China News Agency, Hong Kong, January 20 (Reporter Han Xingtong) The Hong Kong Ski Association held a press conference on the 20th to announce that the Hong Kong team of China will have two alpine skiers, one male and one female, to participate in the Beijing Winter Olympics.
Yu Guoxian, chairman of the Hong Kong Ski Association, said at a press conference that when the International Olympic Committee announced in 2015 that Beijing had won the right to host the 2022 Winter Olympics, the Hong Kong Ski Association had already started planning to participate in the event.
He revealed that this time the Hong Kong team will have two alpine skiers to participate in the Beijing Winter Olympics.
It is reported that the two athletes Weng Houquan and Jin Hexiao are currently training in Austria, and they met the media by video on the same day.
Jin Hexiao said that he was satisfied with his recent practice results, and was very happy to qualify for the competition and represent Hong Kong.
Weng Houquan was pleasantly surprised that he was able to represent Hong Kong in the competition and looked forward to entering the top 50.
Yu Guoxian said that it is gratifying and proud that elite athletes have been cultivated in Hong Kong, a place without snow, to participate in ski competitions at different levels and levels, and to obtain internationally recognized results.
He also hopes that Hong Kong citizens can cheer on Hong Kong athletes during the Beijing Winter Olympics.
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