Outlook for winter sports optimistic

Editor's note: Beijing and Zhangjiakou, Hebei province, are preparing to host the 2022 Winter Olympic Games. How will the Winter Games influence the development of winter sports and the winter sports industry in China? And what measures should be taken to promote winter sports and the winter sports industry in the country? Two experts share their views with China Daily's Wang Kan. Excerpts follow:

Balance development of winter sports needed

Winter sports are relatively new to China and not played by many Chinese people. In recent years, the Chinese winter sports team participated in some individual events in the 2016 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Seoul and the 2018 Winter Games in Pyeongchang, the Republic of Korea, and won some medals, including gold medals.