After the Tokyo Olympic Games was announced to be postponed for one year, the State Sports General Administration held a symposium on the 2nd of the advantageous projects, potential advantages and basic Major Sports Association (Sports Management Center).
Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, April 2nd, after the Tokyo Olympic Games announced a one-year delay, the State Sports General Administration held the dominant projects, potential advantages projects and basic Major Sports Association (Sports Management Center) on the 2nd. Symposium of responsible persons. Everyone’s consensus is that the Olympic Games will be postponed for one year, which has both advantages and disadvantages for Chinese sports legion to prepare for the war. We should turn challenges into opportunities and do a good job in preparation for Olympic Games without relaxing for a moment.
Shooting archery, lifting and falling soft, swimming, gymnastics, volleyball center and track and field, rowing and kayaking, table tennis, badminton, basketball, bicycle, fencing, sailing board, wrestling, judo, boxing, the heads of taekwondo and Karate Association introduced the preparation for Olympic games of their respective projects and the countermeasures to delay the Olympic Games through videos. Members of the leadership team of the State Sports General Administration listened to the report.
The heads of various project Associations (Sports Management Centers) generally believe that under the global spread of the epidemic, Chinese sports teams still overcome difficulties on the premise of ensuring the health and safety of athletes, insist on training, the effect is good; The Olympic Games will be postponed for one year, which is a challenge and an opportunity, and should be properly dealt with; It is a test for the veteran, and the rookie will get more growth time and exercise opportunities; some athletes have psychological fluctuations, and each Sports team needs to adjust the training and competition plan for more than one year according to the progress of the epidemic; Under the circumstance that global sports events are suspended, the most distressing thing for each sports team is that there is no competition to participate in, and there is no chance to test the training effect, which is not conducive to the players to maintain a good competitive state; Affected by epidemic prevention and control, some foreign teachers cannot return to China to coach teams, which affects the training quality of sports teams; Some coaches of sports teams, including foreign teachers, need to sign work contracts again, and the performance of sponsorship contracts also causes new problems, team members also need to solve the problems of employment, schooling and family difficulties caused by the delay of the Olympic Games.
Wang Haibin, chairman of China Fencing Association, believes that the extension of Tokyo Olympics has more advantages than disadvantages for Chinese fencing. He said that the average age of the Chinese fencing team is less than 22 years old, and only three of the main athletes have Olympic experience. This young team needs more time to exercise and grow.
Wang Haibin said: “After more than one year, we have more time to build core athletes.”
But the extension of the Olympic Games means more hardships and even suffering for the veteran.
Wang Haibin takes an Olympic champion as an example. This veteran began to resume training in the second half of 2018, which made a lot of efforts to prepare for the Olympic Games and overcome many difficulties. The delay will bring great difficulties to her handling of injuries and the following training.
For the National Games that will be held next year, many project leaders hope to make overall consideration with preparation for Olympic Games. A project Association person in charge said: “The Olympic Games and the National Games are held in the same year, resulting in overlapping competition time, which will have an impact on the national team’s work focus in preparing for the Tokyo Olympic Games and the National Games. We need to predict the situation and formulate strong countermeasures.”
It is generally believed at the symposium that the method is always more difficult than that. In contrast, Chinese sports circles have stronger mobilization ability and guarantee ability, which can minimize the adverse effects of delaying the Olympic Games.