China News Service, Hulunbuir, February 17 (Reporter Li Aiping and Xing Rui) Zhang Xin, Director of the Competitive Sports Department of the State Sports General Administration, said at a press conference held in Hulunbuir on the morning of the 17th that the 14th National Winter Games (referred to as "14th") "Winter") achieved five firsts.
The picture shows the press conference scene. Photo by Li Aiping
The "14th Winter" is the largest, highest-level, and far-reaching national comprehensive ice and snow event held in China after the Beijing Winter Olympics. It is responsible for improving the international competitiveness of China's ice and snow sports in the post-Winter Olympics period, discovering outstanding reserve talents, and consolidating and expanding The achievement of “300 million people participating in ice and snow sports” is an important task to promote the quality and efficiency of the ice and snow industry.
Zhang Xin explained in detail the five firsts achieved during the "14th Winter" at the press conference: for the first time, provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities were organized into teams to participate in the competition, allowing joint training of athletes under certain conditions, and giving full play to China's concentrated strength to accomplish major things. Institutional advantages, mobilize the enthusiasm of all parties to develop ice and snow sports, and further consolidate and expand the results of "expanding south, west, and east" of ice and snow sports.
For the first time, the event setting was comprehensively aligned with the Winter Olympics, and a youth group was added, which not only consolidated the advantageous events but also promoted the development of general events, and comprehensively improved the comprehensive strength of China's ice and snow sports; for the first time, mass events were organized at the Winter Games, with nearly 400 ice and snow athletes Sports enthusiasts participated in speed skating and cross-country skiing competitions, continuing to ignite the people's passion for participating in ice and snow sports.
For the first time, physical fitness is used as an admission criterion for the qualifying competition of competitive sports competitions, guiding all parties to pay attention to physical fitness, tempering will, preventing injuries, and improving technical levels; for the first time, the qualifications for entering the finals are set in speed skating, aerial skills and other events. Minimum performance standards, eliminating low-level competition, and constantly improving training quality and effectiveness.
Zhang Xin revealed that in order to make good use of the legacy of the Beijing Winter Olympics, the State Sports General Administration has arranged for alpine skiing, bobsleigh, sled, ski jumping, and Nordic combined competitions to be held in Yanqing, Beijing, and Zhangjiakou, Hebei, to continue to maximize the benefits of the Winter Olympics legacy. Currently, all competitions in the above divisions have ended. (over)