摘要
应北京奥组委邀请,受中国作协委派,著名报告文学女作家孙晶岩于两年前开始倾注心血撰写全景展现北京奥运会的长篇报告文学。《中国奥运第一人》为这部巨著中的一章,丈中披露了许多从未为世人所知的珍贵史料。经作者特许,本刊以连载的形式隆重推出,以飨读者。
As China's first Olympian who debuted in the 1932 Los Angeles Games, Liu Changchun has inspired many of his compatriots to follow in his footsteps. In 1931,the Japanese began its occupation of northeastern China and created a puppet state called Manchukuo.The Japanese concocted a plan to send Liu to the 10th Olympic Games and represent Manchukuo. But the athlete made a statement in the Ta Kung Pao newspaper,refusing to represent the so-called state at the Olympics. Upon reading about Liu's statement,the patriotic General Chang Hsue- liang declared he would financially support the sprinter to the Olympics to represent China. With General Zhang's money,Liu set sail from Shanghai to Los Angeles. Three days after Liu arrived in Los Angeles,he competed in the Olympics, and was eliminated in the preliminary heats in the 100m and 200m sprints clocking 11.1 and 22.1 seconds respectively. Despite the disappointing runs,Liu had opened a new chapter for Chinese sports.
