him is not someone else, but Zhou Shimin, the men's 48 kg boxing champion of the Yanjing Olympics this year. He is China's first boxing Olympic champion.

"Definitely not." Zhou Shimin smiled, then looked at Ye Qin, "Ye Qin, it's the first time you have come to Xiangjiang."

"Well, it's really the first time." Ye Qin nodded.

Zhou Shimin smiled, "I thought you had been to the last Olympic Games. In my impression, you have been famous for a long time."

"Brother Zhou, I am a few years younger than you."

Ye Qin shook his head repeatedly when he heard Zhou Shimin's words. As one of the members who came to Hong Kong for the Yanjing Olympics these days, other people didn't know much about it. Instead, they were familiar with Zhou Shimin, a cheerful boxer.

He is a little unfamiliar with Xiangjiang. This is the first time he has come here. He has heard a lot about Xiangjiang. When he was a teenager, he had watched some Hong Kong movies on TV in his hometown, and his memory seemed to stay there.

After I really came to Xiangjiang, I found that many of the film and television scenes I have seen can still be compared with the Hong Kong movies in my memory.

It's just that the big cities that were particularly tall and tall at that time will feel a little cramped now when you are in them.

For example, although there are many high-rise buildings, the streets are still relatively compact, and the hotel rooms are the same. Thinking of these, you can probably understand the concept of Xiangjiang's money.

Ye Qin can also understand what Zhou Shimin means when he feels he has been famous for a long time. After the last Olympics, he won the sixth place in the 200 meters. Although his performance was already outstanding at the time, he was not one of them as a gold medalist. Elements.

However, the outstanding performance of the following World Championships has not been closely related to Xiangjiang. Coupled with training and competitions, the time has been very tight, and I have not been able to come to Xiangjiang once.

"By the way, I heard from the head of the delegation, will you not go back to China with us?" Zhou Shimin asked Ye Qin, remembering this exchange trip.

"Well, I will fly directly from Xiangjiang to Lausanne the day after tomorrow." Ye Qin nodded, "In fact, if it weren't for this exchange group, I should go to the competition after the Olympics."

"You are really, just after the Olympic Games, so anxious to participate in the competition."

"In fact, there are relatively few competitions this year."

Ye Qin said with a smile that apart from the Olympics this year, he has not participated in many track and field events. Now that the Olympics are over, he can relax and take part in other competitions.

Not to mention, he missed the Zurich Golden League and the British Gateshead Grand Prix after the Olympics.

The only thing that can wait is the Super Grand Prix in Lausanne in early September.

Track and field competitions have reached the end of August and September. There are not many competitions available, but athletes such as Youssé Bot, Asafaville and Jason Gaby are already competing now. If you don't want to drop too much in the IAAF rankings, during this time, you still have to seize some opportunities to participate in the competition and give yourself points.

As for now...

After each Olympic Games, the Olympic delegation will go to Hong Kong and Macau for exchange visits. Yeqin didn't know much about this before, but he did know some things in the delegation these days.

First of all, the delegation's visit to Hong Kong and Macau was invited by the two SAR governments and the Olympic Committee. Secondly, after each visit by the Hong Kong and Macao delegation, the head of the delegation will mention that the purpose of this visit is to "report the concern and support of Hong Kong and Macao compatriots for sports and athletes in the Mainland, and share the glory and glory of the Olympic Games with Hong Kong and Macao compatriots. joy."

The reason for the latter statement is that mainly compatriots from Hong Kong and Macao have given extremely important support to sports in the Mainland.

In May, Hong Kong rich man Fok Yingdong donated 100 million Hong Kong dollars to establish the Fok Yingdong Sports Fund. The "Fok Yingdong Sports Fund" rewards the Chinese gold medal winners of each Olympic Games with a pure gold medal weighing 1,000 grams and US$80,000. It rewards the Chinese silver medalist at the Olympic Games with a gold medal weighing 250 grams and US$40,000. It rewards the Chinese bronze medalist at the Olympic Games with a weight of 150 grams. Gold medal and 20,000 dollars.

In fact, Huo Yingdong will also increase bonuses for Chinese players according to the different circumstances of each Olympic Games. For example, in the 2000 Sydney Olympics, the "Fok Ying Tung Sports Fund" awarded US$2.4 million in bonuses to Chinese athletes, but by the 2004 Athens Olympics, the "Fok Ying Tung Sports Fund" awarded a bonus of HK$32.59 million. Even the substitute players of the Chinese women's volleyball team also won. A reward of 500,000 Hong Kong dollars was awarded.

This bonus is not a big deal for athletes in top popular sports, such as Ye Qin and Liu Yangyu. But for some athletes in unpopular sports, it is the most important bonus besides the national team and the provincial and municipal teams at all levels. It plays a very important role in improving everyone's lives. Moreover, it can also act as an incentive for latecomers.

Moreover, in this visit to Hong Kong, in addition to Mr. Huo's sports fund, another Mr. Zeng Xianzi is also preparing to set up a sports foundation to support sports in China.

The donation amount was 100 million Hong Kong dollars, which were used to reward the Yenching Olympics, the London Olympics and the Rio Olympics 8 years later. The amount of this Yanjing Olympics alone exceeded 25.16 million Hong Kong dollars.

This money is not a particularly large amount for the development of the entire Chinese sports industry, but Quanquan supports the heart of Chinese sports, but it is beyond words.

On the other hand, the Olympic delegation to Hong Kong also has a united front significance, enhancing the identity and pride of the people of Hong Kong and Macau towards the motherland and enhancing cohesion.

For Ye Qin, these inner meanings are not something he needs to care about at this time, but when he appeared in the Sha Tin City Hall aroused the shouts and applause of the Xiangjiang citizens, it still made him feel that his trip to Xiangjiang was still very great. Significant.

Four years ago, the core figure of the exchange delegation to Hong Kong was Liu Yangyu, and four years later it was Ye Qin. The two track and field athletes in the two delegations also showed the sudden emergence of China's track and field events.

In the Sha Tin City Hall, a few heavyweight athletes and the audience shared the feeling of winning the championship, and soon began today's important exchange project-to perform to the audience and play games with the audience.

At the age of 25 this year, Zhang Man, who won gold in the individual men's saber competition at the Yenching Olympics, demonstrated his heroic fencing tactics ~ www.wuxiaspot.com~ and the audience was applauded. Then the women's 25-meter sports pistol champion Chen Ying and women's 10-meter air pistol champion Guo Wenjun held propped pistols, revealing the secret of aiming, and posing as a glamorous sharpshooter posing for a photo with the audience, it was even more exciting.

After that, a gold medal team composed of three weightlifting champions played a tug-of-war match against eight live audiences. The gold medal team struggled to lose to eight spectators. In the end, the men's 85 kg weightlifting champion Lu Yong lifted a 90 kg male spectator at the scene to show the strength of the Hercules and save the gold medal group. Face.

The climax of the audience was the final sprint. Zhou Shimin did not go to the field for a boxing "friendship" with the audience. Instead, Ye Qin and a few male and female spectators at the scene played an indoor 40-meter sprint. .

It's just that the way of the game is that Ye Qin hopped with one foot, while several spectators ran at full capacity.

The final result still opened the eyes of the people at the scene. Even with one foot, Ye Qin won several spectators who played together.

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