Qian Jicheng’s experience as a torch bearer

A person who is persistent and persistent in bodybuilding is elected as an Olympic torch bearer

When he was 17 years old, Qian Jicheng, a short stature, saw the magazine "Health and Beauty" at a classmate's house. Attracted by the photos of world bodybuilding stars in magazines, Qian Jicheng fell in love with bodybuilding and embarked on a journey to find his dream of bodybuilding.

In 1991, Qian Jicheng and his friends pooled together more than 8,000 yuan to open a gym. In 1994, Qian Jicheng came to Sanya, Hainan from his hometown in Anhui and worked as a coach in the gym of a hotel in Sanya. Bodybuilding is a high-involvement and boring business. You should avoid eating high-fat foods on a daily basis. It is impossible for ordinary people to continue to eat foods without oil, salt and sugar. To participate in bodybuilding competitions, Qian Jicheng had to pay for himself. Bodybuilders spend a lot of money on food every month, and they also need to pay out of their own pockets to participate in competitions. Although he was short of money, Qian Jicheng still worked tirelessly to pursue his dream. Qian Jicheng touched everyone with his persistence and persistence. His sportsmanship should be remembered by the world. It is for this reason that Qian Jicheng was elected as the torch bearer in Sanya, the first stop of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Torch Relay.

The torch relay fulfills the Olympic dream

In the 60kg competition of the 59th Shanghai World Bodybuilding Championships in 2005, Qian Jicheng won the championship against many world masters and became the Qian Jicheng became the first bodybuilding world champion in Chinese history. At the Doha Asian Games, Qian Jicheng made history for Chinese bodybuilding and won the first Asian Games gold medal. With so many gold medals and honors, he still has some regrets that bodybuilding is a non-Olympic event and was not included in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. "If bodybuilding can become a competition event in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, I will definitely win it again." Gold medal!" Qian Jicheng said. "Many people ask me if I have any idea whether the first bearer of the Olympic torch relay will be a sports star. In my opinion, it is a great honor for me to be the first bearer of the torch. The first leg of the Olympic torch relay means more to me." Words are not important, every torch passed by the torch conveys an Olympic spirit to the people of the world. This is my first time to have such close contact with the Olympics, and it also fulfills my many years of Olympic dreams. "For an athlete. It is said that the Olympic gold medal may be the best reflection of its gold medal weight, but Qian Jicheng believes that promoting the Olympic sports spirit is more important than winning the Olympic gold medal.

Torch bearer’s remarks

The torch relay will definitely go very smoothly in China and I will do my best to protect the torch.

After learning that he was elected as the Olympic torch bearer, Qian Jicheng said that he was looking forward to the day of the torch relay every day, and he also began to countdown to the Olympic torch relay in his heart. He watched TV every day, and Pay attention to the latest trends of the torch, and also imitate the torch relay, carefully observe how the torch is passed between torch bearers, and pay attention to every movement and detail. The Olympic torch relay has encountered some interference abroad. Qian Jicheng said that the Olympic torch relay in China will go very smoothly. "The Olympic torch is a bridge that connects the world. People all over the world are looking forward to it. People across the country are waiting for the torch." There will never and will not be any problem in the hands of any torchbearer, and I will protect the torch with all my strength."