I, Yan Jiefang, will live to 2025 in this courtyard house.

The day after the school test, Yan Jiefang was summoned to the Beijing Workers' Stadium to compete against local Beijing 4-meter runners for a four-person roster.

Only the top four athletes are eligible to participate in the opening ceremony on the 14th and the subsequent selection process.

The athletes sent by other units were not slow runners either, but they were not in the same league as Yan Jiefang.

After three rounds of selection, Yan Jiefang made an indisputable lead and entered the list of four 4-meter sprinters in Beijing.

The four of them began a three-day short training program.

During the training, Yan Jiefang noticed that more and more athletes speaking various local dialects were gathering at the stadium.

On September 13, the temporary medical point at the Workers' Stadium began conducting physical examinations for athletes.

The doctor took blood pressure, listened to the heart and lungs, and examined the joints of the limbs in turn.

Those who fail the medical examination will be disqualified from the competition on the spot, no matter how good their scores are.

The selection competition opening ceremony was held at the Beijing Workers' Stadium on September 14.

As the "Athletes' March" played, representatives from each province marched into the stadium.

More than 1,100 athletes stood in formation in the center of the field, facing the north rostrum.

All ten thousand seats in the stands were filled, and a slight murmur of noise drifted onto the field.

Yan Jiefang stood in the Beijing team's queue, looking like a lackey.

As the music stopped, the host took the stage to deliver a speech and invited the Deputy Prime Minister, who is also the Chairman of the National Organizing Committee for the First Games of the Emerging Forces, to come up and give a speech.

He walked to the front of the stage and placed his hands on the podium: (His name cannot be mentioned, but his surname is He).

"Comrades, you've come all this way to Beijing, thank you for your hard work."

This selection process... is not just about achieving good results, but also about making friends.

On the field, ... we must not only perform at a high level, but also uphold the spirit of the Chinese people... I wish everyone the best of luck in this competition!

As soon as he finished speaking, the entire audience in the stands stood up and applauded enthusiastically.

The applause resounded throughout the venue and lasted for a long time before it stopped.

The opening ceremony has concluded.

On the morning of September 15, the men's 9-meter preliminary rounds began.

The sprinters were divided into eight groups of eight.

The top two teams from each group qualify for the semi-finals.

Yan Jiefang stood behind the starting line and bent down to steady himself.

A gunshot rang out, and everyone rushed out.

He crossed the finish line first, easily taking first place in his group.

The semi-finals began on the morning of September 16.

Sixteen contestants took turns performing.

Several athletes ran 10.7 and 10.8 seconds.

But he was no match for Yan Jiefang, and he easily advanced to the finals.

The final competition began on the afternoon of September 16.

After the starting gun fired, Yan Jiefang took the lead.

The moment he crossed the finish line, the three timers stopped their watches almost simultaneously.

After summarizing, the score was recorded as 9.6 seconds.

Three timekeepers signed the score sheet and sealed it in a file folder.

In the evening, a coach from the Beijing team walked up to Yan Jiefang:

"Yan Jiefang, your sprint performance is outstanding. After discussion among the team's coaches, in order to conserve your energy, you will not be allowed to participate in the basketball team selection."

This matter has already been approved by the leadership of the First Ministry of Machine Building.

Yan Jiefang nodded:

"I will follow the arrangements."

The leaders have already made their decisions, what can he do?

We have no choice but to follow the arrangements.

Moreover, his original plan was to only participate in the 100-meter sprint and he had no interest in other events.

Fourteen events will be held consecutively from September 14 to 22.

The track and field teams completed three rounds of competition, while the ball sports teams played a round-robin tournament.

Weightlifting, shooting, and swimming are tested in rotation every day.

Among them, sixteen people broke sixteen national records a total of 20 times in five major events, including sprinting and weightlifting.

From September 23 to 25, the referee team sealed all match records, checked the results one by one, and processed the appeals.

From September 26 to 27, staff members determined the training list based on the top seven finishers in each event.

Teams for group events will be reorganized for training matches.

All shortlisted candidates will undergo political vetting and a second physical examination.

This re-examination focuses on checking old injuries and cardiopulmonary function to ensure that the team members can withstand the long-distance voyage and the high-temperature and high-intensity competition in Indonesia. Those whose injuries have not healed will be directly removed from the list of those going abroad.

Although it's cruel, it's to protect everyone's health.

Although Yan Jiefang had many chronic internal diseases, they were not detectable in that era.

On September 28, the shortlist was posted on the bulletin board.

Yan Jiefang's name was prominently listed.

The delegation attending this meeting consisted of 238 people.

From September 29th to 30th, the selected athletes moved into the sports training center's dormitory for closed training.

The logistics staff registered the players' body measurements and sewed vests and jerseys printed with the word "China".

Yan Jiefang's dormitory was located near the Beijing Workers' Stadium in Chongwen District (now Dongcheng District).

This place is about 5 kilometers away from Nanluoguxiang, neither far nor near.

However, in any case, Yan Jiefang will not be able to go home in the short term.

Something happened that greatly surprised him.

On October 3, 1963, Premier Zhou Enlai, Vice Premier He Long, and Vice Premier Chen Yi met with all members of the participating delegation at Huai Ren Hall to see them off and give them a pre-competition pep talk. (Photos are available but cannot be published.)

All the members of the delegation looked at the three leaders in front of them, their hands clapping until they were red, and the enthusiastic applause lasted for a long time.

On October 20, all members of the delegation traveled to Guangzhou by special train, a journey that took more than 50 hours.

Many people were taking such a long train ride for the first time.

Fortunately, they all had both soft and hard sleeper berths, so it wasn't that uncomfortable.

Even Yan Jiefang felt that he was getting tired of taking the train this time.

On the afternoon of October 23, the group boarded the Guanghua ship at Huangpu Port.

With a whistle sounding, the ship departed from Huangpu Wharf.

This was the first time Yan Jiefang III had ever traveled to sea by boat.

At first, I was a little excited, but when faced with the boundless sea, I quickly lost interest.

The ship only stopped in Zhanjiang once on the second day of its voyage for resupply, and did not enter the port at other times.

Ships sail into the South China Sea, escorted by frigates in the near waters.

The deck of the ship was converted into a temporary training ground.

Sprinters maintain their fitness by jogging on the deck every day.

The support staff unfurled a canvas and set up a makeshift swimming pool to help the divers maintain their feel for the water.

Yan Jiefang was also pretending to jog on the deck.

Looking at these rudimentary scenes, he once again experienced the hardships faced by the nation.

Fortunately, all of this is temporary.

The world will eventually belong to China.

After a seven-day voyage, at noon on October 29, the Guanghua ship entered Tanjung Priok Port.

Sports officials from various countries and representatives of overseas Chinese welcomed the delegation at the pier.

On November 10, the opening ceremony of the Bung Karno Stadium began on time, officially commencing the first Games of the New Emerging Forces.