HARBIN, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) — At the Heilongjiang Ice Training Center in Harbin, Pakistani journalist Faisal Ebraheem cheered on the velocity skaters alongside different spectators.
Upon studying that the venue will host the velocity skating occasion for the Harbin Asian Winter Games in 2025, Ebraheem, chief digital reporter for the Daily CPEC in Pakistan, mentioned the amenities are environment friendly and well-prepared to host the occasion.
“China’s ability to organize sports events is well-recognized, and I’m convinced that Harbin 2025 will be magnificent,” he mentioned.
From Dec. 5 to 7, greater than 20 media representatives from over 10 Asia-Pacific international locations and areas toured Harbin – the famed “Ice City” in northeast China.
After visiting the venues and landmark winter scenic spots, they have been impressed by town’s glamorous surroundings and expressed their anticipation for the upcoming video games.
Standing in entrance of the large ice sculpture of the Sophia Church within the Harbin Ice-Snow World, Hakim Bin Mahari, a Malaysian journalist for the New Straits Times, was impressed by town’s ice-and-snow artistry.
Mahari mentioned he enjoys the ice structure and the frozen flowers, and believes Harbin can combine its distinctive ice-and-snow tradition into preparations for the video games as effectively.
“Harbin deserves a larger global audience. I think the city will showcase even more astonishing splendors when the games start,” he added.
Apart from crystalline ice sculptures, worldwide journalists additionally dived into native winter sports activities programs.
At the Qunli Experimental Primary School, Hiroki Ishii, a Japanese reporter with the Tokyo Shimbun, held up his digital camera and captured the college’s ice hockey gamers in motion on the rink.
Amazed by the dimensions of the winter sports activities programs on the faculty, Ishii mentioned Harbin is remodeling its ice-and-snow assets right into a pipeline of winter sports activities expertise, which is exceptional.
“I believe these resources can support Harbin to host a spectacular Asian Winter Games, and as I can see, the preparations have been very successful so far,” he mentioned.
The native sports activities bureau mentioned Harbin will host 148 ice-and-snow occasions and actions this winter within the lead-up to the Asian Winter Games.
“Harbin has successfully hosted an Asian Winter Games in 1996. I believe it is fully capable of hosting the 9th Asian Winter Games next year, allowing people from various countries and regions to learn about China’s ice and snow culture,” mentioned Bodhipaksege Samith Manuranga, head of the news and media division of Content-i Asia Private LTD based mostly in Sri Lanka.
The ninth Asian Winter Games will likely be held from Feb. 7 to 14, 2025, that includes a file 34 National Olympic Committees set to take part.