Original title: Chinese men’s ice hockey team retains seats in the Beijing Winter Olympics
In the early morning of the 8th Beijing time, the International Ice Hockey Federation released on its official website the relevant information of the International Ice Federation Council meeting in Zurich, Switzerland. The meeting discussed the Chinese men’s ice hockey team’s participation in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and confirmed The Chinese men’s ice hockey team retains their seats.
The official website of the International Ice Hockey Federation reads: “The International Ice Hockey Federation Council discussed the qualifications of the Chinese men’s ice hockey team before the opening of the Beijing Winter Olympics. The ice hockey team used the host to qualify for the Beijing Winter Olympics’ decision.”
In May 2018, the International Ice Hockey Federation voted in Copenhagen and unanimously passed a motion on Chinese men’s and women’s ice hockey teams directly qualifying for the 2022 Winter Olympics. At that plenary meeting, the motion received unanimous support of 47 votes.
The news also mentioned the summary of the International Ice Federation Council meeting on the ice hockey test activities of the “Meet in Beijing” Winter Olympics. In November, the testing activities conducted at the National Stadium and Beijing Wukesong Sports Center tested the hardware and software facilities involved in the entire competition process. The council believes that after testing, the two venues meet the conditions for the Winter Olympics to host ice hockey matches.
According to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics ice hockey schedule announced by the International Ice Hockey Federation, the National Stadium and Wukesong Sports Center will host 58 ice hockey matches within 18 days. The women’s ice hockey matches of the Beijing Winter Olympics will be held from February 3 to 17, and the men’s ice hockey matches will be held from February 9 to 20.
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