After that, China missed the Olympic Games for a long time. It was not until 1928 that China sent Song Ruhai as an observer in the 9th Olympic Games held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands from May 7th to August 2nd. He is the honorary director of the All-China Sports Federation, the predecessor of the Chinese Olympic Committee, the sports director of the Chinese YMCA in Hankou, and the first person to participate in the Olympic Games in old China.
193 1 year, the International Olympic Committee officially recognized the All-China Sports Association as the Chinese Olympic Committee, which made China athletes qualified to participate in the Olympic Games.
1932, the 10 Olympic Games was held in Los Angeles, USA. Liu Changchun went to Los Angeles to compete alone, becoming the first person in China to appear in the Olympic Games. At that time, Liu Changchun, a student of Northeastern University, flatly rejected the threats and inducements of the Japanese puppet troops. After receiving the patriotic general Zhang Xueliang's 8,000 silver dollars as funds for going to the United States, he represented 450 million compatriots in the Olympic Games. At the opening ceremony, Liu Changchun walked at the front with the national flag, followed by coach Song, and the other four were compatriots invited temporarily in the United States. As a result of wandering in the Pacific Ocean for 25 days, Liu Changchun, who was exhausted, didn't get good results on the field. However, Liu Changchun initiated China's participation in the Olympic Games, which had a far-reaching impact on the development of sports in China. After returning home, Liu Changchun devoted the rest of his life to sports. He is the vice chairman of the Chinese Olympic Committee.
1936 The first 1 1 Olympic Games was held in Berlin, Germany. China finally sent a team of 63 athletes, hundreds of coaches and staff, and a 40-member sports delegation. However, only one pole vaulter reached the passing standard, and the others were eliminated. In particular, it is worth mentioning that the China football team participated in this Olympic Games, which is the first time in the history of old China football. At that time, the China government only paid part of the expenses for the team to go to the Olympic Games, so the football team decided to go abroad in advance and conduct a series of visiting matches in Southeast Asia, which not only made up for the lack of funds, but also exercised the team. So he set off from Shanghai on May 2nd and played 27 games with local teams in Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, Myanmar, India and other countries, winning 23 games and drawing 4 games. The result was satisfactory, and the ticket income was HK$ 200,000. During the trip, from the team leader to the team members, in order to save money, they all take the lowest cabin, eat the most economical meals, stay in the cheapest hotel and even sleep on the floor. On July 20th, China football team arrived in Berlin. The organizer didn't arrange a training ground for the China team. In desperation, the China Football Team can only do some simple activities in the accommodation. The elimination system was adopted in the Olympic football match, and the result of the first round of lottery was China against Britain. The British team was the top team in the world at that time, with excellent technical and physical qualities. Although the teammates of China Football Team know that there is little hope of winning the championship, they are not discouraged or have stage fright. 1 1 people fought hard and scored 0-0 in the first half. In the second half, China was eliminated 0-2 under the storm of the British team. Although China lost the game, it was well received by local public opinion. It was believed that China was skilled and cooperated tacitly, but only lost in physical strength and speed. In order to learn from the top European teams, the China team also visited Germany, Austria, France, Switzerland, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and other countries, played nine games, and accumulated experience in participating in world competitions and confronting top European teams.
1948, 14 Olympic Games was held in London, England. China sent 33 male athletes to participate in the competition. There are basketball, football, track and field, swimming and cycling, in which there is only one athlete in swimming and cycling. Swimmers, Indonesian overseas Chinese Wu Chuanyu, cyclists and Dutch overseas Chinese He Haohua all went to London at their own expense. Because the delegation is short of funds, not to mention living expenses, even air tickets can not be completely solved. Both the football team and the basketball team go to Nanyang to perform the competition first, and solve the travel expenses by ticket income. In London, athletes from all over the world live in the Olympic Village, but the cash-strapped China delegation is arranged in a poorly equipped primary school. In the cycling race, He Haohua, who was leading all the way, was knocked down by a bicycle rushing up from behind when he was about to win the first place near the finish line. He broke his left arm and suffered a serious fracture, and finally hated running.
Ancient Greece was a mythical kingdom. Beautiful fairy tales and bizarre folk stories cast a mysterious color on the origin of the ancient Olympic Games. There are many legends about the origin of the ancient Olympic Games, the most important of which are the following two: First, the ancient Olympic Games was a regular sports activity to worship Zeus. Another legend is related to Hercules, the son of Zeus. Hercules is known as "Hercules" because of his infinite strength. He finished the task that ordinary people couldn't finish in Elis city-state, and cleaned the king's cowshed full of cow dung in less than half a day, but the king didn't want to honor his promise of giving away 300 cows, so Herakler drove the king away in a fit of pique. To celebrate his victory, he held a sports meeting in Olympia.
The most popular story about the origin of the ancient Olympic Games is Pelops's marriage. In order to choose a husband who is both civil and military for his daughter, Elis, the king of ancient Greece, proposed that the candidate must compete with himself in the chariot. In the competition, 13 youths were killed by the king's spear, 14 youths were Pelops, the grandson of Zeus and the sweetheart of the princess. Encouraged by love, he bravely accepted the king's challenge and finally won with wisdom. To celebrate this victory, Pelops and the princess held a grand wedding in front of the temple of Zeus in Olympia. At the meeting, chariots, gladiators and other competitions were arranged. This was the original ancient Olympic Games, and Pelops became the legendary founder of the ancient Olympic Games.
In fact, the origin of the Olympic Games is closely related to the social situation in ancient Greece. In the 9th-8th century BC, the Greek clan society gradually disintegrated, the slave society of city-state system gradually formed, and more than 200 city-states were established. City-states are fragmented, there is no unified monarch, and wars between city-states continue. In order to cope with the war, every city-state actively trains its own soldiers. The children of the Spartan city-state were raised by the state from the age of seven, engaged in sports and military training, and lived a military life. War needs soldiers, soldiers need strong bodies, and sports is a powerful means to train soldiers who can fight. The war promoted the development of Greek sports, and the events of the ancient Olympic Games also had obvious military brand. The people are disgusted with the continuous war and generally long for a peaceful environment to recuperate. Later, the King of Sparta and the King of Elis signed the "Holy Truce Month" treaty. As a result, preparing for military training and sports competitions has gradually become a game of peace and friendship.