2015年10月16日，北京市第八十中学运动会闭幕式在操场举行。参加闭幕式的有全校各级领导以及全体师生。

伴随着铿锵有力的音乐，一个个方阵向主席台迎面走来。每一个同学都像一位精神抖擞的士兵，带着蓬勃的朝气。有的方阵通过重现五四运动而喊出为人民而战的口号；有的方阵用一支舞蹈来表达对祖国的热爱；有的方阵表演活字印刷术，一张张纸上印出了同学们的中华魂；还有的方阵放飞了气球，也放飞了成就中国梦的理想……每个方阵都各有千秋。变化的是同学们的表演形式，不变的则是一颗颗热爱和平的心。

一场场速度与激情的较量。

一场场坚持与奋斗的博弈。

“砰！”

随着裁判员一声枪响，操场有如数箭齐发。那紧张感非但没有带来恐惧，反而给予运动员们从未有过的兴奋。此刻的操场，是属于他们的天空：每一次抬起脚时，都放下了一分压力；每一次挥动手臂时，都紧握着一份自由。跑步不过是以双腿为翅膀的翱翔，在这片只属于他们的天空上，他们尽情挥洒着自己的汗水。

最初的激情逐渐退去，取而代之的是一阵阵无力感。此时的运动员们，依然不忘初心。因为他们知道，自我挑战是追寻自由的一部分。既然选择了驰骋于这片蓝天下，就要风雨无阻。当他们到达终点的那一刻，脸上写满的除了疲惫，更是欣慰，因为他们放飞了自我，也战胜了自我。

以拼搏贯穿最初的激情与最后的坚持，这才是跑步的灵魂。

摆臂，助跑，起跳。

时间定格在纵身一跃的那一瞬。

就在那一瞬，我从运动员的脸上看到了满满的坚毅。仅仅因为需要跨越一个障碍，他们用出了全身的力气，去克服地心引力。

因为他们明白，困难就是用来克服的。

所以，无论多高，无论多远，他们都会尽自己最大的努力去跃过。

一个个球在空中划出一条条优美的曲线。

一个个运动员甩着疲惫的手臂，在阳光下灿烂笑着

随着那些球的飞远、落地，运动员们如释重负。为了这一刻，不知他们失败过多少次、不知他们叹息过多少次。然而此刻，他们无悔。

那些球，就仿佛人生中的一个个挑战。

他们捡起球，挥动着手臂，坚强面对……

“加油！加油！”的声音此起彼伏。

这些鼓励的声音对运动员最大的支持，也承载了他们最大的希望。

他们是运动员的支持者，他们帮助运动员们贴好编号，在台下为运动员们加油助威。当运动员回到台上时，他们对在赛场上洒下汗水的运动员表示肯定，更会关心运动员没是否疲惫，是不是需要一杯水、一块巧克力，或者一个拥抱。

他们是最终结果的裁定者。

他们坚持秉承公平、公正、公开的原则，有时候他们会被同学误解，但他们依然坚守比赛的规则。因为他们是裁判。他们的责任感驱使着他们，即使再难，也要扮演好这样的角色。

他们的关怀一直都在。他们会扶起跑完步后累的摔倒的同学，他们会提醒运动员做好准备活动，他们会耐心地讲解比赛规则……

他们的付出，也许容易被忽视，但没有他们，就没有如此精彩的运动会。

在这次运动会中，每一位师生都用自己的努力，诠释了刻苦训练，文明观赛的精神；每一位运动员，都以“更快、更高、更强”为努力方向，以“友谊第一，比赛第二”为宗旨，在赛场上奋勇拼搏；每一位裁判都带着公平公正与人文关怀，践行了自己的职业道德标准。有了他们，才有了这次运动会闭幕式的圆满举行。

On the morning ofOctober 16, 2015, Beijing Number 80 High School held its annual sports meet onthe campus field. Teachers from the whole school and visiting dignitariesattended the ceremony.

Marching intime with the swelling music, each class approached the front platform inmilitary formation. Every student walked with the spirited air of a soldier andthe vital energy of youth.

Competitions of speed and fervor. High stakes chess matches ofendurance and struggle. These were the races at the Beijing 80 sports meet.

“Bang!”

The crack of a gunshot shattered the hush of anticipation that hadfallen over the crowd. Four pairs of feet sprung into motion, and the race wasoff.

The anxious spectators were caught up in the fever of thecompetition, but for the athletes, the crack of the starting pistol brought akind of release. The stresses of daily life fell away with each poundingfootfall, and the runners felt as if they were grasping at freedom with eachclenched fist they pumped back and forth.

An outsider might have noticed the way the athletes soared acrossthe field as if their feet had sprouted wings. But no observer understood theexultation of the sweat-soaked racers as they drew away from the starting line,and the worries of everyday life receded behind the steady pump of bloodcoursing through their veins.

Once past the starting line, the runners settled into a steadyrhythm. Although the initial rush was over, they did not forget their originalgoals, for they knew that only by challenging themselves and pushing theirpersonal boundaries could they reach true satisfaction. They raced tirelesslybeneath the embracing dome of the sky, unchecked by the elements and undeterredby obstacles.

When the runners approached the finish line and sped up for theirfinal sprint, exhaustion had lain its shadow across their features. But therewas a look of peace on the face of each athlete. They had let themselves flyfree and conquered their fear.

No matter which place they came in, they had learned that thespirit of running lies in moving through the excitement at the beginning andthe exhaustion at the end and emerging from one's reverie in front of acheering crowd.

An athlete crouches, poised and ready to take flight. Time grindsto a halt the moment before he leaves the ground.

In that moment, I saw an expression of grim determination on his face.Every ounce of control in his body was concentrated on the effort of launchinghimself off the ground and hurling himself into an unknown future.

The athletes who participated in the long jump and high jumpweren't afraid of failure or intimidated by the success of other students.Because they understood that troubles only exist in order to be overcome.

The ball makes a perfect arc in the air. Under the scorching sun,a player flings his tired arms forward and lets out a desperate laugh as theball slips through his fingers.

But at this moment, it doesn't matter how many failures he hassuffered or will suffer again. In this one inimitable moment the player is withoutregrets.

That ball is like the challenges each of us face throughout life.

The player picks up the ball, launching it into the air in anothergraceful parabola, and again begins the chase.

“Good Luck! Good luck!”

These encouraging words provided a lot of support to the players,and bore the weight of the spectator's hopes.

Although they were on the sidelines, the spectators were anythingbut idle. They helped the players paste on their number cards, they cheered thename of each tired runner who passed by, and they stood by to offer theexhausted athletes a glass of water, a piece of chocolate, and a consoling orcongratulatory hug.

Although they didn't compete, their support allowed the athletesto keep going.

These are the people who make final judgements on each match.

They work tirelessly to ensure fairness and impartiality in theirfinal decisions Sometimes they might be misunderstood by the students, but theystill continue to enforce the rules of the contests. Their responsibility spursthem on – although it may be hard to remain level headed, they must continue toact out their crucial role.

Their caring attention is always present. Before the matches, theyremind the players to prepare well for their activities and patiently explainthe rules. After the races, they support the students who fell down.

While their support is easy to overlook, the sports meet would nothave been possible without them.

In this sports meet, every teacher and student tried theirhardest. Before the matches, they went through tough training and gotthemselves into a competition mindset. Every player embodied the Olympic mottoof “faster, higher, stronger,” and, more importantly, kept the adage of“friendship first, competition second” in their hearts. Every athlete struggledon the field, every spectator looked on in a civilized and encouraging fashion,and every judge held the players to a high moral standard. Only with theextraordinary efforts of everyone involved was the sports meet able to come tosuch a successful conclusion.