The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 1019 Millennium Olympics
As July approaches, the Olympic atmosphere becomes increasingly intense.

As early as June, the Chinese delegation set off.

This time, the Chinese delegation consists of 1099 people, including 639 athletes, which is larger than any other delegation in history.

We went to Europe more than a month in advance to adapt to the environment and conduct training.

In order to showcase its elegance after peaceful reunification, Germany has invested a total of 550 billion U.S. dollars to build competition venues, Germany's high-speed rail system, subway system, bus system, and so on.

This is the first time Germany has hosted the Olympic Games since 1936, 64 years later.

Finally, the time came to July 7th, and the opening ceremony was held at the Berlin Olympic Stadium in the evening local time.

Liu Tao and his family sat in front of the TV. The opening ceremony started at 17:30 Berlin time, which was exactly 1:30 in the morning Beijing time.

Although it was late, Liu Tao and others were in high spirits and watched the opening ceremony of the Olympics.

There were braised food, melon seeds, peanuts, fruits and fruit wine on the table.

Finally, it was the Chinese delegation's turn to perform.

Liu Jingming, who just won the NBA championship, served as the flag bearer.

In every Olympic Games, from the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics to the present, basketball players have served as flag bearers for the Chinese sports delegation, and this tradition continues to this day.

Liu Jingming, who is 207cm tall and handsome, walked at the front of the Chinese delegation holding the Chinese flag.

The TV commentator is introducing Liu Jingming. Liu Jingming is now considered the most famous athlete in the country. He first achieved great results in swimming and won several world championships. Because of developmental problems, he had to bid farewell to swimming and choose basketball. Now he is the main small forward of the Los Angeles Lakers. In his first regular season, he averaged 14.9 points, 4.6 assists and 5.5 rebounds per game. Although he did not win the Rookie of the Year award, he was selected to the All-Rookie Team. In the playoffs, Liu Jingming's performance did not decline, and he helped the team win the championship.

This is the first time a Chinese athlete has won the NBA championship. Currently, all the records set by Liu Jingming are records of Chinese athletes in the NBA.

The three major sports have the highest commercial value and the highest exposure.

This time, Liu Jingming, at the age of 20, served as the flag bearer, which was also what everyone expected.

Currently, the Chinese men's basketball team has Yao Ming, Wang Zhizhi, and Batistuta as centers, Hu Weidong as guards, Liu Yudong as power forwards, and Liu Jingming as small forwards. Although Yao Ming is only 20 years old and seems young, he was selected by the New Jersey Nets with the first pick, becoming the first Chinese basketball player to be selected as the No. 1 pick in the NBA.

姚铭从1998年伤病被交易到盘山队，经过盘山医院治疗康复后，在1999-2000赛季中，每场得分28.9分、抢17.8个篮板球、以及6.8次封盖。

This summer, Yao Ming participated in the NBA draft. When it came to Yao Ming's going to the NBA, the Panshan team did not make things difficult for Yao Ming, but gave him the green light all the way.

Even, help Yao Ming build momentum.

That's why Yao Ming was selected as this year's NBA No. 1 pick.

At this time, Yao Ming was truly the Great Wall of China, and his height had surpassed Liu Jingming.

Liu Tao and the others also saw that Liu Yingqing was making her second Olympic journey. Although she was only 18 years old, she was already China's "Butterfly Queen". She had won numerous gold medals in recent years, and every time she participated in a competition, she would buy gold medals like she was buying goods at a market.

Although Liu Yingqing is only 18 years old, she is already stunningly beautiful and has inherited Zhu Lin's beauty. Last year, Liu Yingqing's total income from salary, bonuses, and advertising endorsements exceeded 2 million yuan, second only to Liu Jingming's 4 million yuan.

The TV commentator also solemnly introduced Liu Yingqing, believing that she is a stable gold medal candidate in women's swimming competitions.

Behind them are Liu Qing'an and Liu Manhua, who are participating in their first Olympics. They are both 17-year-old young players and are beginning to gain fame in the tennis world.

Although today is the opening ceremony, competitions for some events actually started on July 7.

The opening ceremony of this Olympic Games was quite exciting, showcasing the unique German culture, and countries around the world also came to show their support.

As the opening ceremony progressed, world time entered Olympic time.

At the Olympics, all parties will have a tacit understanding to avoid war as much as possible.

Even the wars in the Middle East and Yemen have subsided, with a temporary ceasefire to allow everyone to watch the Olympics.

During the Olympics, the biggest hot news is the Olympic Games, and everything else has to take a back seat.

Liu Tao's family also watched the Olympic Games. If they couldn't watch the live broadcast, they would watch the replay.

The first gold medal of this Olympics came in the women's 3-meter springboard final. Fu Mingxia, who retired after the 1997 National Games, announced her comeback in July 1998. She won the 7-meter springboard championship at the 1999 China International Diving Open held in Vancouver, and then won the championship again in the women's 3-meter diving platform at the World University Games. She also won the women's 10-meter springboard championship and won the championship in the women's 3-meter springboard final of this year's Sydney Diving Cup.

In these competitions, Fu Mingxia defeated Guo Jingjing.

This time, Fu Mingxia defeated Guo Jingjing again to win the 3-meter springboard championship. Guo Jingjing was even photographed wiping tears in a corner.

Hard work is nothing compared to talent!
Later in the women's synchronized 3-meter springboard competition, the two teamed up to win the championship.

These two gold medals are also the two most stable gold medals for the Chinese delegation.

As for the men's basketball game that Liu Tao and his family were paying attention to, the Chinese men's basketball team made it to the semi-finals for the first time in history, but was finally defeated by the American team.

In the tennis competition, Liu Qing'an and Liu Manhua both stopped in the quarterfinals and failed to advance. However, in the mixed doubles competition, they defeated strong opponents and won the precious gold medal in the mixed doubles event, setting a record for the Chinese team in the Olympic tennis competition.

In the swimming competition, 18-year-old Liu Yingqing won gold medals in the 100m butterfly and 200m butterfly, a silver medal in the women's 50m freestyle, a silver medal in the mixed 4×100m medley relay, and a bronze medal in the women's 4×100m freestyle relay final. She ended her journey in this Olympic Games with two golds, two silvers and one bronze in a friendly result, and started the Athens Olympic cycle.

National table tennis player Kong Linghui, despite being injured, beat Waldner, the "evergreen" of table tennis, 3-2, becoming the terminator of the small ball era. After winning the championship, Kong Linghui kissed the national flag on his chest, closed his eyes, looked up to the sky and cried, tears streaming down his face. This precious gold medal also made this "Prince of Table Tennis" achieve a "Grand Slam"!
This session saw a sad and moving scene, when Chinese athlete Wang Liping won the 20km race walk championship. However, the main force of the Chinese coaching team was eliminated and left the venue. Wang Liping looked around and found that there was not a single national flag to drape over her shoulders, and tears welled up in her eyes.

In this Olympics, the Chinese delegation ranked second in the gold medal list for the first time, but because it lagged behind the Polar Bears in silver and bronze medals, the Polar Bears ranked second in the gold medal list and China ranked third.

Judging from the Olympics, Chinese sports continue to maintain an upward momentum, which is also a reflection of China's current comprehensive national strength.

In the gold medal list, the Americans are only two gold medals ahead of China and the Polar Bears.

(End of this chapter)