In order to prepare for the Olympic Qualification Series·Shanghai to be held from May 16th to 19th, various promotional activities of the City Sports Festival are in full swing. On April 23, an Olympic Qualification Series Shanghai promotion vehicle departed from Shanghai Jiangwan Stadium and embarked on a road trip spanning Shanghai, Suzhou and Guangzhou.
According to reports, this road trip aimed at promoting the sport of BMX will be recorded with video and made into a documentary, allowing more people to experience the development process and unique charm of this sport.
In 2008, BMX appeared at the Beijing Olympics as an official event; in June 2017, the International Olympic Committee Plenary Session approved that freestyle BMX entered the 2020 Tokyo Olympics; now, Olympic Qualification Series·Shanghai BMX The competition venue for the project has been prepared on the bank of the Huangpu River, waiting for top players from all over the world to challenge.
But for most ordinary people, this is still an extreme sport full of mystery and freshness. How to better inform the public about BMX?
sets out personally, and uses actions and images to complement each other! The reporter learned during the interview that as one of the key activities in the warm-up phase of this city sports festival, the BMX road trip plan and its documentary starting on the 23rd will comprehensively sort out the relationship between this sport and Shanghai and even China. The process of bonding takes fans back to "the place where dreams begin".
During the journey, Li Haoran, the Chinese BMX street style champion, and Li Li, secretary-general of the Yangpu District Cycling Association of Shanghai, will visit different riders, modification masters, young learners and other "BMX masters", and ask them to share their experiences with BMX. bits and pieces of stories. Take the Jiangwan Stadium photographed on the 23rd as an example. This is the place where the first-generation Shanghai drivers studied and practiced 20 years ago. Professional player Shen Jian, who has won the Chinese BMX Freestyle Championship for eight times, recalled his growth path on the spot: Back then, young people had to watch competition videos to "teach themselves"; for the first time he participated in an international competition, he Going into battle despite injuries; more than 20 years later, the dream of letting more and more people understand BMX seems to be getting closer and closer.
In the next trip, Li Haoran and Li Li will go to Suzhou and Guangzhou. They will first talk to modified car master Wu Xu to reveal the origin of BMX sports and the various new materials and technologies. On May 4, they will also witness the arrival and flowering of extreme sports in different cities - at the opening event of the Liuhua Center Atmosphere Park in Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, Li Haoran will inspect the performance of young riders as a referee and continue to pass on BMX The heat and charm of sports.
Of course, the documentary will also convey the thoughts and insights of a generation of BMX athletes and enthusiasts on the development of BMX. Li Haoran and Li Li, who embarked on this road trip, are not only work partners but also lovers in life. Both of them said that after more than 20 years of development, today's learners have received better conditions and more support. "The first generation of athletes walked the path of groping alone, but now, our venues are getting better and better." More and more riders are coming, and the training system for riders is gradually being completed. More importantly, we can finally see the connection between BMX and the Olympics at our doorstep!”
It is reported that this road trip will end in Guangzhou in May. After that, he finally returned to the Olympic Qualification Series Shanghai City Sports Festival, and continued to share the excitement and laughter gained along the way with the audience. Li Li said that it is exciting for riders and enthusiasts to be able to promote BMX in this walking and daily way. "We hope to use wonderful pictures to tell everyone that this is a sport that can be played together, and it is also a sport that competes with oneself and breaks through oneself."
