Countdown begins for 14th National Winter Games

The 14th National Winter Games, hosted by the General Administration of Sport of China and the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Regional Government, will take place in Inner Mongolia from Feb 17 to 27, 2024.

The 14th National Winter Games marks the first large-scale national winter sporting event following the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.

The games' events are comprehensively benchmarked against the 2026 Winter Games in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, comprising eight categories, 16 sub-categories, and 176 minor events.

Over 3,700 athletes are expected to participate, making it the largest National Winter Games to date in terms of scale, number of events. It also features higher standards than previous events.

The ice hockey open group competitions for the 14th National Winter Games recently concluded, with two athletes receiving gold medals.

To discover and cultivate reserve talent, youth groups have been set up for short track speed skating, figure skating, and other events.