School becomes cradle of China’s winter sports athletes (1/6)

Students from ice and snow sports majors receive training at Hebei Institute of Physical Education in Shijiazhuang City, North China’s Hebei Province, Nov. 27, 2019. The school opened the ice and snow sports degree program in 2015, aiming to train athletes for the 2022 Winter Olympics. Currently, more than 1,000 students major in the ice and snow sports programs. (Photo: China News Service/Zhai Yujia)

Students from ice and snow sports majors receive training at Hebei Institute of Physical Education in Shijiazhuang City, North China’s Hebei Province, Nov. 27, 2019. The school opened the ice and snow sports degree program in 2015, aiming to train athletes for the 2022 Winter Olympics. Currently, more than 1,000 students major in the ice and snow sports programs. (Photo: China News Service/Zhai Yujia)

Students from ice and snow sports majors receive training at Hebei Institute of Physical Education in Shijiazhuang City, North China’s Hebei Province, Nov. 27, 2019. The school opened the ice and snow sports degree program in 2015, aiming to train athletes for the 2022 Winter Olympics. Currently, more than 1,000 students major in the ice and snow sports programs. (Photo: China News Service/Zhai Yujia)

Students from ice and snow sports majors receive training at Hebei Institute of Physical Education in Shijiazhuang City, North China’s Hebei Province, Nov. 27, 2019. The school opened the ice and snow sports degree program in 2015, aiming to train athletes for the 2022 Winter Olympics. Currently, more than 1,000 students major in the ice and snow sports programs. (Photo: China News Service/Zhai Yujia)

Students from ice and snow sports majors receive training at Hebei Institute of Physical Education in Shijiazhuang City, North China’s Hebei Province, Nov. 27, 2019. The school opened the ice and snow sports degree program in 2015, aiming to train athletes for the 2022 Winter Olympics. Currently, more than 1,000 students major in the ice and snow sports programs. (Photo: China News Service/Zhai Yujia)

Students from ice and snow sports majors receive training at Hebei Institute of Physical Education in Shijiazhuang City, North China’s Hebei Province, Nov. 27, 2019. The school opened the ice and snow sports degree program in 2015, aiming to train athletes for the 2022 Winter Olympics. Currently, more than 1,000 students major in the ice and snow sports programs. (Photo: China News Service/Zhai Yujia)