"Jiajun, welcome home!" He walked through the crowd and gave his mother a deep hug.
2024-08-18
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Hubei Daily Omnimedia reporter Zhang Zemu, intern Zhou Ting, correspondent Wang Zhen
"I'm back, I'm back!" At 2:40 p.m. on August 17, amid cheers, Olympic champion Sun Jiajun, wearing the Chinese sports team uniform, returned to his hometown Yichang.
Neighbors of Jinbaling community, excited citizens and Sun Jiajun's family welcomed the champion's triumphant return at their doorstep early in the morning, holding flowers and red banners.
As soon as he got off the car, Sun Jiajun saw his mother who was looking forward to seeing him. He walked through the crowd, smiled and leaned over to give his mother a deep hug.
"Jiajun, thank you for your hard work, welcome home!"
"Sun Jiajun! I'm proud of you!"
The excited crowd kept shouting Sun Jiajun's name. This 24-year-old boy did not have the "kingly air" of an Olympic champion as everyone imagined. He kept saying thank you humbly and warmly, waved politely to everyone, and smiled shyly.
"Jia Jun, grandma has prepared your favorite dishes at home!" the neighbors said to him with a smile.
"When I was in Paris, I saw everyone's support and messages for me on the Internet. I was very happy, especially the support from my hometown people. I was even more moved." As he said this, he bowed shyly to everyone.
"I just want to spend time with my grandma, dad and mom this time. What I want to eat most is the shredded pork with green peppers made by grandma, as well as the cold shrimp and red oil noodles from my hometown!" Sun Jiajun said happily. After a short rest in his hometown, he will return to the training base to accumulate energy for the next preparation.
"We don't have any special arrangements for Junjun's return this time. We just want to have a good reunion as a family, talk, and let him have a good rest." Grandma said that on the night of winning the gold medal, she and Jiajun's parents hugged and cried. It was not easy for her grandson to realize his dream of going to Paris.
Sun Jiajun's hometown, Yichang, is a nationally renowned "volunteer city." In this civilized city, one out of every five people in the urban area is a volunteer, and Olympic champion Sun Jiajun is no exception.
Zhao Chunsheng, 66, is a member of the Jinbaling Community Jinzhuan Volunteer Service Group. "Jia Jun is our honorary group leader. When we heard that he was coming back, we knitted plush flowers for him." Zhao Chunsheng said that the volunteer service group mainly provides assistance, environmental improvement, conflict mediation, education and training, employment and entrepreneurship, etc., to achieve full coverage of community volunteer services. "Jia Jun's grandmother is also a community volunteer. When she sees uncivilized behavior in the community, she will advise against it."
Under the influence of his grandmother, Sun Jiajun has been actively participating in various volunteer activities after returning to Yichang after training for competitions. In 2022, Sun Jiajun took the initiative to serve as the honorary leader of the BRICS Volunteer Service Group, calling on more community residents to participate in volunteer services. "Under his influence, the volunteer group now has 749 registered volunteers, has carried out more than 300 volunteer activities, and the total service time has reached more than 4,600 hours," said Wang Zhen, secretary of the Jinbaling Community Party Branch.
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