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21:56, 17-May-2018
China national ice hockey team’s express pass to Beijing Winter Olympics authorized
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China national ice hockey teams, comprising of male and female players, can now hooray for their qualifying to the Beijing Winter Olympics in 2022, via the two express passes for both teams authorized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IAAF) on May 17, according to Tencent Sport.
The IAAF officials made the permission public during its latest assembly Friday in Copenhagen, Denmark, after René Fasel, president of the IAAF, proposed the bill in the PyeongChang Winter Olympics in February.
A Chinese ice hockey player in the game. /VCG Photo
A Chinese ice hockey player in the game. /VCG Photo
The initiative is expected to spur the teams’ intense training and promote the development of the winter-inclusive activity across the country.
Chinese players aim high on the home court in the 2022 Olympics as the games will be held from February 4-20 in the capital and its neighbor city Zhangjiakou, north China’s Hebei Province.