Original title: gather strength in sadness and move forward bravely in grief-national team athletes and coaches participate in mourning activities
During the Qingming Festival, and pursue for a long time. On April 4, people of all ethnic groups across the country deeply mourned the sacrifice of martyrs and dead compatriots in the fight against the new coronavirus epidemic. The national team athletes and coaches who are training and preparing for the war also participated in this national mourning activity in various training bases, remembering the dead, paying tribute to the heroes, gathering strength, shouldering the mission bravely and striving hard.
The Chinese women’s volleyball team has been preparing for the Tokyo Olympic Games in the training bureau of the State Sports General Administration recently. On the day of Tomb Sweeping Day, all the athletes, coaches and staff of the Chinese women’s volleyball team changed into black training wear clothes and coats. Near 10 o’clock in the morning, everyone stopped training and watched the live broadcast of the memorial activity in the front line of the TV in the training hall. At 10 o’clock, with the ringing of civil defense siren in Beijing, all the Chinese women’s volleyball team mourned in silence. The whole training hall was dignified and solemn. In the 3 minutes, grief filled everyone’s heart, and many team members burst into tears. Wiping away tears, everyone said one after another that in the process of fighting against the epidemic this time, the heroic motherland and people wrote an epic chapter on fighting against the epidemic in human history, the dedication of those martyrs who died in the fight against the epidemic is touching. All the members of the Chinese women’s volleyball team will turn grief into strength, deeply learn the selfless dedication of martyrs, draw strength from the “epidemic” of this war, and complete the preparation and training work for the Tokyo Olympic Games, fully carry forward the spirit of the women’s volleyball team in the new era and live up to the expectations of the motherland and the people.
From Beijing to Lijiang, from Nanjing to Linzhi, from Qinhuangdao to Chenggong, Chinese track and field athletes distributed all over the country also mourned for the dead and paid tribute to the martyrs at the same moment. Liang Xiaojing, the famous sprinter general, said, “We will remember this special moment, special day, those brave retrograde heroes who stand up, the Warriors who protect the people with their lives, and may the dead rest in peace, the living are strong and the country is safe.” Xie Zhenye, the famous sprinter, shared his latest insight into the Tang poem Qingming dynasty: he used to read Du Mu’s Qingming dynasty. For the poem “It rains in Qingming Festival, and people on the road want to break their souls”, I always thought that “rain” was just the “rain” of the season. Now I know that “rain” may also be the “rain” in the heart of “pedestrians”. “Because of the memory, the heart is touched. May heroes be immortal and the world be safe, “Xie Zhenye said.
In the solemn atmosphere, all the members of the national sailing team also stopped all other activities at the same time, together with the people of all ethnic groups in the country, with the thoughts of the dead, in the car, in the whistle sound of trains and ships and the echo of civil defense siren, we observed silence for 3 minutes, deeply mourning the martyrs and compatriots who died. Zhang Xiaodong, chairman of China sailing Wind Surfing Association, said that the lives of martyrs had gone, but their lofty spirit was immortal forever! We should learn and inherit their spirit of not fearing sacrifice and selfless dedication, never forget the mission and responsibility given to us by The Times, inspire our strength, train hard and fight hard, go all out to prepare for the Tokyo Olympic Games, and complete the glorious mission of achieving excellent results in the Tokyo Olympic Games and winning honor for the country.
All the athletes, coaches and staff of the first and second teams of Chinese table tennis, who were training in the Zhengding table tennis training bases in Macao and Hebei, also observed a collective silence at 10 am to mourn the martyrs and dead compatriots. The national shooting team, the national archery team, the National Women’s football team, the national women’s basketball team and other teams who were training and preparing for the battle in various places also collectively participated in this memorial activity, mourning the dead, gathering strength and continuing struggle.
Famous sports generals such as Malong, Ding Ning, Xu Xin, Ye Shiwen, Xu Jiayu, Liu Xiang, Xiaolong and Wu Dajing also expressed their respect to the heroes through social media, wishing the dead to rest in peace. “Pay Tribute to Heroes, cherish the memory of compatriots, and wish to rest in peace,” Malone said. Salute! Silence for the dead!” In order to express his grief, Xiaolong also “lit” three white candles.
“They once hoped as much as we did, but they never saw this spring again.” Xu Jiayu said, “in this extraordinary year, their lives stayed here. As members of the national team, we should train hard, dare to take responsibility, and strive to win excellent results in the Olympic Games, to pay tribute to the dead and all the great medical personnel and anti-epidemic workers!”
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