Liu Guoliang said that this is a continuation of the good tradition of the National concubine. Through military training, the cohesion, combat effectiveness and Unity spirit are enhanced. He also hopes that through military training, everyone can calm down and think.
Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, January 13 (Reporter Zhang Han) the Chinese table tennis team went to a military sports training center in the suburbs of Beijing on the morning of the 13th, starting a week-long military training with a huge team of 144 people. Liu Guoliang, chairman of the Chinese Table Tennis Association, told the reporter that this time not only the members of the first and second national teams, but also the coaches, team doctors and even the staff of the Association and other relevant personnel of the national team participated in the military training.
“In the past, military training only trained athletes, but I think coaches and association personnel are all part of the National Security Council, and everyone just has different division of labor.” Liu Guoliang said, “This is a continuation of the good tradition of the National concubine. Through military training, we can enhance cohesion, combat effectiveness and Unity spirit. We also hope that through military training, we can calm down and think, with the highest and strictest standards, combined with preparation for Olympic Games needs.”
According to the preparations for the Tokyo Olympic Games made by the National consular team, the training was maintained during the Spring Festival and the whole team had no rest. Among them, the New Year’s Eve (24th) was trained all day, the first day of the first day of the new year was trained, and the second morning of the second day was to start, go to Europe to participate in the German Open. “I think, in the Olympic year, everyone has forgotten the feeling of the new year.” Liu Guoliang said with a smile, “there are still half a year left. After the Tokyo Olympics, make up for the Spring Festival.”
How to arrange military training at the critical moment of preparation for Olympic Games? Liu Guoliang had sufficient consideration: “It is precisely because the competition task of Tokyo Olympic Games is very heavy and the challenge is very great that he specially put military training in the final sprint stage and learned from the troops, combine the spirit of soldiers into the preparation and bring it to the stadium, because in the competition, ideological and spiritual preparation is more important than technical and tactical.”
Liu Guoliang’s birthday was also spent in the team three days ago. When talking about the tension of preparation for Olympic Games, the head of the national team who accompanied the national team through four Olympic cycles as a coach said: “In fact, preparation for Olympic Games is not just a month or two before the start of the competition, but a full four years of preparation and gradual progress. If we prepare for war with a rhythm for four years, it is difficult to achieve results. This is why we did not have military training last year, but went to Nanliang and Yan’an through some other means, such as after winning the five championships in the World Table Tennis Championships, the aim is to strengthen different aspects in different stages. At this stage, I think ideological and political work and cohesion are more important than anything else.”
A week ago, Japan Table Tennis Association announced the Olympic lineup, but in Liu Guoliang’s view, this list was as early as expected, and even the P-card candidates who had not yet been announced, he and the coaching staff had already guessed. “Preparation for Olympic Games, we do not only one plan, but also two or even three.” He said it well.
As for New Year’s wishes, Liu Guoliang said with a smile, “everyone knows it”. “After half a year, I hope everyone can see a stronger and more effective Chinese table tennis team in Tokyo.” He said.