rebirth of change

Being able to participate in the torch relay is an honor to an athlete. Every time the athletes who pass the torch at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games are carefully selected.

In the music melody of "Ode to Joy", heavyweight boxing champion Holyfield (Evander Holyfield) ran into the arena holding a torch. He won the bronze medal in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.He held the torch high and ran for a small half circle in the playground as the first baton passed on the field. Wherever the torch went, people would pay attention and respect, as if the light from its jumping flame could attract everyone personal face and heart.

In the middle of the playground straight, Holyfield led the Greek athlete Parafkevi Patoulidou (parafkevipatoulidou) to run together holding the torch. In the 92 Barcelona Olympics, Parafkevi Patoulidou won the 100m The champion of the hurdles became the first woman in Greek history to win an Olympic medal.

Together, the pair carried the torch one more distance before joining the third rod, four-time Olympic gold medalist in swimming in 1988 and 1992, Evans, who won a silver medal in addition to the gold. This is already the third time she has participated in the Olympics, and it seems that he hopes to continue writing the legend.

The last one was Muhammad Ali, the gold medalist in the 1960 Olympic Games. Ali had already suffered from Parkinson's syndrome. At this time, he was wearing a white sportswear and stood tremblingly just now when Chen Kangjie and the others entered. The top of the gentle slope of the field.

Evans held the torch on the runway for 100 meters and then ran up the gentle slope. With the torch in his hand, he lit the torch in Ali's hand.

At this moment, Muhammad Ali, the boxing champion, became the focus of the world's attention. The audience and athletes were watching him, and hundreds of millions of people all over the world were watching the 55-year-old athlete through TV. .

Muhammad Ali is a respected man now, but that wasn't the case back then, even after he won the Olympic title.

Ali was born in an ordinary family in Louisville, Kentucky. At that time, the racial segregation policy in the United States had not been abolished, and black people were generally discriminated against. Such an environment made him inspired and hoped to change all this through his own strength, so he was 12 years old. He started to practice boxing, and won two Golden Gloves championships in 1959 and 1960, and then joined the ranks of professional players.

With his outstanding performance, the 18-year-old Ali became a member of the US team and went to the 1960 Rome Olympics.In the 81kg class, Ali won all three games and successfully entered the final.His opponent is Polish Pietzkowski, a three-time European champion and bronze medalist at the 1956 Olympics.

His superb skills on the court are amazing. Some people describe his punches as sharp as bees stinging people, and his footwork is as light and flexible as flying butterflies.In addition, the young Ali is not only outstanding on the court, but also very active in life.In the Olympic Village, he said hello to everyone and made all kinds of jokes with everyone, becoming the most famous athlete there.

After three rounds, Ali defeated his opponent by points and won his only Olympic gold medal.And his original footwork is also vividly called the butterfly step.

After returning to China, Ali felt the enthusiasm of the people from the airport.For a while, he also became the object of pursuit of Americans.The honor in front of him made Ali mistakenly believe that he had used his victory to change people's prejudice against people of color, but the cruel reality shattered his dream.

One day, he hung the gold medal around his neck and went to a restaurant in the downtown area to eat, but no one served him.He said: "I am a champion! I am a gold medalist!", and the answer he got was: "Didn't you see that black people are forbidden to enter!".

Afterwards, an angry Ali threw his gold medal into the sea, saying: "I don't want to play for such a country anymore."

In his professional boxing career, Ali fought a total of 60 fights and won 56 of them.Among them, 37 games knocked the opponent to the ground, and 4 of the 3 games lost were lost to the opponent with fewer points.Such achievements made him a well-deserved boxing champion.

Ali's trembling arm held the torch high. Everyone could clearly see that his left hand was shaking violently, but he still relied on his perseverance to ignite the tow rope connected to the main torch tower with the torch in his hand. After Ali left the fire, the fire rose slowly until finally igniting the towering main torch tower.

The raging torch is burning above the Atlanta Olympic Stadium, illuminating this beautiful night, inspiring everyone's longing for beauty and peace, and inspiring athletes in every venue to work hard in the next ten days to achieve Seek to realize the purpose of the Olympic Games "faster, higher, stronger" (faster, higher, stronger).

Before the torch relay, Samaranch and Payne also made positive and ebullient speeches on behalf of the International Olympic Committee and the Olympic Organizing Committee respectively.

Next is the swearing-in ceremony and the debut of the Olympic theme song.

Representatives of the oath are women's basketball player Teresa Edwards and diving referee Hobby Billingsley. Their oath will never change. The athlete's is: "In the name of all athletes, I guarantee For the glory of sport and the honor of our sports teams, participate in this Olympic Games in true sportsmanship, committing not to doping, and respecting and adhering to the rules that govern the Games."The referee's oath is: "In the name of all referees and officials, I promise to perform my duties in this Olympic Games completely and openly in the spirit of true sportsmanship, and to respect and abide by the rules guiding the Games."

Gloria Estefan was once half paralyzed in a major car accident, but with her strong perseverance, she finally overcame the illness and stood on the stage again.Diane Warren (dianewarouchthesky"(If I can climb higher, I want to touch the vast sky), this song is about the Olympic spirit, and it is also Gloria Estefan's interpretation of the infinite possibilities of life, but without People know that standing on the stage and singing passionately, she stood up by relying on two 8-inch titanium rods implanted in the spine!

The lyrics are good, but Chen Kangjie doesn't like the tune very much. It is a simple folk style, because the creator believes that simple is grand.Maybe they don't care much about the external form of expression, but for ordinary people, sometimes the form is more attractive to them than the content.

Amidst the praise and cheers of tens of thousands of people, the wonderful opening ceremony came to an end. From tomorrow onwards, the protagonists on the field will be these athletes standing on the field.Every one of their games will remain in history and will attract the attention of the world.

What the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games left for Chen Kangjie was not all happiness and excitement. When the Hong Kong delegation entered the arena, people around could see the solemnity on Chen Kangjie's face. This was not because the name of Hong Kong was separate, but more The flag in front of them is the dragon and lion flag. The upper left corner of the blue flag has a striking British rice pattern, and the lower left corner is an oval dragon and lion logo, which is a typical British colonial symbol.

After standing for several hours, Chen Kangjie, who returned to the dormitory of the Olympic Village that night, could not rest immediately, but answered countless calls, some from home, Ouyang Zhenhua, Chen Jing, He Wanrong from the hotel, Zhao Yuexiang also called from Berkshire, and Zhao Zhibang called from the capital.

Everyone expressed that they saw him. From the tone of his voice, Chen Kangjie could hear that most of them were happier and more excited than him. Before hanging up the phone, they would tell him something, hoping that he would be able to play next time. Can achieve good results in the competition and win glory for the country.

In short, those dozens of calls were answered for more than two hours. No one cared whether the long-distance calls were expensive. There are still many people who don’t know his phone number in the United States. Otherwise, he probably won’t call it all night. Want sleep.

Since Chen Kangjie himself did not compete in the next few days, he became an ordinary audience more often. These few days were also the time when he accompanied Chen Jing the most. Every day, the two siblings plus Ouyang Zhenhua and He Wanrong A group of them went to watch the games in various venues. As long as there were events that the Chinese team participated in, they would go to watch and cheer.They even went to see the Taiwan Hockey Team's games.

Relaxed time always flies by quickly, and a few days passed in the blink of an eye. On July 7, Chen Kangjie could no longer be a spectator so comfortably. He had to play the role of an athlete and prepare to participate in the competition. his game.