While assuring journalists that Beijing was in no danger of missing any 2022 deadlines, Wang Weidong of the Chinese General Administration of Sport declared plans that will result in the country being populated by 650 ice skating rinks and 800 ski resorts.
He re-stated China’s goal of encouraging 300 million winter sports participants in the run-up to the 2022 Winter Olympics, and to take the development of a domestic winter sports industry seriously.
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