STORY: China reaps fruits far beyond ice-snow sports at National Winter Games
SHOOTING DATE: Feb. 26, 2024
DATELINE: Feb. 27, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:21
LOCATION: HULUN BUIR, China
CATEGORY: SPORTS

SHOTLIST:
1. various of ice-snow sports
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WU DAJING, China's short track skater and Winter Olympic champion
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): SU YIMING, China's snowboarder and Winter Olympic champion
4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): ZHANG XIN, Official of China's General Administration of Sport

STORYLINE:

The 14th National Winter Games of China came to an end on Tuesday.

It not only provides a platform for athletes nationwide to compete at a high level, but also injects impetus into China's ice-snow economy.

SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WU DAJING, China's short track skater and Winter Olympic champion
"Our passion for the Winter Games remains the same. We look forward to showing our best in future events and fostering more young talents through the Games."

SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): SU YIMING, China's snowboarder and Winter Olympic champion
"As a snowboarder, to have good scores is one mission for me. It is more important for me to promote the sport of snowboarding and to let more people know and embrace the sport."

SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): ZHANG XIN, Official of China's General Administration of Sport
"The performances of athletes at the 14th National Winter Games are wonderful. We had 35 delegations participating in the Games, the scale of which is almost the same as that of its summer counterpart, the National Games."

According to the organizers, more than 13 million visits have been made to the competition zones in Inner Mongolia.

It generates a total income of over 10 billion yuan (1.39 billion U.S. dollars) in the sports, culture, and tourism industries.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Hulun Buir, China.
(XHTV)