Winter sports can boost northeast region
IN A SHORT VIDEO played at the closing ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, the Republic of South Korea, on Sunday, President Xi Jinping extended a cordial invite to the world for the Winter Olympics that Beijing and neighboring Zhangjiakou, Hebei province, will co-host in 2022. Beijing News comments:
The Chinese delegation made some breakthroughs at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. Chinese athletes took part in the ski jumping and bobsleigh and tobogganing competitions for the first time. The one gold medal China won in the men's 500-meter short track speed skating was also the first gold medal for China in that event.
China's young athletes also gained valuable, practical, on-the-spot experience. But apart from preparing the athletes for the next Winter Games, China should pay more attention to promoting winter sports at home and encourage more people to enjoy them.
