Carrying the Flame of Inspiration

Excited, proud, and even a little emotional, I experienced a rush of different feelings when I passed the flame of the 4th Asian Para Games in Hangzhou,     1     capital city of Zhejiang province, on Saturday as one of the 600 torchbearers (火炬手).

Although from different backgrounds, we 600 torchbearers all have something in common: Our deep respect for the para sports movement and the spirit in     2     these sports are contested. The flame that I carried was passed on by the first torchbearer of the relay, powerlifting Paralympic and world champion Tan Yujiao. The Rio and Tokyo Paralympic gold medalist is     3     (particular) proud to attend the Asian Para Games at home, both as a torchbearer and an athlete.

“My heart is just like the flame right now. I used to be a kid with     4     (disability) who could not even attend our school’s PE classes, and now I’m a para athlete who is aiming at     5     (break) my own world record. Life presents me with the     6     (tough) tests, and I have lived my life in the most beautiful way,” said Tan.

When I was informed that I     7     (choose) for the honor, I asked myself one simple question: What will I actually pass through the flame? I think my fellow torchbearer Tan summed it     8     better than I could: “What I hope to pass on is the spirit of the para athletes that enables them     9     (fight) against all odds to win and chase excellence. I also want to pass on their positive energy, their     10     (confident) and strength.”

Considered as “one of the best ever”, the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou has been    1     (high) praised.

“Technically, we have had one of the best Asian Games ever,” said Vinod Kumar Tiwari, acting director general of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA). “We have about 12,000 athletes participating in the Games. The number of officials and the technical officials    2    (be) 4,975 and 4,700, respectively, and over 12,000 media personnel have attended.” Tiwari said.

A total of 478 gold medals have been produced in various events,    3     saw 15 world records broken, 28 Asian records    4    (renew), and 150 Asian Games records bettered, according to Xu Deqing, chief spokesperson of the Hangzhou Asian Games.

“We    5    (achieve) the most successful Asian Games in history by far,” said Chen Weiqiang, executive secretary general of the organizing committee. “This edition of the Asiad has integrated Hangzhou’s rich     6     (history) heritage, surging     7     (innovate), vitality and distinct value pursuit into various aspects.” Chen said the Asiad has also perfectly combined art    8     technology, and it has showcased the beauty of Hangzhou’s landscapes and technological confidence to the world.

Wei Jizhong, honorary life vice-president of the OCA, said, “More than three million tickets had been sold as of Saturday,    9     (generate) more than 600 million yuan ($82.5 million) in revenue. We don’t rank Games against one another on which was the best.    10    , in terms of the Games in China, I give it a mark of 100.”

Unlike many other forms of workouts, running is a pretty low-lift form of exercise. All you have to do is put on shoes and move your legs. However, if you’ve ever     1     (personal) hit the road, you know that running isn’t exactly easy.

There’s more that goes into a successful and     2     (satisfy) run than meets the eye.

    3     (injure) is definitely no fun. Ensuring you have shoes made to support your step is     4     easy way to help keep your body safe and your form strong. The right shoes help your form,     5     if your feet feel good then you can add more miles to your run.

One of the     6     (good) motivators (动力) for movement can be seeing other people around you doing the same thing. The running community reminds you time and time again that you have people     7     will not let you give up on yourself when you hesitate     8     (continue). Runners in running organizations have their own journeys, but they     9     (inspire) by the hard work of others frequently, and they always want to see every member stick     10     their journeys and win.

Through a lifetime of effort and great love, young Chilean David Bobadilla has made himself a wushu champion (冠军). Now he is focusing on     1     (train) the next generation of players     2     are fond of traditional Chinese wushu.

At 16, Bobadilla became part of the Chilean Wushu Federation, which allowed him to compete nationally     3    , a few years later, internationally. At that time, he was diving into the     4     (interest) but complex (复杂的) world of Chinese characters when he began taking classes in standard Chinese at a Confucius Institute in Santiago.

He first set foot on Chinese soil in 2014 thanks     5     the Chinese Bridge competition (比赛). The next year he won a scholarship to study in China. In fact, David competed in more than 20 wushu     6     (match) at the international, national and university levels during his time in China, taking him across the country. Wushu instilled in him a high degree of self-control, which helped him grow     7     (personal) and professionally.

With the knowledge got in China, added to his firm love for wushu, the young man     8     (begin) to help many schools and clubs get the necessary wushu equipment in Chile. In additional, he went a step further by founding the Wushu Center, which is located in     9     same community where he lives. The center aimed     10     (spread) this sport, the Chinese culture, the Chinese language and the knowledge he got in China.

The giant digital torchbearer lit the main flame, alongside the Olympic champion Wang Shun, during the opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou. It was back     1     Sunday night.

The giant torchbearer, with a new name “Wave Rider”, made a return     2     (appear) for the closing ceremony in Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium,     3     is referred to as the “Big Lotus”.

The closing ceremony, themed “Enduring Memories of Hangzhou”,     4     (bring) the athletes to the center stage. Sha Xiaolan, chief director of the ceremony, said the show also extended heartfelt gratitude to all the volunteers whose     5     (contribute) have been important in the success of the Games. The beauty of technology dazzled, with a     6     (note) highlight of the “digital lawn”. This seemingly ordinary lawn hid     7     is called a remarkable technology secret. Meanwhile, Chinese culture also continued to stand out through the closing ceremony. Sunday coincided with “Cold Dew”, one of the 24 solar terms on the Chinese lunar calendar,     8     (mean) a time when lotus flowers give way to osmanthus (桂花) in Hangzhou.

Wu Yan, the executive producer of the closing ceremony, said that she hoped this moment from the closing ceremony     9     (root) in everyone’s hearts forever as a cherished memory of the Asian Games     10     of Hangzhou, both of which will impress everyone.