Interest in winter sports heating up at school

Beijing has named 52 primary and secondary schools as the first batch targeted to bring winter sports onto campuses ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in China.

According to the Beijing Municipal Commission of Education, nearly 140,000 students have taken skating and skiing lessons in the past two years.

The authority will cooperate with the capital's Sports Bureau to design winter sports syllabuses and in giving professional instruction to students.