His goal is more than making appearance in one edition of the Winter Olympics. He wants to participate in Milano Cortina 2026 as well. RELATED STORIES Discover Asian Winter Games disciplines: Cross-country skiing Winter Sports 17:41, 26-Jan-2025 Saudi Arabia's first Win...
The foundation for this boom was laid more than a decade ago when Xi, attending the Sochi Winter Olympics, met with International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach. During their meeting, Xi set an ambitious goal: to engage 300 million people in winter sports. That vision has since...
BEIJING, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- Beijing is basking in the glow of the Olympic flame for a second time after the 2022 Winter Olympics officially opened Friday night in the Bird's Nest Stadium - an iconic 2008 Summer Games venue. At 21:51 Beijing time, Chinese President Xi Jinping declared t...
The trading is always popular at the Olympics, but it seems to have taken off even more in Beijing – perhaps because of the limited social interactions due to the restrictions within the closed loop. The rarest team pins are the most sought after, with Saudi Arabia and Haiti among ...
The upcoming Asian Winter Games exemplifies this spirit of unity and cooperation, with Cambodia and Saudi Arabia making their debut at the Games. At the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, Xi underscored how the Games fostered global unity during challenging times. "It has also brought confidence and ...
from 25 countries and regions, including tropical nations such as Singapore, Thailand, and Malaysia, as well as Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates in West Asia. This reflects the rapid development of ice and snow sports in Asia in recent years, especially following the Beijing Winter Olympics....
International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach attributed the enthusiasm for the Harbin Asian Winter Games to the legacy of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. "You could see winter sport athletes from Qatar, from Kuwait, from Saudi Arabia. And in these countries, this excitement for winter sp...
The event, held in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province in Northeast China, follows other major international events hosted by China, including the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games. Analysts suggested the Games not only promote winter sports development but also convey China’s...
news conference on Tuesday that 31% of the events will make their Asian Winter Games debuts in Harbin. Among them, three ski mountaineering events have been confirmed as new additions for the 2026 Winter Olympics, making the Harbin Games an important test for athletes preparing for the Olympics...
This marks China’s third time hosting the Asian Winter Games, following 1996 and 2007. It is a significant international ice and snow event held in China after the Beijing Winter Olympics. The Shenzhen athletes are participating in figure skating, women’s ice hockey, and men’s ice hockey ...