The City of Heroes shines on Asia - written on the occasion of Wuhan Women s Football Team s AFC Champions League

On the evening of May 24, the Wuhan Women's Football Girl held up the championship trophy.

Hubei Daily All-Media Reporter Guo Xiaoming Cai Yi

Hu Yuwei Li Mingfei Photo/Hubei Daily All-Media Reporter Ke Hao Xue Ting

Shi Gong Chen Shaozhe Correspondent Wang Yuanzheng

"Wang Shuang, good!" "Chinese Women's Football Team, we will always support you!" When substitute goalkeeper Chen Chen saved two consecutive penalty kicks, the Wuhan Sports Center instantly burst into deafening cheers. An arduous match, a champion shining in Asia, an indomitable journey, the name Wuhan will be recorded in the history of the Women's Football Championship - whether it is the first champion or the venue of the first final; it is Wuhan's passionate invitation to the world, a vivid practice of sports empowering urban development, and a key node for a city with a population of tens of millions to move towards the international stage.

Wuhan Spirit

Sonk Rose Successor

Wang Shuang (second from right) was in the game.

"Fighting and fighting will win!" "Fighting and fighting will continue to fight!" From the beginning of the game to the end of the whistle, the cheers of Hubei fans have always been endless. No one knows better than them how the Wuhan Women's Football Team's first AFC Champions League journey was a tough comeback.

At the beginning of the season, the Women's Super League implemented a policy of salary limit and national players. Wuhan Chegujiang Women's Football Team, which achieved the great achievements of "five consecutive championships", lost a large number of outstanding players, and its strength was greatly reduced. Not only was the league unsuccessful, but the AFC Champions League group stage only advanced to the quarterfinals with a record of 1 win and 2 losses, and doubts followed, until the quarter-finals against Japan's Urawa Red Diamonds. Facing a strong opponent who scored 21 goals in the group stage and conceded zero goals, Wuhan team fought hard for 120 minutes and tied with a difficult draw. In the penalty shootout, goalkeeper Chen Chen saved twice to help the team pass the game. This victory, known as the "Oriental Miracle" by FIFA's official website, made Wang Shuang and Yao Wei's names on the headlines of foreign media, and even made the world remember "Wuhan's resilience". In the sixth round of the penalty shootout, Chen Chen saved the opponent's shot again, and the Wuhan team finally won the championship. On the final day, nearly 20,000 fans poured in to turn the stands into a blue ocean, and the iconic "Not tolerate Zhou" flag fluttered in the wind. Faced with the Australian's excellent speed and confrontation ability, the Wuhan Women's Football Girls equalized the score at the last moment with superb skills and tenacious fighting spirit, and reversed again in the penalty shootout that faced the fangs of fate. Not only did they deliver a soul-stirring answer, but they also once again showed the world the unyielding will of the heroic city of Wuhan. A fan who watched the game with his children said emotionally: "They are like this city, gritting their teeth and persevering without fear of adversity. This is the spirit of Wuhan."

Resonance reached its peak after the game - the excited players circled around the field and thanked the fans, while the fans paid tribute to the players with a 15-minute sea of ​​mobile phone lights. Wang Shuang, who scored a penalty kick, had tears in the mixed interview area: "We brought the Wuhan people's unyielding spirit to the Asian arena, which is more important than the championship!"

Wuhan Quality

World Cup-level game-sporting ability

fans in the stands raised the five-star red flag to cheer for the women's football players.

"The preparations and conditions for Wuhan are great." More than one participating player and coach gave a thumbs up for the level of Wuhan's tournament. For Wuhan, which has been tested for a long time, everything seems natural.

As the first professional football field in China equipped with 5G smart systems, Wuhan Sports Center demonstrated its "black technology" strength in the finals - the dynamic face recognition system completed audience security checks in 3 seconds, ultra-high-definition large screen captured players' micro-expressions in real time, and the media stands wireless network is enough to support reporters to watch the live broadcast of the game simultaneously... During the event, there was continuous rain and rain, the venue activated the underground ventilation and heating system to ensure that the turf moisture content is stable between 18% and 20%. The technical officials of the AFC repeatedly praised: "It is enough to play in the World Cup."

Event display, volunteers, security, transportation, accommodation... Wuhan has long cultivated a large number of professional talents under the picky standards of international competitions, and is also at ease to deal with top intercontinental events like the Women's Football League. Zhang Wenxu, head of the event display team who led the team to experience the baptism of the Olympics, Men's Basketball World Cup, Military Games, Asian Games and major top professional events, said: "Difficult? What's the difficulty? I haven't seen anything in Wuhan, it's a drizzle."

Wuhan Power

Top events ignited a city

Little fans waved the five-star red flag to cheer for the Wuhan team.

"Mom, the Wuhan team jersey looks good, I want it." Before the game, there was a long queue in the sports goods store of Wuhan Sports Center, and Wang Shuang's No. 7 jersey became a hot item. The consumption boom caused by tens of thousands of fans devoted themselves to sports events is surging in Jiangcheng.

According to the "14th Five-Year Plan" for the Development of Sports in Wuhan", the city will hold 1,300 national events in 2025 to build a three-level system of "international top events + domestic brand events + local special events". In Wuhan, which has many popular brand events such as Hanma, Women's Football Team, Wuwang, Snooker, etc., the slogan "There are events every week and climax every month" is by no means false. Data from the Municipal Development and Reform Commission shows that the total output value of Wuhan's sports industry has exceeded 80 billion yuan, and the economic contribution rate of the event reached 35%, becoming a new economic growth pole. In stands No.

5, fans waved the flag and shouted for Wuhan Jiangda Women's Football Team.

Now, Wuhan is transforming from a "event host" to a "cultural and tourism destination". On the flight to Wuhan, Gao Yuzhen, a player of the Korean Modern Steel Team who participated in the competition, met many compatriots: "Many people came to Wuhan, China to cheer for our team." After personally experiencing the charm of Wuhan, she said: "This is a very beautiful city with convenient transportation and can easily connect with the world.. ”

Borrowing the spring breeze of international competitions, the Wuhan Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism launched various boutique tourism routes, connecting the Yellow Crane Tower night tour, Zhiyin Real-Scene Performance, East Lake Greenway Cycling and other events. The number of receptions during the event increased by 65% ​​year-on-year. Steut, captain of the Melbourne City team in Australia, admitted: "After I go back, I will tell my relatives and friends that Wuhan is really a good place to travel. ”

When Wang Shuang thanked the audience, and when Melbourne City players checked in the hot dry noodle shop, sports had already surpassed the victory and lost and became a bridge for mutual learning among civilizations. In the enthusiastic, active and friendly exchanges, Wuhan's open, inclusive and enterprising city image and style have been frozen.

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