(Beijing Winter Olympics) Summary: Inner Mongolia at the Winter Olympics: Grass is proud of you

　　China News Service, Hohhot, February 9th: Inner Mongolia at the Winter Olympics: Grass is proud of you

　　China News Service reporter Li Aiping

　　Zhao Dan, Ding Yuhuan... The figures from the prairie of Inner Mongolia are becoming another scenic spot at the Beijing Winter Olympics.

　　"I am very proud to be the father of the women's flag-bearer at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics. People congratulate me almost every day." On the afternoon of February 9, Zhao Haifeng, who was interviewed by reporters, said excitedly that this was the happiest moment in his 49 years. .

　　Zhao Haifeng, who currently lives in Wuhai City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, said that on the evening of February 4, when the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics was held, the family stared at the TV and watched their daughter Zhao Dan appear.

　　"We have been training in closed training these days, and we have also learned about Zhao Dan's developments through various media." Zhao Haifeng noticed that his daughter Zhao Dan had posted on Weibo at 22:26 on February 4 to express her feelings of being a flag bearer.

　　On Weibo, Zhao Dan wrote: "Participating in the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics as a flag bearer is a moment I will never forget in my life."

　　Zhao Dan, who was born in 2002, used to be a triple jumper. In October 2018, he joined the Chinese National Steel Frame Snow Team. As the youngest athlete in the national team, Zhao Dan skated four times in two competitions in the domestic trials. They all won first place, and finally entered the Beijing Winter Olympics with the first overall score.

　　Regarding the upcoming game on the 11th, Zhao Haifeng said: "At present, the results are good. I hope she can play well and win glory for the country."

The picture shows Zhao Dan.

Photo courtesy of Hohhot Municipal Government

　　Among the figures in Inner Mongolia at the Beijing Winter Olympics, in addition to Zhao Dan's identity as a flag bearer, another athlete, Ding Yuhuan, also attracted attention in his hometown.

　　At 17:00 on February 7, the women's 15km individual final of the Beijing Winter Olympics was held. Ding Yuhuan, as the first athlete to participate in the Winter Olympics in Bayannaoer, Inner Mongolia, finally completed the competition with a score of 54 minutes, 14.6 seconds.

　　As a new face of the women's 15km individual event at the Winter Olympics, 18-year-old Ding Yuhuan is the youngest athlete on the Chinese team in this competition. Also participating in this competition are Tang Jialin, Chu Yuanmeng and Meng Fanqi.

　　Ding Yuhuan's father, Ding Yuanwei, told reporters: "As a parent, I am very proud of my daughter to participate in such a big game at such a young age. I hope she can play normally in the game on the 16th without any pressure."

　　The reporter combed and found that another athlete from Inner Mongolia, Han Mei, completed the women's 3000-meter speed skating competition on February 5, and won the 15th place with a score of 4:07.74.

In the next few days, she will also compete in the women's 1,500 meters, women's 5,000 meters and team pursuit.

　　In an interview with the media, Han Mei said that since Beijing successfully bid for the Winter Olympics, she can really feel the vigorous development of ice and snow sports in her hometown.

"Especially since Inner Mongolia successfully bid for the 14th Winter Games, the local area has given our athletes great support."

　　In addition, Fan Duoyao, another athlete from Inner Mongolia, as a competitor of the Chinese men's sledding team, on the evening of February 5, he slid the best time of his sledding career in the first round of 58.848.

　　After the game, Fan Duoyao said that he was very happy to be able to break through his best result in the Winter Olympics. Of course, it was a pity that he could not enter the fourth round of the competition.

　　Fan Duoyao said in an interview with the media: "Being able to participate in the Winter Olympics is a key step in my sports career. In the future, I want to take every step of my life!" (End)