Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics review and awards ceremony held

Chinese language President Xi Jinping, additionally normal secretary of the Communist Occasion of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Navy Fee, delivers a speech at a gathering to honor those that have made excellent contributions to the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Video games and the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Video games held on the Nice Corridor of the Individuals in Beijing, capital of China, April 8, 2022. (Xinhua/Li Xueren)

BEIJING, April 8 (Xinhua) — A ceremony was held on the Nice Corridor of the Individuals in Beijing on the morning of April 8 to honor those that have made excellent contributions to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics.

President Xi Jinping, additionally normal secretary of the Communist Occasion of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Navy Fee, delivered a speech.

Xi mentioned that an important trigger nurtures an important spirit, and an important spirit promotes an important trigger. The members within the Video games cherished the chance introduced by the nice period, and within the means of bidding, organizing and internet hosting the Video games, they’ve created the spirit of making an allowance for the massive image, being assured and open, rising to the challenges, pursuing excellence, and creating a greater future collectively. Xi known as for carrying ahead the spirit of the Video games, and forging forward extra confidently and extra determinedly towards the second centenary purpose and towards the Chinese language Dream of nationwide rejuvenation.

Premier Li Keqiang chaired the ceremony. Different members of the Standing Committee of the CPC Central Committee Political Bureau additionally attended the occasion. They’re Li Zhanshu, Wang Yang, Wang Huning, Zhao Leji and Han Zheng. Vice President Wang Qishan was additionally current. Han Zheng introduced the choice on the awards.

The environment was solemn and heat in the primary corridor of the Nice Corridor of the Individuals. A streamer bearing the phrases “Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics Evaluation and Awards Ceremony” hangs above the rostrum. In the midst of the curtain behind is the glowing nationwide emblem of the Individuals’s Republic of China, with 10 pink flags on either side. A streamer hanged outdoors the balcony of the second ground reads “Rally intently across the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, carry ahead the spirit of the Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics, and attempt collectively to construct a contemporary socialist nation in all respects and to comprehend the Chinese language Dream of nationwide rejuvenation.”

The ceremony started at 10:30 a.m. All rose and sang the nationwide anthem.

Han Zheng learn out the choice of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council to commend teams and people who’ve made excellent contributions to the Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics. In accordance with the choice, to commend function fashions and encourage the entire Occasion and the Chinese language individuals of all ethnic teams to attempt to construct a contemporary socialist nation in all respects, the CPC Central Committee and the State Council determined to award 148 teams and 148 people for his or her excellent contributions to the Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics. They embody the venue operation workforce of the Nationwide Pace Skating Oval and snowboard gold medalist Su Yiming. Deng Xiaolan who led a choir of village children for the Video games’ opening and shutting ceremonies and simply handed away was additionally awarded.

To the accompaniment of cheerful music, Xi Jinping and different leaders introduced awards to the representatives of teams and people who have been counseled for his or her excellent contributions to the Video games.

After enthusiastic applause, Xi Jinping delivered a speech.

Xi mentioned that after seven years of arduous efforts, the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics have been efficiently hosted, drawing vast consideration each at dwelling and from overseas.

By overcoming varied difficulties, the Chinese language individuals, together with individuals from world wide, have as soon as once more introduced a worldwide sport occasion that can go down in historical past and collectively shared the glory of Olympics, he mentioned.

Xi mentioned it’s the solemn promise that the Chinese language individuals have made to the worldwide neighborhood to make sure the supply of secure and splendid Winter Olympics and Paralympics as scheduled.

Over the previous seven years, below the sturdy management of the CPC Central Committee, all related departments, in addition to provinces, autonomous areas and municipalities cooperated intently to beat difficulties, he mentioned.

Beijing and Zhangjiakou, the 2 host cities, deployed their greatest assets, and labored intently with international sports activities organizations, together with the Worldwide Olympic Committee and Worldwide Paralympic Committee, to surmount challenges together with the COVID-19 pandemic and current the world with streamlined, secure and splendid Video games, Xi mentioned, noting that China has honored its solemn promise.

Xi mentioned that Beijing has change into the world’s first “dual-Olympic metropolis”, gathering momentum for the rejuvenation of the Chinese language nation.

The Video games are splendid, patriotism was totally manifested, the purpose of involving 300 million individuals in ice and snow actions has come true, he mentioned.

Xi mentioned that the Video games have left a fruitful legacy, with the success of the Video games selling regional growth and the COVID-19 prevention and management being focused and efficient, which have performed a key function in selling solidarity, cooperation and joint efforts to beat difficulties globally. It has additionally introduced confidence and hope to a world overshadowed by instability, and despatched the world a message of the instances – Collectively for a Shared Future, Xi mentioned.

Noting that the glory of the Video games is constructed on seven years of arduous endeavors, he mentioned that the Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics have been ready and hosted amid nice difficulties.

Upholding the spirit of “by no means cease, by no means make a single mistake and by no means miss a day’s work,” all members have made painstaking efforts, he mentioned.

Xi mentioned that the athletes and coaches bore in thoughts the expectations of the Occasion and the individuals, competed bravely, and carried out past their limits.

They achieved China’s best-ever outcomes on the Winter Video games and bought plenty of credit score for the Occasion and the individuals, he added.

Pushed by a robust sense of duty, mission and honor, members within the Video games have completed all of the duties outstandingly with their exhausting work, perseverance and braveness, Xi mentioned, noting that they’ve made achievements worthy of the motherland, the individuals and the instances.

On behalf of the CPC Central Committee, the State Council and the Central Navy Fee, Xi prolonged congratulations to the awarded teams and people. He supplied salutations to all of the builders, staff and volunteers, all of the athletes and coaches, and members of the Individuals’s Liberation Military, the Individuals’s Armed Police Pressure, the general public safety police and the hearth and rescue companies. He additionally expressed heartfelt gratitude to all of the individuals of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, in addition to the abroad Chinese language, who’ve supported the Video games enthusiastically.

Throughout the preparations, the Worldwide Olympic Committee, the Worldwide Paralympic Committee and members of the Olympic and Paralympic households helped rather a lot with China’s work, and governments and other people of many international locations and worldwide mates supplied nice assist, Xi famous. Athletes from all around the world revered and inspired one another through the competitions and exceeded the restrict of their endurance. They completely substantiated the Olympic motto “Sooner, Larger, Stronger – Collectively” and the Paralympic values “Braveness, Dedication, Inspiration and Equality.”

On behalf of the Chinese language authorities and over 1.4 billion Chinese language individuals, Xi expressed honest gratitude to the Worldwide Olympic Committee, the Worldwide Paralympic Committee, members of the Olympic and Paralympic households and mates from international locations and areas world wide. He additionally paid excessive tribute to athletes from all taking part international locations and areas who courageously strived for one of the best through the Video games.

Achievements are from exhausting work and victory doesn’t come simply, Xi harassed. Reviewing the seven-year extraordinary means of preparation and internet hosting of the Video games, we’ve harvested not solely the enjoyment of success, but additionally ample mental wealth and beneficial expertise, that are value cherishing and carrying ahead, he mentioned.

Xi underlined the necessity to uphold the Occasion’s centralized, unified management. The CPC is probably the most dependable spine for us to make sure nice achievements. So long as we unswervingly uphold the Occasion’s management, we will certainly overcome all difficulties and obstacles that we meet and guarantee each success in our future work.

We should pool all assets to perform main duties, Xi mentioned. The socialism in China with extraordinary capabilities of group, coordination and implementation, in addition to our nation’s strong financial and technological power and composite nationwide power gave us large confidence and laid a strong basis for the success of the Video games.

Xi additionally harassed the necessity to forestall and tackle dangers and challenges proactively. He known as for maintaining in thoughts the worst eventualities, adhering to a problem-oriented method, staying alert towards potential risks, and giving excessive precedence to preempting and defusing dangers and challenges, in order to take the initiative to undertake a proactive technique.

The internet hosting of the Video games should be mixed with serving the individuals and selling growth, Xi mentioned. China has been dedicated to the precept that the individuals share the fruits of the Video games, who now take pleasure in higher bodily and psychological well being, higher employment and higher life. Widespread participation and joint efforts have resulted in shared growth.

Xi summarized the spirit of the Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics as making an allowance for the massive image, being assured and open, rising to the challenges, pursuing excellence, and creating a greater future collectively.

— Taking into consideration the massive image means to have the motherland in thoughts, intention excessive, and regard the preparation and internet hosting of the Video games as one of many nation’s most elementary pursuits. It additionally implies that individuals ought to take it as their obligation to win glory for the nation and their honor to contribute to the nation, and have the braveness to shoulder obligations, unite and work exhausting for the motherland and the individuals.

— Being assured and open means to be inclusive, to stay assured within the path, idea, system and tradition of socialism with Chinese language traits, and to cross on the nation’s profound cultural heritage by modern transformation and growth. It additionally means to substantiate the nation’s time-honored civilization by means of easy manners and in easy phrases, to indicate the sincerity and friendliness of the Chinese language individuals with hospitality, and to advertise mutual understanding and friendship amongst totally different peoples by means of exchanges.

— Rising to the challenges means to work exhausting with perseverance, to maintain the excessive morale whereas figuring out the burdens forward heavy however nonetheless dealing with challenges, to beat difficulties and dangers, and to forge forward.

— Pursuing excellence means perseverance, dedication and meticulousness. It additionally means to stay to the best potential requirements and necessities, to refine each plan and measure, to hunt perfection by means of rehearsals, and to realize breakthroughs and miracles one after one other.

— Creating a greater future collectively means coordination, interplay and cooperation. It additionally means to align the motto “Collectively for a Shared Future” with “Sooner, Larger, Stronger – Collectively”, with a imaginative and prescient to the way forward for China’s growth and human growth at giant, and to name on all members on Earth to collectively construct a neighborhood with a shared future for mankind.

Xi famous that it took us seven years to make sure a hit in internet hosting the Video games, and now we’ve ready ourselves effectively for the following stage. We should always make plans proactively and work exhausting persistently to take advantage of the legacy of the Video games.

He mentioned the Video games have left us not solely venues and services, but additionally cultural heritage and human assets, all of that are beneficial belongings we should make full use of.

He mentioned we are going to proceed to make ice and snow sports activities extra in style by strengthening strategic planning, and assist keep most people’s enthusiasm for these sports activities.

Xi added that we are going to totally faucet cultural assets from the Video games to bolster confidence in our personal tradition and make China’s voice heard globally and inform China’s tales effectively.

He mentioned we are going to carry ahead the spirit of humanitarianism, respect and safeguard human rights, and promote all-round growth of applications for individuals with disabilities.

He famous we are going to promote all through society the spirit of volunteers that includes contribution, friendship, mutual assist and progress and permit full play to the lively function of volunteers, to facilitate social progress.

Xi mentioned we are going to carry ahead the Olympic spirit, make sure the Olympic Video games play an essential function in selling peace and growth, and supply extra Chinese language knowledge and Chinese language power to the progress of human civilization.

He mentioned we are going to connect nice significance to and totally leverage the essential function of sports activities in advancing individuals’s well-rounded growth, proceed to advertise reform and innovation in sports activities, enhance the general public health applications and lift consciousness of sports activities and health amongst our individuals, the younger individuals specifically.

Xi added that we are going to promote the nation’s total power and competitiveness in worldwide aggressive sports activities, and step up efforts to construct China into a rustic sturdy on sports activities.

Premier Li Keqiang, who chaired the ceremony, said that Normal Secretary Xi Jinping gave an essential speech which is of nice political, theoretical and guiding significance. Xi totally affirmed the large achievements of the Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics, reviewed the seven-year extraordinary course of and summarized the precious expertise of preparation and internet hosting of the Video games. Xi elaborated on the spirit of the Video games and put forth clear necessities for making full use of the legacy of the Video games to facilitate high-quality growth. It’s important to rigorously research the speech and apply it completely.

We should extra intently rally across the Occasion Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core and observe the steering of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese language Traits for a New Period. We should purchase a deep understanding of the decisive significance of the institution of each Comrade Xi Jinping’s core place on the Occasion Central Committee and within the Occasion as an entire and the guiding function of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese language Traits for a New Period, and increase our consciousness of the necessity to keep political integrity, suppose in big-picture phrases, observe the management core, and hold in alignment with the central Occasion management. We should keep assured within the path, the speculation, the system, and the tradition of socialism with Chinese language traits, and firmly uphold Comrade Xi Jinping’s core place on the Occasion Central Committee and within the Occasion as an entire and uphold the Central Committee’s authority and its centralized, unified management.

We are going to carry ahead the spirit of the Video games, forge forward determinedly, set the stage for the twentieth Nationwide Congress of the CPC with concrete actions, and work tirelessly to construct a contemporary socialist nation in all respects and obtain the Chinese language Dream of nationwide rejuvenation.

Representatives of the Chinese language sports activities delegation, volunteers, and the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Video games gave speeches on the ceremony. They embody: Ni Huizhong, director of the Winter Sports activities Administration Middle below the Normal Administration of Sport of China; Yang Hongqiong, para cross-country skier and biathlon athlete; Yuan Weiting, scholar from Faculty of Journalism, Hebei Regular College; and Zhang Suzhi, govt deputy director of the Yanqing Operation Middle of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Video games.

Previous to the ceremony, Xi and different leaders had a cordial assembly with representatives of teams and people who’ve made excellent contributions to the Video games, in addition to all members of the Chinese language sports activities delegation, and posed for a photograph.

Members of the CPC Central Committee Political Bureau and members of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee in Beijing, vice chairpersons of the Standing Committee of the Nationwide Individuals’s Congress, state councilors, the President of the Supreme Individuals’s Court docket, the Procurator-Normal of the Supreme Individuals’s Procuratorate, in addition to vice chairpersons of the Nationwide Committee of the Chinese language Individuals’s Political Consultative Convention and members of the Central Navy Fee in Beijing additionally attended the ceremony.

About 3,000 individuals took half within the occasion. They embody main officers from all central departments, the main group for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics and its related businesses, the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Video games, and the governments of Beijing Municipality and Hebei Province, all members of the Chinese language delegation for the Video games, in addition to representatives of working workers for the Video games, the media and volunteers.

Xi Jinping and different Chinese language leaders pose for a photograph with representatives of teams and people who’ve made excellent contributions to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, in addition to all members of the Chinese language sports activities delegation, previous to a gathering to honor those that have made excellent contributions to the Video games on the Nice Corridor of the Individuals in Beijing, capital of China, April 8, 2022. (Xinhua/Liu Bin)