The ninth Asian Winter Games will begin in Harbin, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, on February 7, during the Spring Festival. Some of the athletes who will participate in the program have sent their wishes for the Year of the Snake via CGTN Sports Scene.
Winter Olympic champion short track speed skaters Liu Shaoang and Liu Shaolin, aerials skier Xu Mengtao, Olympic gold medalist speed skater Gao Tingyu, world champion short track speed skater Sun Long, world champion snowboarder Cai Xuetong, women’s ice hockey national team captain Yu Baiwei, Olympic gold medalist speed skater Ning Zhongyan, his teammate Han Mei of China as well as Kazakh short speed skater Abzal Azhgaliyev all wish you a happy Chinese New Year.
China will send a total of 170 athletes to the competitions of all 64 events at the coming Asian Winter Games. The team will make their first appearance on February 4.