Mass winter sports activities held in China's Jilin province
( Xinhua )
2015-01-02
To send a tailwind toward Bejing's bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics, and also to implement the outline of the nationwide body-building plan, "winters sports activities amid entire society" of the year 2015 started here on Thursday.
Nearly 3,000 citizens took part in jogging, winter swimming and skiing.
"I remembered last time we named it 'national fitness goes along with Olympics' for biding the 29th Olympic Games," the 62-year-old man Zhang Aijun said. "I also wish Beijing success in the Winter Olympic Games biding, so as to attract more Chinese to participate in winter sports."
Today's activities were mainly held in South Lake Park, where people took part in jogging, winter swimming, China invitational ice hockey amateur tournament, football and kite flying.
Wei Xiuyun, Deputy Director of Administration of sports of Jilin province, said that this was the third time that Jilin held the activities consecutively.
During the event, ice stadium and snow pack which runs outdoors will be open to the public for free at regular intervals, while professional sports instructor will train the citizens how to play ice hockey and ski.
