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Beijing 1979 Ice Hockey team restarts training

Thermo bottles of players are placed behind a board during a training session in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 30, 2021. The Beijing 1979 Ice Hockey team is made up of players over 60 years old, who were students in an amateur ice hockey school in the 1970s. When the school closed its ice hockey programs in 1979, these players ended their training with dreams dashed. Following Beijing's successful bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics in 2015, ice rinks have mushroomed in the Chinese capital and ice hockey enthusiasm has been raised in China. The Beijing 1979 team restarted training after being away from rinks over 40 years. Despite their age, these players believe they will come big. (Xinhua/Wu Zhuang)

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