China eyes 2022 bid as it prepares for Sochi Games
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="China">China</span> <span word="expects">expects</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sochi">Sochi</span> <span word="Winter">Winter</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="earning">earning</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2022.</p><p><span word="China">China</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="a">a</span> 139-<span word="member">member</span> <span word="delegation">delegation</span>, <span word="including">including</span> 66 <span word="athletes">athletes</span>, 24 <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="and">and</span> 49 <span word="coaches">coaches</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="staff">staff</span> <span word="members">members</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compete">compete</span> <span word="in">in</span> 49 <span word="events">events</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> - <span word="skating">skating</span>, <span word="curling">curling</span>, <span word="skiing">skiing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="biathlon">biathlon</span> - <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2017 <span word="Sochi">Sochi</span> <span word="Winter">Winter</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="Administration">Administration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sport">Sport</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Feb">Feb</span> 7 <span word="to">to</span> 23.</p><p><span word="President">President</span> <span word="Xi">Xi</span> <span word="Jinping">Jinping</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="attend">attend</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Feb">Feb</span> 7, <span word="making">making</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="overseas">overseas</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="sporting">sporting</span> <span word="event">event</span>. <span word="Xi">Xi</span> <span word="visited">visited</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="president">president</span>.</p><p>"<span word="President">President</span> <span word="Xi">Xi</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Sochi">Sochi</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Putin">Putin</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="invitation">invitation</span>, <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="movement">movement</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reflects">reflects</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="China">China</span>-<span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="relations">relations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="friendship">friendship</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="heads">heads</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="state">state</span>," <span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="Hui">Hui</span>, <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="ambassador">ambassador</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="CCTV">CCTV</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>.</p><p><span word="Sports">Sports</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Liu">Liu</span> <span word="Peng">Peng</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="perform">perform</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Sochi">Sochi</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="establish">establish</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="image">image</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="earning">earning</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Zhangjiakou">Zhangjiakou</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="joint">joint</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2022 <span word="Winter">Winter</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span>.</p><p><span word="China">China</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tough">tough</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="matching">matching</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="medal">medal</span> <span word="tally">tally</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Vancouver">Vancouver</span> <span word="Winter">Winter</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2010 <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="injuries">injuries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="retirements">retirements</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Xiao">Xiao</span> <span word="Tian">Tian</span>, <span word="vice">vice</span>-<span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="deputy">deputy</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="delegation">delegation</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="historical">historical</span> <span word="breakthroughs">breakthroughs</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="achieved">achieved</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Vancouver">Vancouver</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="China">China</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="winter">winter</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="powers">powers</span>," <span word="Xiao">Xiao</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="introduce">introduce</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="delegation">delegation</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>.</p>
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