Gold rush needs 'greater effort'

China's ice and snow athletes urged to improve ahead of 2022 Beijing Games

Despite a respectable haul of gold, China's performances over the past international winter sports season has been deemed "unsatisfying" by Gou Zhongwen, director of the General Administration of Sport of China, who is calling for greater efforts to be made ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics.

China finished its 2018-19 winter sports season on a high note with a runner-up finish by the men's team at the Curling World Cup final in Beijing on Sunday, but the nation's sports governing body wants more progress to achieve success at the home Olympics.