A paramilitary policeman stands guard in the Yabuli ski resort, Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, February 17, 2009.
South Korea's No. 1 speed skater Lee Sang Hwa held off a strong challenge from the host Chinese here Thursday to win the women's 500 meters, the first gold medal up to grab at the Harbin Winter Universiade.
Chinese favourite figure skaters Zhang Dan and Zhang Hao are vying for a gold medal in the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games despite injuries and unstable performances this season.
Sports of the 24th World Winter Universiade including Snowboarding and Biathlon will take place from February 20 in Maoershan.
China beat Slovak 5-3 here on Wednesday to enjoy their first victory in the women's ice hockey competition in the 24th Winter Universiade, to be officially opened this evening.
The 24th World Winter Universiade will start on Feb. 18 in Harbin.
Tickets are on hot sale, especially for speed-skating and short track speed-skating events at the coming 24th Winter Universiade, concerned officials said on Monday.
Officials and athletes of the Chinese delegation for the 24th Winter Universiade attend a news conference in Harbin, February 12, 2009.
Polar icebreaker Snow Dragon arrives in Antarctic
Xi's vision on shared future for humanity
UN's top environmental honors go to three in China
German trains collide near Duesseldorf, several people injured
China beats Germany 7-4 in men's curling Olympic qualification
Bayern beat Paris Saint-Germain 3-1 in UEFA Champions League
Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263 Registration Number: 20100000002731 
