The National Alpine Ski Center ushered in the first mass skiing competition and the second Beijing Ski Open was successfully held.
China Daily, Beijing, January 21st On January 21st, 2024, Yanqing National Alpine Ski Center ushered in the first mass skiing competition-the second Beijing Ski Open. There are two events in this competition: alpine skiing giant slalom and snowboarding giant slalom, which are divided into two groups: youth group and adult group, and divided into 12 groups according to gender and age, attracting nearly 200 skiers from Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei, Inner Mongolia, Heilongjiang, Shanghai, Zhejiang and Sichuan. It is the largest national fitness skiing competition in Beijing at present. The competition was hosted by Beijing Social Sports Management Center and Yanqing District Sports Bureau, and undertaken by Beijing Skiing Association, Beijing National Alpine Skiing Co., Ltd. and Beijing Kaihong Sports Culture Co., Ltd.
The success of the Beijing Winter Olympics has promoted the rapid development of mass ice and snow sports in our city. More and more teenagers and adults are involved in skiing. This competition is open to the public, and skiers under the age of 60 can participate to meet the needs of different groups. The purpose of the open competition is to create a high-level model of national fitness events, and to promote the sustained and high-quality development of ice and snow sports in our city with brand events. In terms of competition organization, the referee team of this competition has presided over the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and the Winter Paralympics to ensure that the competition is professional, safe and fair; In terms of venue selection, the venue is the venue for the alpine skiing event of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, and it is also the only venue in China with a standard track for the Winter Olympics, which not only provides the contestants with the opportunity to experience the Winter Olympics, but also vividly reflects the good management and utilization of Beijing’s Winter Olympics heritage by the sports departments at the municipal and district levels in the post-Winter Olympics era. In terms of event service, the organizing Committee has formulated a scientific and perfect guarantee scheme; In terms of medical aid, logistics supply, live broadcast of events, etc., the organizing Committee has also set up a "warm-hearted viewing area" and provided escort certificates for parents of minors, so that parents can also feel the charm of alpine skiing at close range and share the "glory moment" of athletes.
This year’s competition settled in Yanqing, which is the perfect integration of alpine skiing events and "beautiful Yanqing, the summer capital of ice and snow". The success of the Games will further consolidate and expand the achievements of "driving 300 million people to participate in ice and snow sports", and promote the construction of Yanqing District as an "outdoor sports city" and the most beautiful winter Olympic city with ecological civilization. Next, the National Alpine Ski Center will hold the 14th National Winter Games Alpine Ski Competition. Snow swallows are flapping their wings to welcome visitors from all directions.
Source: China Daily.
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