(SP)XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2021-SPORT

(SP)XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2021-SPORT

(220106) -- BEIJING, Jan. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Goalkeeper Zhou Yunjie of Team 1979 sprays water to cool himself before an ice hockey match in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 30, 2021. Main players of Team 1979 of Beijing are retired ice hockey players from Beijing Shichahai Sports School in the 1970s. Encouraged by the successful bid for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games, 9 of the ice hockey veterans began training again in Wukesong ice rink in 2015 and named their team 1979, the year when their team in Shichahai Sports School was dismissed. Now Team 1979 has grown up to more than 40 members with an average age of 60 years. They have training matches every Wednesday and Saturday. (Xinhua/Wu Zhuang)

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