Director of the State Sports General Administration, Zhong Zhongwen: China's ice hockey has to move forward, and it will take decades to develop ice hockey.

With the intensive preparations for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and the accelerated popularization of China's winter sports, the development of Chinese ice hockey is receiving high attention from international mainstream ice hockey organizations.

On March 28th, the Director of the State Sports General Administration and the Chinese Olympic Committee President Qi Zhongwen met with the President of the International Ice Hockey Federation, Rene Fasell, and his party in Beijing, and attended the China Ice Hockey Association and the International Ice Federation Symposium.

At the symposium, Qi Zhongwen expressed his gratitude to Fasell and the International Ice Federation for their strong support for the development of Chinese ice hockey.

Qi Zhongwen Meets with President of the International Ice Hockey Federation Rene Fassel (Photo Source Winter Games Center)

Qi Zhongwen emphasized that ice hockey is a healthy, fun and brave sport. The Chinese ice hockey must go forward. It will not be confined to the goal of the 2022 Winter Olympics, but it is determined to develop the ice hockey for a few hundred years. movement.

Fasal then introduced the relevant ideas of the International Ice Federation in promoting and developing ice hockey in China, and hoped to further strengthen cooperation with relevant parties to promote the development of ice hockey in China.

At the meeting, Wang Zhili, deputy director of the Winter Sports Management Center of the State Sports General Administration and vice chairman of the China Ice Hockey Association, introduced the 2022 China Ice Hockey Action Plan. The Secretary-General of the International Ice Federation, Licht, introduced the recommendations of the International Ice Federation on promoting the development of Chinese ice hockey. .

Yang Shuan, Gao Zhidan, deputy director of the State Sports General Administration, Hu Wenxin, vice chairman of the International Ice Federation, Tom Reni, president of the Canadian Ice Hockey Association, and Yue Xinyu, chairman of the Kunlun Hongxing Club, attended the meeting and attended the symposium.