On the first day of 2022, as the 30-day countdown to the Beijing Winter Olympics is approaching, a friendly youth ice hockey game with the theme "Together to the Future and Welcome Beijing Winter Olympics" was held in Toronto, Canada.
The young Chinese and non-Chinese players skating and swinging to express their blessings to the Beijing Winter Olympics and the global Winter Olympics athletes.
This friendly match was hosted by the Canada-China Sports Cultural Exchange Center and the North American Center of the Chinese Ice Hockey Association.
The competition was fiercely between the Toronto Future Star Junior Team composed of Chinese young players and the Toronto Maple Star Junior Team composed of non-Chinese young players.
All participating players are under 10 years old.
Han Tao, Consul General of the People's Republic of China in Toronto, was invited to attend the event and kick off the game.
The guests and the young players shouted in unison: "Come on, Beijing!"
The organizers stated that the overseas Chinese in Canada and their ancestral (home) countries breathe and share the same destiny, and are willing to play the role of bridge and link in the field of sports and culture, increase the heat and color of the Winter Olympics, and fully support Beijing to host a wonderful and extraordinary event. Winter Olympic Games.
(Reporter Yu Ruidong produced Liu Yinghan)
Editor in charge: [Lu Yan]