China News Service, Xinjiang, May 6 (Sui Aijun and Wang Kuan) On the 6th, the Xinjiang cross-country skiing competition kicked off at Ushilik Wild Snow Park in Altay City.
It is understood that the event is hosted by the Winter Sports Management Center of the General Administration of Sports of the People's Republic of China, and undertaken by the Xinjiang Winter Sports Management Center, the Xinjiang Altay Regional Culture, Sports, Radio, Television and Tourism Bureau, and the Altay Municipal People's Government.
On the same day, the reporter saw that although the beginning of summer, in Altay City, known as the "Snow Capital of China", the city's Ushilik Wild Snow Park still has natural ice and snow resources.
At 11:00, the competition officially started. 31 athletes from the Xinjiang cross-country skiing team and the amateur cross-country skiing team in the Altay region competed fiercely.
Xinjiang cross-country skiing team athlete Saimuhar Sailik said after the game that it feels good to be able to ski in May, and today's competition went well. score.
Most of the members of the amateur cross-country skiing team in the Altay area are middle and middle school students, and there is a big gap with the athletes of the professional team, but each team member challenges himself, breaks through himself, and insists on completing the competition.
It is understood that this two-day competition is divided into 6 events including cross-country skiing men's 7.5km traditional, women's 2.5km traditional and men's 3×2.5km relay.
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