The touching moments of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games 2008-08-31 22:09 After 17 days of fierce competition, the 29th Olympic Games came to an end. In Beijing, 302 gold medals were awarded to each of them, and the Chinese team surpassed the United States team for the first time to dominate the gold medal list. These 17 days have witnessed the birth of champions one after another and the emergence of miracles one after another. In the Water Cube, the American Phelps won eight gold medals to create an eternal miracle. The Magic Bird's Nest even gave birth to a serial champion like Usain Bolt. The man who broke three world records in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay. At the same time, there are some people and things that moved us in these 17 days. They may not be champions, they may not have gold medals, but their stories will be written into the history of the Olympic Games just like the magical Phelps and Bolt. middle.
Emmons, what does a gold medal mean at this moment?
Perhaps Emmons is destined to be a tragic hero. Four years ago in Athens, he shot his last shot at someone else's target, losing the gold medal he had already received; four years later in Beijing, he shot an astonishing 4.4 points when the victory was already determined! The gold medal fell by the wayside again. After Emmons' bizarre last shot, his wife Catalina Emmons, who was a guest in the broadcast booth, was stunned. She knew her husband best, and she couldn't imagine why he would shoot like this at this moment. of a shot.
Back in time four years ago, on the night when Emmons missed the gold medal, he met his current wife, Czech female shooter Catalina. At that time, Catalina saw the lost Emmons. Later, he took the initiative to comfort him, and the two got to know each other. Soon after, the two became a couple, and not long after that, they got married. It can be said that it was the missed shot that made this beautiful marriage possible.
On the first day of the Beijing Olympics, Emmons watched his wife win the first gold medal in the Olympics from the stands, and immediately gave her a sweet kiss. In the last event of the Olympic shooting competition, his wife Catalina also watched the whole process of her husband's competition from the broadcast booth. After Emmons fired that weird shot, Catalina was shocked at first. She couldn't imagine that it would happen. This happens. But just a few seconds later, when Emmons looked back at his wife, Catalina had walked to the edge of the stands, smiled and gave her husband a hug and an equally sweet kiss. At this moment, the audience's attention was not focused on the top three players, but was attracted by this touching picture. The sweet smile of the wife and the warm applause of the audience made this scene freeze in a warm atmosphere. With the comfort of his wife, will Emmons still be as depressed as he was four years ago?
Of course not. What does a gold medal mean at this moment?
The king who recovered from terminal illness
On August 21, Dutch player Van de Velde won the men’s 10-kilometer open water swimming competition. This is the first time that this event known as the water marathon has become an official Olympic competition. The first Olympic champion born in this event is also legendary.
Look carefully at Van de Velde’s head, and you will see two shocking scars. These two coin-sized scars are not the decoration of an alternative family. They are the traces left by leukemia patients undergoing chemotherapy and bone marrow transplant surgeries. Such scars will tremble when a person speaks or even breathes. The 27-year-old Van der Velde is quite talented in swimming. However, when he was 20 years old, he was diagnosed with leukemia. The disease may not only take away his sports career, but also his life.
Fortunately, Vandeweide won the final victory in the fight against the disease. After successfully receiving a bone marrow stem cell transplant, Vandewede returned to the game. In 2008, he wrote the most heroic stroke in his sports career in Beijing. "Gold inlaid with jade" is the best reward for a hero who never says anything.
If you have a dream, there will be a miracle.
Through the flames of war, their arrival is victory
In the end, this story does not belong to one person, it belongs to a team.
On the evening of August 8, when the Iraqi delegation with only four athletes entered the national stadium, they received more applause than superpowers such as the United States and Russia. About half a month before the opening of the Olympic Games, the International Olympic Committee canceled Iraq's qualification to participate in the Olympic Games. Although the Iraqi team later regained the right to participate through mediation, the registration period for most competitions had passed, and Iraq ultimately only had Four athletes earned the right to compete.
In this team, two rowers, Nozad and Jeboul, wore old competition uniforms during the competition. They even went ashore after the competition. A reporter saw Their socks also had several holes in them, and the competition stiffeners were also provided by the organizing committee. Beautiful young sprinter Donna has a cheerful and approachable personality, and when she smiles and tells you about someone shooting at her while she was training back home, you won't believe it. However, the fact is that Donna's life has been directly threatened many times. It is under such circumstances that Donna and his coach have continued to train. The second-hand running shoes on her feet were bought at a flea market in Jordan during her few overseas competitions. The shoes had already had holes in them.
The results of the competition can be imagined. Saiting players Nozad and Jebel were the last to reach the finish line in the preliminaries, and Donna did not pass the first shot of the women's 100 meters. However, they have already created a miracle when they came to Beijing to compete. As Donna herself said: "It has always been my dream to represent my country in the Olympics. No matter how hard or dangerous it is, I will persevere!"
In fact, there are many such touching stories at the Beijing Olympics, such as the South African disabled athlete Du Toit who completed the women's 10-kilometer marathon swimming race on one leg, the Polish one-armed table tennis player Pardika, and the American swimmer Chanto who has cancer, Afghan female athlete Mukiyar who fights for feminism, Australian Snow Hill, the women's triathlon champion who suffers from asthma, and Japanese who still fights on the field after a heart transplant. Softball player Rei Nishiyama and many more.
Gold medals, championships, and victories are not everything in the Olympics. While remembering Bolt and Phelps, let us remember these people who moved us on the field.
The greatest mother in the Olympics
Chusovina’s name will certainly be familiar to those familiar with gymnastics. In a sport like gymnastics, where a female athlete is considered a "veteran" at the age of 20, this Kazakhstani veteran who is currently representing Germany is already 33 years old. In fact, Qiusuo's experience as an athlete more than ten years ago was the same as that of many other female gymnasts. She participated in competitions in her teens and then chose to retire, get married, and have children after she was twenty years old. However, misfortune suddenly befell her: her son was diagnosed with leukemia shortly after birth, a disease that costs a lot of money to treat. At this moment, Chusovitina, who has been retired for six years, has chosen to come back and participate in competitions to earn money to treat her son's illness. In the past few years, she can be seen in various international gymnastics competitions.
In order to give her son a better treatment environment, Chusovitina moved to Germany and changed her nationality to represent the German team in international competitions. At the Gymnastics World Cup, World Championships and Olympic Games, people once again saw this veteran who is already over 30 years old competing with athletes who are more than ten years younger than him. At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Chusovitina appeared again. Surprisingly, the 33-year-old veteran won a silver medal in the vault competition! This is also the only gain for German female gymnasts at this Olympics. The 33-year-old Chiuso not only has a touching story, but his athletic level is no worse than those of the young girls. The moment he stepped onto the podium, Chiuso received the warmest applause from the audience.
She is a successful athlete and a great mother.
The Tenderness of the German Strongman
The protagonist of the next story is still a German player. On the evening of August 19, the last weightlifting gold medal of the Beijing Olympics was produced. German strongman Steiner defeated the others and won the gold medal in the men's 105kg and above competition, becoming the king of the Olympic strongman competition. A touching moment occurred at the award ceremony after the game. Steiner could no longer control himself the moment he stepped onto the highest podium. This extremely powerful man kept wiping the tears from his face.
It turns out that there is an almost unknown story hidden behind Steiner. Just last year, Steiner's wife Susan was unfortunately killed in a car accident. Steiner's wife had always supported her husband's training during his lifetime and encouraged Steiner, who was already thinking about quitting, to continue to persevere. However, misfortune befell this happy family. His wife's death once made Steiner despair. However, thinking of his wife's encouragement to him during her lifetime, Steiner decided to persevere, both for his career and for the sake of his late wife.
On the medal podium, the image of Steiner holding a gold medal in one hand and a photo of his wife in the other shocked everyone. German media commented: This is one of the most touching moments in this Olympic Games. After winning the championship, Steiner said: "My late wife has always been by my side, accompanying me. I may not have thought of her much during the game, but she still appeared in front of my eyes the moment before the game. I always carry her photo with me. I hope she saw me standing on the podium.
”
Susan, this gold medal belongs to you too!