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E-mail China.org.cn, December 12, 2024
China Central Television (CCTV):
The province of Heilongjiang has abundant ice and snow resources. How do you plan to leverage the opportunity of the Asian Winter Games to further consolidate and expand the participation of 300 million people in winter sports, while also nurturing more reserve athletes for the country? Thank you.
Han Shengjian:
Thank you for your question. Heilongjiang leverages its advantage as a major province for ice and snow sports, vigorously developing both competitive and mass sporting events. For 46 consecutive years, it has organized activities to get millions of young people involved in ice and snow sports, continually consolidating and expanding the achievements of involving 300 million people in winter sports. At the 14th National Winter Games, Heilongjiang province won 66 gold, 58 silver and 52 bronze medals, maintaining its top position in both the gold medal and overall medal standings for 14 consecutive editions. The province has also nurtured a large number of young athletes for the country.
In terms of training and preparation, we are focusing on the Asian Winter Games and the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics by adopting the model of "provincial teams managed by cities, and one city per specialty." We have established 11 composite training support teams to concentrate efforts on strengthening our advantageous sports. Recently, our province introduced incentive policies for outstanding athletes and coaches, fully supporting athletes in their dedicated training and preparation. We strive to achieve both excellent competition results and a spirit of sportsmanship, aiming to bring glory to the country and enhance the province's reputation.
In terms of building a reserve talent pool, the city of Qitaihe in our province has cultivated 13 Winter Olympic and world champions, earning 182 world-class gold medals and 569 national-level gold medals. We are currently summarizing and promoting the "Qitaihe Model," researching and formulating policies to deepen the integration of sports and education, and planning pilot projects for this integration across the province. We aim to establish a scientific system for talent cultivation, selection and recommendation, creating a larger "reservoir" of reserve talent. We are strengthening the construction of 48 national high-level sports talent reserve bases and adopting innovative training models, such as provincial teams managed by cities and schools. This will expand the pathways for cultivating reserve talent. Additionally, we are encouraging outstanding former athletes to enter schools as physical education teachers and coaches, thereby enhancing the faculty strength for talent development.
In terms of promoting public participation in winter sports, on the one hand, we will continue to enrich sports venues. This year, cross-country skiing tracks will be laid on the Songhua River. More than 3,000 public sports venues are expected to be built using natural rivers, small hillsides and urban parks. We will also encourage eligible venues to open to the public for free or at a low cost. On the other hand, we will constantly organize various sporting events for the public. More than 300 events such as ice marathons and urban skiing will be held to create a sound environment for the public to enjoy ice and snow. Thank you.
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