Youth games support 2022 bid

Hundreds of students from across nation to take part in six-day sporting gala in Heilongjiang province

With the host for the 2022 Winter Olympics still to be announced, China is getting more young people involved in winter sports and Olympic education by staging the inaugural national students' winter games this week.

The capital is bidding jointly with the ski resort city of Zhangjiakou, Hebei province, to host the Winter Olympics. The successful bid will be announced on July 31.