“The Road to the Olympics” through Cross-disciplinary Talent Selection
National Open Selection for National Athletes of the Extreme Sports Team
Have you ever been passionate about learning skateboarding but lacked a path to advance? Have you ever shown off your skills on a BMX bike only to be criticized by others for not focusing on your main job? Does your passion also need proof — proof of identity?
Now, that opportunity has arrived.
Extreme sports such as rock climbing, surfing, skateboarding, and BMX biking are being included in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
This presents both an opportunity and a challenge for China’s extreme sports community, as well as a chance for the entire nation to contribute to bringing glory to the country. The General Administration of Sport of China is adopting unconventional thinking and aiming for leapfrog development to rapidly elevate the level of China’s extreme sports. With an open and proactive attitude, they will select athletes for the national extreme sports team from among 1.38 billion Chinese people and the global Chinese community, in preparation for the Tokyo Olympics. Their goal is to bring honor to the country and fulfill Olympic dreams. This time, we will unite the strength of extreme sports enthusiasts across the nation, view each contestant with a fresher perspective, and through rigorous selection, systematic training, and fierce competition, identify several top talents from the public to become national team athletes. After even more demanding specialized training and intense domestic and international competitions, they will ultimately step onto the Olympic stage.
We will use China’s extreme sports to reshape the Olympic era, showcasing the spirit of Chinese extreme sports to the world and infusing new vitality into the Olympic spirit. This is the honor and dream of China’s extreme sports.
Do you have a dream?
Registration will be conducted through recommendations by official bodies, schools, social organizations, overseas groups, or self-recommendation by individuals. Applications can be submitted online, by mail, or in person. Provincial, autonomous region, and municipal authorities may also consolidate and submit applications uniformly to the office. For details, please visit the official website of the Beijing Sport University Cross-disciplinary Talent Selection Office (http://219.242.208.2/pub/jxydkjxc/). Contact persons: Zhang Hongwei, Tang Zhiming, Zhang Xiaojing. Consultation phone: 62988504, 62981332 (fax).