It is reported that by 2022, the income scale of Beijing ice and snow sports industry will reach about 40 billion yuan, and the added value will reach about 8 billion yuan.
Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, January 14 (Reporter Ni Yuanjin, Lin Miaomiao) the reporter learned from the second session of the 13th Beijing Municipal Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference held here that as the host city of the next Winter Olympics, beijing is committed to creating ice hockey as a city business card, focusing on promoting youth ice and snow events, increasing public attention, and reserving talents for the development of ice and snow sports.
Ice hockey is an ice and snow project with solid foundation and strong development momentum in Beijing, and it is also a collective project that Beijing teenagers love very much.
Sun Xuecai, a member of the Beijing Municipal Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and director of the Municipal Committee of Education, Culture, Health and Sports Committee, said at a press conference with the theme of “promoting the development of ice and snow sports” on the 14th that the Beijing Youth Ice Hockey League was in full swing, in last year’s league, 29 clubs, 162 teams and 2554 athletes participated in the competition.
Sun Xue was the former party secretary and director of Beijing Sports Bureau. He once organized the drafting of “opinions of Beijing Municipal People’s Government on accelerating the development of ice and snow sports (2016-2022)” and seven supporting plans. According to this opinion, by 2022, the population participating in ice and snow sports in Beijing will reach 8 million, and the campus coverage rate of Winter Olympics, competition viewing etiquette and ice and snow sports knowledge will reach 100%.
According to Sun Xuecai, up to now, Beijing has established Ice Hockey Association, cold water jug Association, skating association and skiing association, and the role of social organizations has been fully played.
Sun Xuecai said that at present, there are 37 indoor skating rink, 53 outdoor skating rink and more than 20 snow rink in Beijing, and the first International Winter Sports Expo has been held, we have formulated relevant plans for the coordinated development of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei in the field of sports, promoted the coordinated development of ice and snow industries in the three places, and supported Yanqing District to build an international cultural sports tourism and leisure zone.
Li Nina, a member of the Beijing Municipal Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, who works in the Winter Sports Management Center of the State General Administration of Sports, said that there are more than 100 special schools for ice and snow sports in Beijing. Li Nina is the first athlete to win three consecutive championships since the establishment of the International Snow Federation freestyle skiing world championship in 1986.
“By the end of December 2018, there were more than 460000 primary and secondary school students in Beijing on ice and snow, including more than skiing events and 250000, and more than 200000 ice projects.” Li Nina said.
It is reported that by 2022, the income scale of Beijing ice and snow sports industry will reach about 40 billion yuan, and the added value will reach about 8 billion yuan.