Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games丨They put in a lot of effort in the 43 seconds from the start of the flag-raiser to the completion of the flag-hoisting
CCTV News Client News Zhangjiakou Awards Plaza has undertaken the award ceremonies for 49 Winter Olympics and 44 Winter Paralympic events in Zhangjiakou Division. Raising the national flag and playing the national anthem are the most solemn and solemn aspects of the award ceremony. Behind this is the hard work of everyone in the flag-raising team. In their words, use “stupid” methods and do delicate things to ensure a smooth award ceremony and zero mistakes.
Although the award ceremony was held every evening, the flag-raising team started a busy day at ten in the morning. At most, they have ten awards ceremonies a day, which means raising 30 national flags. From the flag-raising supervisor, the flag administrator to the flag-raiser, there are more than ten links, and each link must double-check the national anthem and the national flag.
Han Song, the flag-raising manager of Zhangjiakou Awards Plaza: We made such a list to display all the national flags, sports events, champions and runners-up and other information on a piece of paper, and each link must be checked layer by layer. After the national flag comes out of the flag library, check whether there is any stain, whether there is any threading, and whether there is any damage, and then iron the national flag. Because the raising of the flag is the most glorious moment for athletes, and it also reflects a kind of respect for the country. The national flag must reflect the most perfect effect.
Although each award ceremony is only nine minutes long, the 27 staff members of the flag-raising team go through more than 40 steps. It is precisely because each award ceremony has strict time requirements, every step of the flag-raising team is strictly measured and accurate to the second.
Han Song, the flag-raising manager of Zhangjiakou Awards Plaza: After a relatively accurate calculation, it takes 43 seconds from the start of the flag-raiser to the completion of the flag-hoisting. The flag-raising operating device cannot see the flag stand (situation), so we completely rely on passwords to communicate mutual information in order to achieve close cooperation, and the passwords have been changed to version 12. I think so far, we have accomplished this task quite successfully. In such a big event, we were able to complete the task very well. I think it is an extraordinary experience for each of us.