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These days, the technology and hard work used in large-scale sports events are getting more and more cool.
Just say that the digital torchbearers riding the waves at the opening ceremony of the Hangzhou Asian Games not only amazed the domestic audience, but also became popular abroad, making international friends call it "unbelievable".
The ice cream vending truck has also been upgraded to a self-driving one, and has directly become the latest Internet celebrity check-in point in the Asian Games Village.
In addition, there are robot pianists and automatic mosquito-killing robots... No wonder Agence France-Presse commented: This Asian Games was taken over by robots.
It can be said that the Hangzhou Asian Games is full of technology that can be seen with the naked eye.
But what you may not know is that behind the visible technological fashion, invisible “black technology” has already penetrated into every capillary of the Hangzhou Asian Games.
△ Source: Weibo@Xinhuanet
Even for Hangzhou citizens, these black technologies that stun foreigners are just daily life in ordinary streets.
Invisible black technology, the chairman of the Olympic Council of Asia said it is good
Judging from the "spoilers" ahead, this Asian Games will bring the most technological shock to everyone, and it is still the word convenience .
Whether they are spectators, athletes or staff, they can all feel the pleasure of being "dominated" by some invisible technology.
Let’s first look at the audience’s perspective.
To put it in the simplest terms, most people use electronic tickets to enter the venue. A QR code connects various data in the cloud, which is convenient and safe.
Starting from the opening ceremony, some on-site spectators said that it was super fast to arrive and leave, and it was even faster to share event news in real time.
Take "getting there" as an example. The Asian Games always have many venues, large and small. If you don't have a good sense of direction, you may get lost and miss the exciting details of the game.
But now you only need to use the "Smart Asian Games One-Stop" applet, turn on the camera, and the screen will automatically take you into the venue using AR .
Not only can you switch seamlessly across floors, but you can also tell where you want to go, indoors or outdoors, at a glance:
The most important thing is that it is orderly and not crowded - taking the opening ceremony as an example, the venue was empty 40 minutes after it ended.
You know, the opening ceremony was full of people, with 32,000 spectators alone and a total of 80,000 people at the venue, but the entrance and exit of the venue were very limited.
However, not only did not a single audience member arrive late that day, but they were also able to "leave" quickly after the event . How is this done?
It turns out that this has something to do with the venue’s magical signal lights. It is like some kind of traffic light, instructing everyone to "stop on the red light and go on the green light". It relies on the "intelligent brain" in the cloud for unified scheduling, and it is almost as if "having a third eye" on the scene.
△ Source: China News Network
Not only entering and exiting the game, but also sharing after watching the game is super fast. There is no need to worry about "not being able to post in the circle of friends" due to slow Internet speed.
After all, previous experience was that too crowded a crowd would lead to poor signal quality. However, at the Asian Games, where there were a large number of people, there was no such problem at all - it is said that the 5.5G network was used.
As for online viewing, you can even experience the ultra-fast and ultra-clear live broadcast on the cloud.
Through Alibaba Cloud's cloud broadcast technology, not only the live broadcast process is ultra-clear, but it can also transmit up to 60 channels of high-definition and ultra-high-definition signals, with a total estimated duration of more than 5,000 hours;
Real-time competition results can be sent to everyone's mobile phone in just 5 to 6 seconds, and the ranking list is updated in real time.
Simply speaking as a spectator, whether watching the game online or offline, the experience is overwhelming!
Not only the audience, the Asian Games from the perspective of athletes is another digital landscape.
For example, the electronic identity registration card , which was praised by Raja Randhir Singh, Acting Chairman of the Olympic Council of Asia , is another small detail full of technology.
Compared with the electronic ID cards that we have become accustomed to, Waiguo Youren directly gave a big thumbs up to this "mobile phone software".
△ Picture source: Weibo@Hangzhou 19th Asian Games
In the previous Asian Games, physical identity registration cards were required. If you didn’t bring them, didn’t send them, or lost them, it would be very troublesome, and you might even be unable to participate.
Nowadays, all information is gathered in the cloud, truly making the digital Asian Games a reality. With this electronic identity registration card, not only all the identity information of the athletes is recorded, but also they can enter the venue with a swipe of their mobile phone during the competition;
Even when moving to another venue, the process of security check and entry card scanning can be omitted, and there is no need to worry about identity verification causing the game to be "late".
If you need to return home a few times for urgent matters during this period, you only need to bring your electronic identity registration card and valid passport to seamlessly enter and exit the country.
Not only is it easy to get in and out, but the entire Asian Games Village is managed in an orderly manner by an invisible invisible brain .
Some athletes lamented that they could make reservations for the gym, massage parlor, the number of people in the cafeteria, and what dishes were available today, all they had to do was turn on their mobile phones.
△ Picture source: The 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou
It turns out that due to the large number of people living in the Asian Games Village this year, 20,000 athletes alone, and more than 10,000 staff and volunteers, it is very troublesome to operate.
Simply "gather them all together" and solve all the troubles——
Athletes only need to open an internal APP for participants called "Hangzhou Asia Run". Relying on this system running on the cloud, in addition to checking the weather, asking about traffic, and checking results, they can also directly report repairs with one click and even find a translator in real time. .
As soon as the athlete submitted the submission, the staff responded immediately, which was much more efficient than calling people offline.
From a staff perspective, the distribution of various tasks at the Asian Games is also in an orderly manner.
For example, the " Asian Games Nail ", which supports real-time translation in 13 languages including Chinese, English, Japanese and Thai , can connect a total of about 100,000 event staff from different countries to provide coordination services.
In the past, meeting reservations and cross-border communications relied on a large number of phone calls or scattered on various platforms. Now, you only need to rely on this platform to send messages to different staff members. The number of online meeting reservations in a single day reaches 500, and the maximum number of messages sent exceeds 320,000.
Not only that, this Asian Games also solved one of the most common troubles in large-scale events - finding a parking space !
No matter how many parking spaces there are, I still couldn't find my favorite parking spot when watching a game before.
Either it’s too far away from the venue you want to go to, or it’s too far away from the elevator, or you can’t find your own car. If you drive here to watch the game, the walking time seems to be longer than driving...
Now, Amap has been able to solve this problem. Not only is the navigation fast, you can navigate to different entrances and exits of 12 venues with one click, and you can also check the free and occupied status of all parking spaces in the Xiaoshan Airport Transportation Center parking garage .
Not only after arriving at the scene, you can directly access the Asian Games dedicated lane and use voice broadcast or map guidance to accurately help you find the parking space you want;
△ Source: Gaode Map
After parking, you can easily record the parking space information, so you don’t have to worry about finding a car.
So, how is this series of technologies implemented?
The first Asian Games on the cloud
To be able to take into account all aspects in such a large-scale event, the technical key words of the Asian Games can be summarized in two words: go to the cloud .
To be honest, this is the first Asian Games to be held online since the 19th Asian Games , and it has become the first Asian Games to be broadcast online.
This is mainly reflected in the fact that the Hangzhou Asian Games achieved 100% cloud migration of core systems - in this regard, Alibaba Cloud provided all-round support.
To understand the operating mechanism behind it, let’s first understand what the core system is.
In short, it is the key to the Hangzhou Asian Games and can be called the nerve center of the event. It mainly includes three major systems:
event management system
Event score system
Event support system
The core system composed of these three systems serves every corner of the Asian Games.
In terms of space , the core system covers 54 competition venues and non-competition venues such as the main media center, Asian Games Village, and ITCC, and serves more than 100,000 registered users from more than 40 countries and regions.
From a functional point of view , the core system covers dozens of applications, including competition registration, competition results, and schedule arrangements that are closely related to the Asian Games, as well as event support, such as registration, transportation management, accommodation, and medical care. wait.
As for the implementation and operation of the core system, the secret is Alibaba Cloud .
To expand, it is supported by Alibaba Cloud, using cloud computing to replace traditional data centers to build the computing power infrastructure of the Asian Games, so that it can support the event system group from the bottom, and then support various intelligent applications such as cloud broadcasting and Asian Games nails. , relying more on the AI capabilities of the cloud platform to implement intelligent landscape applications such as natural language processing and voice interaction in a variety of intelligent applications.
The digital base provided by Alibaba Cloud actually has a contribution from you and me :
Take Alibaba Cloud's self-developed core cloud network technology as an example. This system has the characteristics of "ultra-large scale", "ultra-high performance" and "super elasticity". It can replicate Alibaba's experience in dealing with the surge in traffic during Double 11 on a 1:1 basis. It can ensure the smooth operation of the system and high-speed and stable access in various traffic emergencies such as the Asian Games.
Look, not a single hand is "chopped" in vain. Now they are cheering for the Asian Games athletes in the cloud!
It is precisely based on such powerful China's underlying cloud technology that various intelligent applications can run as smoothly as silk. Take the Asian Games nails as an example——
It is an integrated intelligent hosting platform for large-scale sports events jointly built by the Hangzhou Asian Organizing Committee and DingTalk, targeting 100,000 event staff. Although the number of users is huge, it has been running very smoothly since its launch in 2019.
More importantly, the intelligence that everyone experiences through the Asian Games nails is the most direct.
The first is to translate more than 20 languages such as Japanese, Arabic, and German.
Note that this is real time, language is no longer a barrier.
Furthermore, combined with the most popular AIGC at the moment, the application functions of the Asian Games nails include but are not limited to using the slash "/" to write publicity documents and record meeting summaries; provide an AI assistant " question and answer robot ", once the game organizers ask questions and @, you can intelligently answer questions based on the content of the knowledge base, so that collaborators who can join at any time can quickly understand the progress and background knowledge of the matter, and participate in event preparation activities.
According to current statistics, Asian Games Ding has integrated 293 applications; as of last month, the monthly message volume exceeded 4.5 million, the peak number of messages in a single day exceeded 320,000, and the peak number of online meetings in a single day was nearly 500, which shows its support.
At present, with the support of Alibaba Cloud's base, application services such as Yayun Ding have been fully integrated with the three major systems of events, results, and support on the cloud .
China's cloud computing creates history
In fact, the fate of cloud computing and large-scale comprehensive events has been concluded before this Asian Games:
Relying on Alibaba Cloud, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics used cloud broadcasting for the first time, and the core system of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics was moved to the cloud, allowing global audiences to see the wonderful performances of Winter Olympics athletes through cloud broadcasting for the first time.
In fact, moving large-scale comprehensive events to the cloud solves the problems of high cost and inflexibility in building traditional data centers. The capacity can be expanded according to needs, and operation and maintenance are also more convenient and efficient. Cloud resources can be released after the event.
After the baptism and tempering of the Beijing Winter Olympics and Tokyo Olympics, China's cloud technology that supports large-scale sports events has also been continuously iteratively upgraded.
The Hangzhou Asian Games' cloud system further adopts Alibaba Cloud's cloud-native technology architecture to achieve data sharing and circulation while ensuring security, providing a more solid cloud base for the Hangzhou Asian Games.
Based on this more powerful cloud, various intelligent applications for organizing, participating in, and watching games can show their unique abilities and fully demonstrate the charm of technology.
From another perspective, large-scale events that have attracted much attention, such as the Olympic Games and the Asian Games, are themselves another competitive stage where high-end technology competes.
In addition to the important factor that breakthroughs in the limits of the human body are often within millimeters and require the most cutting-edge technology to accurately capture details, for a modern society that is undergoing a comprehensive digital transformation, large-scale events with large numbers of participants and complex processes are also It is an excellent "testing ground" to test the effects of digital technology.
This is why, through the window of the Hangzhou Asian Games, people not only pay attention to the excitement of the event, but also have such emotions:
China can really make things happen.
No wonder CITO Ellario Conner of the International Olympic Committee said: The Hangzhou Asian Games will use cloud computing to create history!
If in the past, for the "Olympic legacy" and "Asian Games legacy", people paid more attention to the long-term benefits brought by infrastructure to local residents, then now, the "small test" of technology and the digital assets of sports events, China's cloud technology solutions, represented by Alibaba Cloud, are becoming a new focus of attention.
Even the demonstration effect of this technology "model room" and the further implementation of more cutting-edge technologies after practical verification will also allow the influence of the Olympics and Asian Games to radiate to a wider range and leave China's cloud computing to the world. High standards .