our pride: macao people celebrate with the mainland olympic delegation
2024-09-03
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on september 1, the "our pride - national olympic athletes delegation macau gala" was held. photo by xinhua news agency reporter zhang jinjiaxinhua news agency, macau, september 2, title: our pride - macau people celebrate with the mainland olympic delegation
xinhua news agency reporter li hanfang liu gang guo yuqi
on the evening of september 1, the macau east asian games stadium was star-studded and enthusiastic. mainland olympic athletes performed their stunts and interacted cordially with macau residents, making this stadium, commonly known as the "macau egg", once again a sea of joy witnessing the feast.
the event, called "our pride - national olympic athletes delegation macao gala", had more than 4,200 tickets distributed free of charge by lottery, and was divided into zones only, without designated seats. in order to find a good spot to see their idols up close, many viewers arrived more than an hour in advance.
before the party began, a documentary about chinese olympic athletes competing in the paris olympics was played, and the scenes of them winning gold medals aroused cheers and applause.
on september 1, the "our pride - national olympic athletes delegation macau gala" was held. the picture shows a diving athlete demonstrating diving moves. photo by xinhua news agency reporter zhang jinjiathe party was divided into three parts: "beyond dreams", "breaking limits" and "pursuing dreams for the future", and olympic athletes took turns to appear on stage.
in the opening show, the synchronized swimming team's dance "breaking willows" was graceful, and the rhythmic gymnastics team's dance "sea of stars" was light and beautiful. the stage was filled with the chinese romance of traditional chinese culture.
athletes frequently made golden quotes when interacting with the audience. yang jiayu, the champion of the women's 20km race walk at the paris olympics, said: "i don't want to be beautiful, i want to have good grades. first of all, i have to have excellent grades, repay the cultivation of the motherland, and show the good image of chinese youth."
pan zhanle, the "chinese flying fish" who broke the world record in the men's 100m freestyle at the paris olympics, said: "i am not fighting alone. i have the whole country behind me. my gold medal is dedicated to my motherland."
"what are the methods to become a world champion like you?" the innocent question from the macau children made the audience laugh. "perseverance", "never give up", "courage and confidence", "hard work", "desperate"... the olympic athletes gave their answers with these keywords.
on september 1, the "our pride - national olympic athletes delegation macau gala" was held. pictured: rhythmic gymnasts performing the dance "sea of stars". photo by xinhua news agency reporter zhang jinjiawonderful olympic stories and live performances pushed the party to a climax. the "lone warrior" sung by macau singers and swimming team members, and the "running" sung by weightlifters and other olympic athletes won applause from the audience.
ms. li and her husband came to watch the party and were particularly excited to see the pride in their hearts. ms. li said that she was most looking forward to meeting pan zhanle. she felt that he had the characteristics of a "post-00s" and was more mature than his peers. she admired this young man very much and hoped that her son would take him as a role model.
ms. liu, a macao resident, and her family of four came to the scene. "it's really rare to have the opportunity to get so close to the olympic athletes." ms. liu said that her two daughters like diving athlete chen yuxi and national table tennis player sun yingsha. they came to the scene to witness the olympic athletes and feel the athletes' spirit of not giving up. they were very excited.
the olympic athletes also felt the enthusiasm and charm of macau. "coming to macau to eat delicious food is to relieve stress." ma long, captain of the national table tennis team, chose the representative of macau food in his mind - pineapple bun; at the strong request of the audience, fan zhendong, a member of the national table tennis team, sang a song "wild child" in cantonese; the organizers also carefully prepared a macau cultural and creative product for diving athlete quan hongchan - a turtle doll named "he xiaoyong".
the nearly two-hour party ended with a chorus of "my motherland and i".
on september 1, the "our pride - national olympic athletes delegation macau gala" was held. the picture shows synchronized swimmers performing the dance "breaking willows". photo by xinhua news agency reporter zhang jinjia"it is an honor to have close contact with the olympic athletes and to participate in the gala together." macau singer liu naiqi, who sang "lotus of the prosperous times" at the gala, said that the fighting spirit and patriotism of the olympic champions have deeply inspired the youth of macau. he thanked them for their contribution to the national honor and wished our olympic athletes more success.
