FIRST CHINESE IN OLYMPIC WOMEN’S 800M FINAL

FIRST CHINESE IN OLYMPIC WOMENS 800M FINAL

Wang Chunyu became the first Chinese athlete to leap into the Olympic Womens 800m Final. She finished fifth and improved her personal best by more than 2 seconds with 1：57：00 at the Olympic Summer Games Tokyo 2020 on August 3.

Born in Anhui Province， the 26-year-old started her running career when she was 12. In 2017， she won the womens 800m at the 13th National Games in Tianjin. At the Asian Games in Jakarta， Indonesia， in 2018， she won the Womens 800m Final and set the best score of that season.

“I did it， representing Chinas middle- and long-distance running， and even representing Asia in the womens 800m. I proved that the ‘yellow race is capable，” Wang said.

Parental Leave

www.thepaper.cn August 1

A company located in Shanghai announced that employees who have served the business over six months and have children under the age of 6 are entitled to three to five days of parental leave depending on their years of service. It also said the measure can be adjusted after municipal or national regulations on parental leave are issued.

Applauded by staff， it is seen as a means of pioneering support of the birth policy. Also， helping employees tackle practical problems such as childcare can enhance company cohesion and create more profits.

The Chinese Government announced the three-child policy on May 31 to offset the effects of an aging society. It is also expected to be followed up by a comprehensive support system to build a fertility-friendly environment.

The new policy is not a method that only bolsters the fertility rate， but aims to meet peoples needs and solve their problems in terms of childcare， education and other issues. That is the key to intensifying the peoples desire for more children.

Facing Floods

Lifeweek August 2

A heavy rainstorm slashed Zhengzhou in Henan Province on July 20. The city with a population of 12 million was badly hit.

In the past decade， tremendous development has taken place in Zhengzhou， the heart of Chinas railway network， including the upgrade of flood control construction. However， as is the case for many other cities， its flood control mechanism has not been elevated along with its urban progress.

The rare rainstorm in Zhengzhou forces governments at all levels and urban planners alike to evaluate the local disaster tolerance capability. It cannot create economic value， but can become a hazard to all when natural disaster strikes.