China News Service, Harbin, June 22 (Reporter Wang Nina) Heilongjiang Provincial Sports Bureau announced on the 22nd that recently, the Chinese Olympic Committee awarded Qitaihe the "Olympic Champion City" commemorative trophy.
Qitaihe City, Heilongjiang Province, has also become a hot spot of national attention this year because of the Beijing Winter Olympics.
Qitaihe City has successively trained and delivered 10 world champions. Among the 22 gold medals won by my country in the previous Winter Olympics, 7 gold medals are related to Qitaihe, and Olympic champions such as Yang Yang, Wang Meng, Sun Linlin and Fan Kexin have emerged successively. , of which Wang Meng won 3 gold medals alone at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics.
In recognition of Qitaihe's outstanding contribution to the Chinese sports delegation at the Winter Olympics and to inspire more cities to attach importance to ice and snow sports, the Chinese Olympic Committee decided to award Qitaihe the "Olympic Champion City" commemorative trophy. Heshi will further enhance the comprehensive strength of competitive sports, improve the ability to add glory to the country, and make greater contributions to promoting the development of the Olympic Movement and accelerating the construction of a sports power.
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