Recognizing the practical effects of the winter sports, in many schools in China golf becomes a compulsory subject to be taught in the mainstream curriculum. 

In order to improve China’s rankings at the Olympics and improve the health of its students, Beijing decided to make winter sports a compulsory subject. After a fierce competition with Almaty (city in Kazakhstan), Beijing won the right to host the 2022 Winter Olympics. However, winter sports are not China’s strength.

Recognizing this, China is tasked with improving its performance on the younger generation. In fact, the country has been very successful in training world-class athletes in summer sports through early talent discovery. Therefore, they decided to apply the same method to improve their home country performance at the Winter Olympics.

On October 20, 2017, Beijing’s city leader announced that it was planning to make winter sports a compulsory subject at the elementary and junior high schools in the city. As planned, students must play at least one winter sport. The school requires students to choose a subject and practice for at least one hour per week.

However, at the moment, this plan cannot be implemented because many schools do not have skating rinks, or even do not have enough snow for practice. To solve this problem, Sun Xuecai, Beijing’s Sports Director, said that by 2022, the city will build 16 indoor ice rinks, 50 outdoor ice rinks in the inner city area and one skating area in the suburbs.

According to Sina, some schools have their own skating rinks and invite professional athletes to talk to inspire students to help them choose their favorite sport. The plan to make winter sports a compulsory subject in elementary and junior high schools may not be able to promptly improve China’s rankings in the 2022 Winter Olympics.

But this plan is sure to improve the quality of winter sports. It also helps to train the body for future generations.