(Beijing Winter Olympics) Chinese official: Leading 300 million people to participate in ice and snow sports is the first "gold medal" of the Beijing Winter Olympics

  China News Agency, Beijing, February 17 (Reporter Li Chun) "The realization of China's goal of 'driving 300 million people to participate in ice and snow sports' is the most important legacy that the Beijing Winter Olympics has given to the global winter sports and the Olympic movement. The first 'gold medal' of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics." Tu Xiaodong, director of the Publicity Department of the General Administration of Sport of China, said in Beijing on the 17th.

Data map: On the evening of February 4, the opening ceremony of the 24th Beijing Winter Olympic Games, which attracted worldwide attention, was grandly held at the National Stadium.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Cui Nan

  On the same day, the Beijing Winter Olympics led 300 million people to participate in a special press conference for ice and snow sports at the 2022 Beijing News Center.

Tu Xiaodong pointed out at the press conference that the solemn promise of "driving 300 million people to participate in ice and snow sports" is not only a demonstration of China's great contribution to the international Olympic movement, but also a demonstration of mass sports based on China's economic level and national fitness needs. strategic deployment.

  He said that the development of ice and snow sports is an inevitable requirement for building a sports power. China should promote the construction of a sports power through the leap-forward development of ice and snow sports and realize the coordinated development of summer sports and winter sports.

However, the north-south distribution of ice and snow resources in China is uneven, and most of the ice and snow resources are located in high-altitude areas, and the ice and snow industry facilities and supporting services are not perfect.

  "Compared with other strong ice and snow countries and compared with my country's summer sports, China's ice and snow sports also have problems such as low level of competition, limited participation of the masses, and weak industrial foundation." Tu Xiaodong pointed out that in order to achieve "driving 300 million people" To participate in ice and snow sports”, China must innovate and blaze a trail for the development of ice and snow sports with Chinese characteristics.

  Tu Xiaodong said that not long ago, a statistical survey report on "driving 300 million people to participate in ice and snow sports" commissioned by the State General Administration of Sports of the People's Republic of China was released.

The data shows that China has achieved the goal of "driving 300 million people to participate in ice and snow sports". The number of people participating in ice and snow sports nationwide has reached 346 million, and the participation rate of residents has reached 24.56%. There are 654 standard ice rinks and 803 indoor and outdoor ice and snow sports. ski facility.

  In addition, with the improvement of the popularity of ice and snow sports and the wide spread of ice and snow sports culture, the public's love for ice and snow sports has gradually increased, and the spontaneous participation rate of ice and snow sports has gradually increased.

Relevant survey data show that 92.64% of the public participate in ice and snow sports through personal and spontaneous means.

  Tu Xiaodong also introduced that with the approaching and opening of the Winter Olympics, the enthusiasm of the public to pay attention to and participate in national fitness events such as ice and snow sports is growing.

According to incomplete statistics, since November 2021, nearly 3,000 online and offline mass events related to the Winter Olympics have been held in various places, with more than 100 million participants.

  "Since the successful bid for the Winter Olympics in 2015, ice and snow sports are becoming a fashionable way of life for the Chinese people, and the vision and goal of 'driving 300 million people to participate in ice and snow sports' have gradually become reality," said Tu Xiaodong, "'' The great practice of driving 300 million people to participate in ice and snow sports will become the most important legacy of the Beijing Winter Olympics." (End)