Demystifying the Winter Olympics | Diniger's dream

Diniger Yilamujiang (left) and Zhao Jiawen (right) hold a torch together.

As one of the two post-00 Chinese athletes who placed the last torch directly on the main torchbearer, Diniger Yilamujiang, an Altay Uyghur girl from the Altay Uyghur known as the "birthplace of human skiing", has realized her Winter Olympic dream. Born in the Altay region of Xinjiang in the northwest corner of her homeland, 20-year-old Diniger Yilamujiang will represent the Chinese cross-country skiing team at the Winter Olympics.

In 2015, the beijing winter olympics successfully bid, igniting the enthusiasm of Chinese to participate in ice and snow sports, and also ignited the engine of the rapid development of China's ice and snow economy. Relying on high-quality ice and snow resources, Diniger's hometown has become a ski resort that must be "punched" in the hearts of many snow lovers at home and abroad.

As of October 2021, the number of participants in ice and snow sports in China has reached 346 million, and the goal of "driving 300 million people to participate in ice and snow sports" has been achieved. At the Beijing Winter Olympics, the Chinese sports delegation achieved a historical breakthrough and sent 177 athletes to participate in all 7 major events and 15 sub-events.

From the "origin of human skiing" to the main torchbearer of the Beijing Winter Olympics, Diniger's footsteps of pursuing dreams will not stop, and the development of Ice and Snow Sports in China will also go far. According to Xinhua News Agency

Photo by Fang Fei and Liu Ping, reporters of the Winter Olympics, xinhua news agency

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Source Client The Winter Olympics | Reporter Fang Fei Liu Ping

Edited by Han Ye

Process Editor Liu Weili