Xining, December 25 (Chen Zongqi) On the 25th, after two competitions, the second China Curling League (Xining Station) kicked off at the Qinghai Doba National Plateau Sports Training Base, which is known as the "cradle of cultivating world champions".
A total of 40 teams from Beijing, Harbin, Heilongjiang, Inner Mongolia, Hebei and other places, including the Chinese national training team, participated in the competition of men's group, women's group and mixed doubles, and launched the final sprint towards the annual championship of the league.
The 2023 China Curling League is a qualifying tournament for the curling event (open group) of the 14th National Winter Games. It is reported that the top 10 teams competing in this event will be shortlisted for the "14th Winter".
The picture shows the participating teams in this competition. Photo by Ma Mingyan
She Qiutong, coach of the Tianjin curling team, said: "Each team attaches great importance to this competition, and at present, the competition pressure of the men's group is relatively large, because the level gap between the male players of each team is small, and the requirements for spinning, ice rubbing and other skills are also higher during the competition." ”
Shen Zhengang, deputy director of the Winter Sports Management Center of the General Administration of Sports of China, said at the opening ceremony that the establishment and holding of the China Curling League can not only promote the popularization of ice and snow sports, but also enhance the overall strength of China's curling.
Pictured is a curling match. Photo by Chen Zongqi
"We are preparing for the '14th Winter' and the Milan Winter Olympics, and the continuous competition has made us more experienced, and the mode of training by competition is also very helpful for improving our skills and tactics. We will seize the opportunity to give full play to our greatest advantages and go international with gratifying results. Tian Linyuan, a member of the women's team of the Inner Mongolia curling team, said.
Pictured is a curling match. Photo by Chen Zongqi
Li Xiaoniu, Member of the Standing Committee of the Xining Municipal Party Committee and Deputy Mayor of the Xining Municipal People's Government, said: "As the top curling event in China, the China Curling League has landed in Xining for two consecutive years, allowing the society to focus on the plateau. As the final battle, we will strive to hold this competition well and make the business card of Qinghai ice and snow resources more beautiful. (ENDS)