Recently, the Ministry of Science and Technology announced the list of winners for the 11th National Science Popularization Presentation Competition. Wang Luhong, an undergraduate student majoring in Broadcasting and Hosting in the School of Journalism and Communication at WHSU, stood out among 60,000 participants nationwide and won the third prize.

This year's competition attracted widespread attention from various sectors of society. The participants came from a broad age range and diverse fields, making the competition exceptionally fierce. Central ministries, provincial departments, and industry elites formed representative teams to compete, including many professional science communicators and presenters. Among nationwide sports universities, only two had contestants who advanced to the semifinals. Wang Luhong's presentation, titled “Bullet Time: The Chinese Innovation Behind the Paris Olympics,” vividly explained the application scenarios and principles of China's latest video image acquisition and processing technology, AI-powered 3D modeling technology, and 5G network communication technology in the broadcasting of international sports events. Through her engaging and insightful explanation, the audience gained a glimpse into the remarkable technological contributions of China behind the excitement of sports competitions.

Science popularization is a crucial foundational work for achieving innovative development. President Xi Jinping has made a series of important statements and directives on science popularization, emphasizing that “scientific and technological innovation and science popularization are two wings of innovative development; science popularization must be placed on an equal footing with technological innovation.” WHSU attaches great importance to science popularization efforts and serves as a supporting institution for the Science Popularization Committee of the China Sport Science Society. WHSU has been approved to establish the National Sports Science Popularization Base and the Hubei Provincial Social Science Popularization Base. It has also launched several themed science popularization initiatives, including the Sports Science Popularization Lecture Series, "Scientific Running in China: How to Run Smarter" lecture series, and "Bringing Sports Science to Military Camps." Since 2020, the university has hosted three consecutive National Sports Science Popularization Presentation Competitions, significantly encouraging science communicators in the sports field to participate in competitive presentations and enhance their professional skills. These efforts have injected new vitality and momentum into the cause of sports science popularization, contributing to the improvement of scientific literacy among the general public.