What you didn’t know about the Winter Olympics: Come to Beijing Wukesong to enjoy the "World's Best Ice Hockey Player Locker"
Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, December 9 (Reporter Ma Bangjie) Women's ice hockey and some men's ice hockey matches of the Beijing Winter Olympics will be held at the Wukesong Sports Center.
By then, ice hockey elites from all over the world will enjoy the comfortably designed locker room here, especially the locker highly praised by experts from the International Ice Hockey Federation, which will surprise them.
There are 12 locker rooms for athletes in Wukesong Sports Center. Each locker room is equipped with 31 lockers for athletes to put on and take off ice hockey protective gear.
This athlete locker is specially designed and made for ice hockey players. It integrates multiple functions such as seats, clothes hanging, storage and so on.
According to the staff of Wukesong Sports Center, the design of the locker for athletes is centered on athletes, and the design of soft cushions and backrests has been added ingeniously. Under the limited space of competition venues, it can fully meet the needs of athletes for rest during the off-season.
The height of the seat cushion is designed to take into account the athlete's height and sitting habits. The backrest part uses a soft bag to increase the inclination angle, which perfectly fits the athlete's back curve and increases comfort.
Below the locker seat cushion is the storage space. The air pressure rod support and the silent gasket can not only make the seat cushion fall gently, but also prevent the athletes from being pinched.
The cabinet is equipped with vents to ensure that the ice and snow melt water volatilizes faster and better protect athletes' belongings.
The design details of the locker embodies the thought of humanistic care.
For example, in addition to meeting the needs of changing clothes and storage, the design takes into account the protection of the game equipment during the use of the locker. A transparent rubber sleeve is added to the metal hooks that hang the skates to avoid hurting the ice hockey skates. .
The material is made of all wooden environmentally friendly materials, the upper side of the cabinet is designed with arcs on both sides, and all the edges and corners are rounded to improve the safety factor for athletes.
At the same time, each athlete's locker is equipped with a business card holder with loose-leaf paper, which can be flexibly changed names.
Each athlete's locker has a height of 216 cm, a depth of 70 cm, and three widths, 65 cm, 80 cm, and 100 cm, which are used by coaches, athletes and goalkeepers.
According to reports, after two testing activities in April and November, the locker has also undergone two tests. Athletes generally believe that the design of the locker is very user-friendly and in line with the characteristics of ice hockey players; the athlete’s locker is also highly regarded by experts from the International Ice Hockey Federation. Recognized and called it "the best hockey player locker in the world".
Harid, a special foreign expert on ice hockey from the Sports Department of the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee, said that during the Beijing Winter Olympics, athletes, coaches and team staff of the participating teams will enjoy a perfect locker room environment in the Wukesong Sports Center.