Heilongjiang sports facilities will open to public

First-class winter sports venues are ready for the upcoming 24th Winter Universiade in Harbin, the capital city of northeast China's Heilongjiang province, and all bode a bright future for domestic alpine and ice athletes.

"All the sports facilities for the winter sports will be open to the public after the games and we hope it will help the popularity of winter sports in China," promised Li Zhanshu, governor of Heilongjiang province.

Running from Feb 18-28, the 24th Winter Universiade will feature 12 sports divided into 82 disciplines and is expected to attract more than 4,000 athletes from more than 50 countries and regions, making it the largest edition to date.