1, champion: Records of Xiang Yu. At the end of the Qin Dynasty, the people's uprising opposed the tyranny of the Qin Dynasty, and various insurgents elected Yi Song as the leader. Historically, the champion of "Qing Zi's top scholar" refers to a general who is above all the troops, and now it is often used as the first in competitions.

2. runner-up: not as good as first-class. For example, in ancient times, people who were inferior to their fathers were inferior fathers; Mencius, second only to Confucius, is called a saint; In the Han Dynasty, Yu Shi, who was about to be promoted to prime minister, was called Yaxiang. So the runner-up is second only to the champion.

3. Third runner-up: The youngest brother is named Ji, and the top three players are generally selected in the competition. The third place is the smallest, so it is called the third place.

As far back as 209 BC, the first 1 large-scale peasant uprising broke out in the history of China. Yi Song, a general in the State of Chu, was brave and good at fighting. Qin soldiers were defeated by his men many times. Because of his brilliant exploits, he was above other generals, so the soldiers of Chu Army gave him a glorious title: "Qing Zi Champion".

"Historical Records-Biography of Xiang Yu" has such a record: "All other generals belong to Yi Song, and the title is the top scholar in Qing Zi." This is 1 person who won the title of "champion" in the history of China.

The word number one scholar continued to be used in Han Dynasty. According to the biography of Han Huo Qubing, Huo Qubing was awarded the title of "champion Hou" for his exploits.

After the Han Dynasty, military commanders with outstanding military achievements also adopted the title of champion. There were "top generals" in Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, and there was also the title of "top generals" in Tang Dynasty. Until the Qing dynasty, the leader of the ceremonial guards and the standard-bearer who guarded the emperor were also called "champions".

As for the runner-up, the reason is that inferior means inferior, that is, the winner below the champion. In ancient times, it was called "Elegant Sound" and "Elegant House". Scholars call Confucius "the most holy" and Mencius "the second saint". 《

Historical Records-Biography of Xiang Yu: "Father sits in the south and his father is Fan Zeng." This is because Xiang Yu respects Fan Zeng very much and regards Fan Zeng as the elder after his biological father.

"Third runner-up" refers to the winner who ranks lower than the champion and runner-up, and refers to the third place in the competition. In the old calendar of our country, the three months of spring are called Meng Chun, Midspring and Ji Chun respectively.

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The third place in the championship

The podium is set in three layers. The champion of the runner-up stands on the highest platform, the runner-up is on the right of the champion athlete, and the third runner-up is in a row on the left of the champion.

Since the 1932 Olympic Games, whenever an event is over, these ceremonies will be held in the venues immediately, instead of waiting until all the events are over.

The IOC has stipulated the ceremony for awarding medals: during the Olympic Games, medals shall be awarded by the IOC President (or a member selected by him) accompanied by the President of the relevant international individual sports federations (or his representative).

Immediately after each competition, prizes will be awarded in the following way at the competition venue: the top three athletes are dressed in formal clothes or sportswear, facing the official seats (in the middle of the champion station, to the right of the runner-up, to the left of the runner-up, and the champion station is slightly higher than the runner-up and runner-up), and then their names and the names of other winners will be announced.

The flag of the champion delegation should be raised from the central flagpole, and the flags of the second and third delegations should be raised from the flagpoles near the left and right sides of the central flagpole respectively. When playing the national anthem of the champion delegation, medal winners should face the national flag.

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