In China, Olympics fuels winter sports boom
The Hindu
Once the preserve of the rich, a growing number of Chinese are taking to the slopes.
Arona Huang, like most Chinese parents, had football and tennis lessons on the weekend schedule for her child.
But the destination of choice now for her son Aaron, who is six, is the ski slopes in Beijing’s suburbs, one of dozens that have sprouted in the past five years as China prepared for the Winter Olympic Games, which began on Friday.
When Beijing won the bid in 2015, the Chinese government saw both a pride project – securing the distinction of becoming the first city to host both the summer and winter games – and a massive sporting and commercial opportunity.
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