KALYAN KUMAR MAHATA
The true appellation of Apu.
Bringing the martial art to young people across the
country, the tour, run by the International Judo Federation and the
Chinese Judo Association, aimed to reach out to children and young
people who are less familiar with the sport and introduce them to the
values judo teaches by staging workshops in schools, universities,
clubs, training centres and public spaces, hosted by Olympic and world
champions.
A 15-strong group from the Chinese Judo Association accompanied the
tour, including decorated Olympic and world champions Tong Wen and Xian
Dongmei, who were on hand to share their advice with the young athletes
and teach them about the Olympic values.
Speaking about the project, Tong said: “The tour offered me the opportunity to discover a new dimension of my beloved sport. For many years, I have been focusing on top level, but now I can see that judo is more than a sport, it is an educational tool.”
The tour, supported by Olympic Solidarity and the Chinese National Olympic Committee, will visit new cities in 2014 before finishing in Nanjing ahead of the second Youth Olympic Games in August.
Nanjing 2014 News
The judo spirit comes to China
©Nanjing 2014
22/11/2013
INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE
www.olympic.org
Ten days, 1,000 kilometres and 2,500
happy judokas later and the first stage of the “Judo Educational Journey
Through China” drew to a successful close at the iconic Great Wall
earlier this month.
Tong Wen, Olympic and World Champion and XU Lili, Silver Medallist in London
Speaking about the project, Tong said: “The tour offered me the opportunity to discover a new dimension of my beloved sport. For many years, I have been focusing on top level, but now I can see that judo is more than a sport, it is an educational tool.”
The tour, supported by Olympic Solidarity and the Chinese National Olympic Committee, will visit new cities in 2014 before finishing in Nanjing ahead of the second Youth Olympic Games in August.
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