体坛英语资讯：Ice hockey gaining popularity ahead of Beijing 2022 Winter Games
<p><span word="BEIJING">BEIJING</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 15-- <span word="With">With</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="Winter">Winter</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>, <span word="in">in</span> 2022, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="popularity">popularity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ice">ice</span> <span word="hockey">hockey</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>.</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 2,500 <span word="children">children</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="ice">ice</span> <span word="hockey">hockey</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="capital">capital</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="revealed">revealed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p>"2,554 <span word="young">young</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="from">from</span> 162 <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="participated">participated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="Junior">Junior</span> <span word="Ice">Ice</span> <span word="Hockey">Hockey</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>," <span word="Sun">Sun</span> <span word="Xuecai">Xuecai</span>, <span word="formerly">formerly</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="Municipal">Municipal</span> <span word="Sports">Sports</span> <span word="Bureau">Bureau</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Ice">Ice</span> <span word="hockey">hockey</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="gaining">gaining</span> <span word="popularity">popularity</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>."</p><p><span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="awarded">awarded</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2022 <span word="Winter">Winter</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="series">series</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="winter">winter</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="curriculums">curriculums</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="over">over</span> 100 <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="primary">primary</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="schools">schools</span>.</p><p>"<span word="By">By</span> 2022, <span word="about">about</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="winter">winter</span> <span word="sports">sports</span>," <span word="added">added</span> <span word="Sun">Sun</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="May">May</span> 2018, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Ice">Ice</span> <span word="Hockey">Hockey</span> <span word="Federation">Federation</span> (<span word="IIHF">IIHF</span>) <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grant">grant</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="men">men</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="women">women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="hockey">hockey</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="direct">direct</span> <span word="qualification">qualification</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2022 <span word="Winter">Winter</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="exception">exception</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="earn">earn</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="via">via</span> <span word="qualifying">qualifying</span> <span word="matches">matches</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="exception">exception</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2018 <span word="Winter">Winter</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Pyeongchang">Pyeongchang</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enhance">enhance</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="competitiveness">competitiveness</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="level">level</span>, <span word="China">China</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="overseas">overseas</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="origin">origin</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="organizations">organizations</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="men">men</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="ice">ice</span> <span word="hockey">hockey</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="Kunlun">Kunlun</span> <span word="Red">Red</span> <span word="Star">Star</span> <span word="competes">competes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="Kontinental">Kontinental</span> <span word="Hockey">Hockey</span> <span word="League">League</span>.</p>
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