People's Daily Seoul, December 17 (Zhou Yubo, Yang Fan) In order to greet the Beijing Winter Olympics and commemorate the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and South Korea, the Chinese Embassy in the Republic of Korea, together with the Ministry of Sports, Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Korea, and the Gyeonggi Provincial Government City, jointly sponsored the China-South Korea Curling Friendship Exchange Tournament in South Korea on the 16th. The competition lasted for two days, and four participating teams composed of friendly people from the sports and literary circles of China and South Korea competed.
Chinese Ambassador to the Republic of Korea Xing Haiming delivered an opening speech for the competition photo by Cao Xiangyu
Chinese Ambassador to the Republic of Korea Xing Haiming delivered a speech for the competition, saying that as the world's first "double Olympic" city, Beijing's "Winter Olympic flavor" has become more and more intense. With the active efforts of the Chinese Government and all sectors of society, the current preparations for the Winter Olympic Games have been prepared as planned. Curling is known as the "chess" on the ice, testing people's physical fitness and brainpower, showing the beauty of movement and stillness, the way to choose, and is deeply loved by the people of China and South Korea and other countries. The curling competition will be held in the 50-day countdown to the Beijing Winter Olympics, which is believed to attract and drive more people in the two countries to embrace ice and snow. Xing Haiming stressed that he hopes that everyone will feel the charm of the Winter Olympics in the competition, deepen their friendship with each other, and jointly cheer for the successful holding of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games.
During the competition, although the temperature of the scene was low, the atmosphere was warm, and the Chinese and Korean players adhered to the principle of "friendship first, competition second" and competed.
Group photo of the contestants Photo by Cao Xiangyu
Contestants prepare for the competition Photo by Cao Xiangyu