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Aiming for the top three medal table, Germany sent 148 athletes to the Beijing Winter Olympics

author:Beijing News

According to Xinhua News Agency, the German Olympic Sports League (DOSB, that is, the German Olympic Committee) announced the second batch of 103 people participating in the Beijing Winter Olympic Games on the 19th, plus the first batch of 20 people announced and the members of the German ice hockey team (25 people) who have not yet announced the list, a total of 148 people participated in the Beijing Winter Olympic Games.

The second batch of participants announced include: 11 biathlon (6 men and 5 women), 22 snowmobiles (14 men and 8 women), 6 steel frame snowmobiles (3 men and 3 women), figure skating 1 man, Nordic biathlon 5 men, short track speed skating 1 women, alpine skiing 10 people (7 men and 3 women), freestyle skier 9 people (4 men and 5 women), cross-country skiing 14 people (6 men and 8 women), ski jumping 9 people (5 men and 4 women), snowboarding 15 people (9 men and 6 women).

German Olympic Committee President Vickers said: "We are proud of the potential of such a team. After the release of the second batch of lists, most of the German teams to compete in the Winter Olympics have been determined. Now the focus is on the game in half a month. We are making final preparations for the Winter Olympics. Now looking forward to the Beijing Winter Olympics, it is an exciting and exciting competition. ”

Simirpfenich, head of the German Winter Olympic delegation, said: "Judging from the athletic results, there will be many difficulties in replicating the success of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, but we still have to try our best to ensure that the top three medal table are in the top three. ”

At the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, the German team sent 153 athletes, and finally won 14 gold, 10 silver and 7 bronze, a total of 31 medals, ranking second in the medal table, creating the best Winter Olympic record since the reunification of the two Germanys. Norway topped the table with 39 medals and Canada finished third with 29 medals.

Edited by Wang Chunqiu

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