China News Service, Wuhan, April 9th (Hao Lingyu) On the first anniversary of the restart in Wuhan, Wuhan Hongshan Gymnasium held the "Healthy China·Energetic Hubei" mass ice and snow sports demonstration activity. More than 400 fans across the country were full of enthusiasm and Enthusiasm gathered in Wuhan, Jiangcheng, for a competition of physical stamina and skills.
This event is co-sponsored by the Winter Sports Management Center of the State Sports General Administration, the Chinese Ski Association, the Hubei Provincial Sports Bureau, and the Hubei Provincial Sports Federation. The top athletes from the National Ski Sports Competition and the national sub-station competition also rushed to Wuhan from various places. Participated in this competition.
It is understood that Hubei Province is one of the two provinces that have "have gold medals each year" since my country resumed participating in the Summer Olympics in 1984.
In recent years, events such as the China Youth Ski Grand Prix (Southern Division) and the National Volkswagen Ice and Snow Season (Hubei Branch) have been successfully held. The development of this national ice and snow event in Wuhan has further brought together the city's passion and vitality.
Local people in Wuhan experienced the shooting in the simulated biathlon during the event. Photo by Hao Lingyu
Han Xinran, a recent graduate from Hubei University of Economics, is a volunteer in the stadium. After hearing from her classmates about the recruitment of volunteers for this event, she immediately signed up.
She said that this event will allow ordinary people in Wuhan to be more exposed to ice and snow sports, and the participation of Wuhan people can better demonstrate Wuhan’s enthusiasm and spirit, so she feels that she has a sense of responsibility and honor. “You should be a volunteer and participate in it. ."
Many people from Wuhan also chose to register as athletes to participate in this event.
Zhao Lingling, who won the second place in the adult women's 1500 meters, is currently teaching ice and snow sports in Wuhan.
She said frankly that the competition was organized very "passionately". Although she had muscle soreness during the competition, she was affected by the emotions of the scene and completed the competition with extraordinary performance.
Zhao Lingling, who has a background in sports, is now an indoor ski instructor. She said that the customer teams who come to the store to learn skiing on weekends and holidays are often invisible at a glance, and sometimes it is necessary to make an appointment a few weeks in advance for class.
With the popularity of indoor ski classes, the construction of indoor ski resorts has been further put on the agenda by some businesses.
As the competition unfolds and attention increases, the enthusiasm of the people in Wuhan and Hubei for ice and snow sports is also increasing. The ice and snow sports in Hubei is changing from a "niche" to a "mass". Hubei people are also expressing their views on Beijing 2022 with practical actions. Expectations for the success of the Winter Olympics.
The enthusiasm and passion of this sports city and hero city also attracted sports enthusiasts from all over the country to participate in this competition. Dou Wei, who came to the stage with his eighty-year-old mother to receive the award, attracted attention from the scene.
Dou Wei, from Yichun, Heilongjiang, is 57 years old this year. He signed up to participate in the men's 200m and 1500m races in the adult group. He stood out in the competition with the same group of young men and won two bronze medals.
But when it comes to results, he still regrets: "My results in the Baoding qualifiers are more than 1 minute faster than today's results." Dou Wei, who loves ice and snow sports, participated in ice dragon boats, cross-country skiing, and cross-country skiing all over the country. Three events in winter and many other projects.
He participated in 36 games in 2019, 16 games in 2020 and won many medals. He is a senior sports enthusiast.
Dou Wei also said that the reason why he took his mother to accept the award was because he wanted to help his mother experience the joy of sports.
He recalled that when his mother was young, she also liked sports. Back then, the boys couldn't beat her in the competition.
I brought her to the scene by myself, hoping to make my mother feel more beautiful moments in life through feeling sports.
Meeting with ice and snow further ignited the vitality and enthusiasm of this heroic city.
This time when he came to Wuhan, Dou Wei was not just to participate in the competition, but to experience Wuhan firsthand.
He said that he is very excited to be able to come to the heroic Wuhan. Next, he will take his mother to visit the Huanghe Tower, Hubu Alley and other scenic spots in Wuhan, so that his mother can feel the enthusiasm and vitality of Wuhan people.
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