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Volume 377 of the Chinese Sports People's Text Chapter 377 of the many organizations under the International Olympic Committee, the IAAF should be the most powerful one.
Track and field is originally the largest sport in the International Olympic Committee and has the most voice. Moreover, in the history of the International Olympic Committee, many presidents have served as the president of the IAAF. For example, the current president of the International Olympic Committee, Edstrom, was the previous president of the IAAF.
In the 1950s, there were not as many Olympic events as in later generations. The three balls of volleyball, tennis, table tennis and badminton, judo and taekwondo in fighting sports were not Olympic events. This means that track and field events accounted for far away from later generations. The IAAF also had a significant voice in the Olympic Organizing Committee.
In addition to the IAAF, Chen Qiang also found two other sports organizations, namely the International Basketball Federation and the International Swimming Federation. Basketball and swimming are both Olympic events, and these two organizations also have a certain voice in the International Olympic Committee. Under the temptation of Chen Qiang paying membership fees, the FIBA ​​and the FIBA ​​stood on Chen Qiang's side without hesitation.
In the conference room, senior officials of the International Olympic Committee were discussing whether to recognize the National Sports Federation of China.
"The sports organization representing China is the Sports Association. They were recognized by the International Olympic Committee more than 20 years ago and became a member of us. Now we have not received any official notice regarding the withdrawal of the China Sports Association from the International Olympic Committee. According to the International Olympic Committee's constitution, as long as the China Sports Association has not withdrawn, we cannot recognize the newly established China Sports Association." The speaker was Brundage, who is the vice president of the International Olympic Committee and the most determined anti-China person in the International Olympic Committee.
"Mr. Brundage, I need to remind you that the Chinese Sports Association you mentioned has now been dissolved. According to the International Olympic Committee's constitution, if the sports organization dissolves itself, it will automatically lose its qualification in the International Olympic Committee." Burley said. The IAAF had the right to speak, and in order to collect membership fees, Burley did not mind confronting Brundage.
"How do you know they're disbanded?" Brendage asked.
"We can ask by telegram, but the question is, can you find them?" Burley asked back.
"Not finding it does not mean disbanding, it is just a temporary loss of contact." Brendage said.
"Mr. Brendage, how long is the 'temporal'? One, two, or five, or ten years? Should we wait for this illusory 'temporal'? Excluding 400 million Chinese from the Olympics is also a loss to the International Olympic Committee." Burley retorted.
"Mr. Burley, you have to pay attention to your position! How can you stand on the side of the Reds!" Brendage said angrily.
"My position will always be on the side of the IAAF." Burley retorted.
While the two were arguing, the president of the FIBA ​​also said at this time: "I think what Mr. Burley said is very reasonable. We cannot exclude 400 million people from the Olympics. Isn't the original intention of the International Olympic Committee just to promote the Olympic spirit globally!"
The chairman of the FINA next to him also said: "No matter which organization represents China as the Olympic Committee of China, it is ultimately the Chinese people elected it themselves. Since the China Sports Association has lost contact and now there is a new Sports Association as a substitute, why don't we go with the flow? What's more, the newly established Sports Association in China is willing to assume their obligations."
"The obligations should be fulfilled? What obligations?" Brendage asked inexplicably.
"Isn't member states the obligation to pay membership fees?" said the FINA president with a smile.
Brendage instantly understood why the presidents of the IAAF, FIBA ​​and FINA were speaking for the newly established Sports Federation because they paid for it! Maybe even the President of the International Olympic Committee Edstrom had accepted the Sports Federation in their hearts because they were willing to pay membership fees.
Thinking of this, Brundage said anxiously: "We are an organization that spreads the Olympic spirit, how can we succumb to money?"
Burley smiled disdainfully: "Then please ask Mr. Brendage to go to the China Sports Association to fulfill their obligations as members and pay the membership fees owed to the IAAF, or Mr. Brendage is willing to pay the membership fees for them."
When talking about paying membership fees, Brendage suddenly became timid.
In the 1950s, international sports organizations did not have much membership fees, only a few hundred dollars a year. In this way, a dozens of franchisees of an international organization could collect tens of thousands of dollars a year, which was enough for its normal operation.
Chen Qiang also saw this. He knew that paying membership fees can achieve the goal of this trip as quickly as possible. This is much easier and faster than spending time lobbying. For Chen Qiang, a membership fee of several hundred dollars is nothing, and even if it is paid for a few years, there is no problem.
Chen Qiang is a rich dog lover and doesn't care about these hundreds of dollars, but Brendage is different. He just talks and can't really pay for the money himself to help the Sports Association pay membership fees.
Membership fees involve the core interests of the International Olympic Committee and various sports organizations. If Brundage stops Chen Qiang from paying membership fees, it is equivalent to offending all sports organizations. Therefore, when it comes to membership fees, Brundage can only swallow his anger. He cannot offend many sports organizations and help the Chinese Sports Association speak.
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The newly established National Sports Federation has been recognized by the International Olympic Committee and has become the China Olympic Committee.
Next, the participation of the Olympics in New China was also on the agenda.
The 1952 Olympic Games were held in Helsinki, Finland. Finland was considered the sphere of influence of the Soviets. In 1950, Finland facilitated the formal establishment of diplomatic relations between New China, so the political resistance of New China to participate in the Helsinki Olympic Games was relatively small.
In the Helsinki Olympics in history, due to repeated obstructions from all aspects, when the National Sports Federation received the invitation letter, only a few hours left before the opening of the Olympics, China hastily sent a delegation. When it arrived in Helsinki, many events had already ended. In the end, only swimmer Wu Chuanyu participated in the 1OOM backstroke competition, which was also the first time that the New Chinese athlete made a debut in the Olympics.
Now under Chen Qiang's operation, the National Sports Federation has been recognized by the International Olympic Committee earlier, so there is more time to prepare for the Helsinki Olympics.
At that time, Chinese sports were still mainly popular, and participating in large-scale events was not on the agenda of the National Sports Federation. However, the Olympics were necessary. New China needed to appear on the international stage and participate in international affairs. The Olympics was China's first step towards the world. Therefore, after the approval of the superior, the National Sports Federation formed a delegation to participate in the Olympics in Helsinki.
This time, the Chinese delegation arrived in Helsinki early and participated in the opening ceremony of the Helsinki Olympics. The five-star red flag also appeared on the Olympic stadium for the first time.
In the subsequent competitions, the Chinese team participated in five major events: track and field, swimming, boxing, basketball, football and cycling. Unfortunately, the Chinese team did not have any medals, and they didn't even have a better ranking.
This result was not beyond Chen Qiang's expectations. Sports competed for hard strength, and it was an objective fact that China's sports level was backward. It was normal that it could not get a good ranking in the Olympics. What's more, the 1952 Helsinki Olympics was a relatively high-level Olympic Games.
Europe has recovered from World War II. After several years of rest and recuperation, the new generation of European athletes have emerged at this Olympics. In addition, the first time the Soviet Union participated in the Olympics has greatly improved the competitive level of the Helsinki Olympics. As the only major power that can compete with the United States, Soviet sports are not weaker than the United States. The competition between the United States and the Soviet Union in the Olympics has also caused the world record to be refreshed.
The overall level of the Olympics has improved. Countries like China that are backward in sports have become cannon fodder on the field. They can only focus on participation, friendship is the first priority.
Although the Chinese delegation was not successful, after the delegation members returned to China, the National Sports Federation held a commendation meeting to encourage athletes to continue their efforts and strive to achieve good results in the next Olympics.
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After the commendation meeting, everyone had a dinner in the cafeteria. The dishes were very simple, all of them were big pots of vegetables. Fortunately, they had enough dry food.
Chen Qiang sat next to Director Wang, and the two of them whispered.
"This time we participated in the Helsinki Olympics, our Chinese team won't get any results. Although I also know that our athletes have tried their best and have no good results because they are not as good as others. I still feel a little uncomfortable with me." Director Wang said with a very melancholy.
Chen Qiang comforted: "In terms of sports, China is indeed relatively backward. The gap between us and those sports powers will not be able to catch up in a short time. It may require the efforts of several generations. At this stage, our main task is to focus on popularizing sports."
"I understand what you said, but I saw athletes from other countries standing on the podium, raising the national flag, and playing the national anthem. I was quite jealous. I was wondering when China can produce another world champion." Director Wang sighed.
"Things like world champions are not easy to say, but they are not difficult to say." Chen Qiang said with a smile.
"If you have an idea, don't hide it. Come and listen." Director Wang said.
"There are many types of sports, and the popularity of sports is a long process, which really requires the efforts of several generations. But if you want to achieve some results in the short term, you can specifically select two to three sports, increase investment, and focus on training athletes, so that it will be effective in a short period of time." Chen Qiang said.
"Is this what it means to concentrate superior forces to engage in a tough battle?" Director Wang asked.
"Yes, that's what it means. If the country has a weak foundation and every sports event is invested heavily, we can't afford it. It's better to concentrate our superior forces and fight a tough battle! If we invest more, we will naturally get high returns, and maybe we will have a world champion." Chen Qiang replied.
"Then which sport should we choose to fight this tough battle?" Director Wang continued.
"I personally think that we can focus on playing a big ball and a small ball," Chen Qiang replied.
"Big balls and small balls? Let's listen in detail."
"This big ball refers to football. Football is the world's number one sport and is very popular in all countries around the world. The influence of football is incomparable to other sports. If we want to expand the international influence of Chinese sports, it is a good choice to show football. As long as we play football well, our football team can communicate with other countries, so that Chinese sports can also have more active space on the international stage." Chen Qiang said.
"What you said makes sense. Football has a great influence. I know that when we were old China, when we participated in the Olympics, the football team could make self-financing funds by playing exhibition games. After the Olympics, many countries invited Chinese football teams to exchange. A football team spreads our China's influence internationally." Director Wang said.
Chen Qiang continued: "I think we can set a goal for our Chinese football first, that is, to reach the finals of the World Cup. The World Cup of Football is also the only sports event that can compete with the Olympics, but the World Cup of Football is much higher than the Olympics. If you want to participate in the Olympics, you just need to register, but if you want to participate in the World Cup, you need to pass layers of qualifiers. It is no exaggeration to say that getting a ticket to the World Cup finals is more difficult than winning a gold medal at the Olympics. If we can reach the finals of the World Cup, it is equivalent to our Chinese football having a place on the world stage. The international influence it can bring is higher than that of an Olympic champion."
Director Wang nodded: "How long does it take to achieve results if we start to increase our investment in football now?"
"Five or six years, with Li Huitang's ability, in five to six years, he should be able to train a football team with good level. Although he cannot compete with the world's top teams, he can also compete for the 1958 World Cup." Chen Qiang replied.
"That's equivalent to implementing a five-year plan for the football team!" Director Wang paused and then asked, "What's the small ball you just mentioned?"
"Of course the small ball is table tennis." Chen Qiang said.
"It turns out to be table tennis. I am familiar with this sport. When I was in Yan'an, you all like to play table tennis very much. Most of our comrades from Yan'an can play table tennis." Director Wang said.
Chen Qiang said, "I think table tennis is a very suitable sport for us Chinese. If we want to achieve a breakthrough in the world championship in a short period of time, then table tennis is the best sport."
"You mean that if we make a key investment, we can win the world championship in the table tennis event in a short time?" Director Wang grasped the point of the question.
"Yes." Chen Qiang nodded without hesitation.
"Then how long do you mean?" Director Wang asked again.
Chen Qiang thought for a while and replied: "If I were to be responsible for the Chinese table tennis team, give me one to two years and we can win the World Table Tennis Championships!"
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Chapter completed!