Within the Asian Youth Figure Skating Training Camp, Sardaana Zhendrinskaia, CAIC Deputy Secretary General noted the key role of sports not only in strengthening health, but also in developing intercultural interaction among younger people.
“The role of sports for children, for each of us, is very important, as when you are engaged in sports, you are in motion, you become healthier. Physical activity is an integral part of our daily life,” said Ms. Zhendrinskaia.
She emphasized that such training camps not only contribute to physical development, but also help participants to socialize, adapt to a new environment and make friends.
“It is especially valuable that such training camps bring together children representing different cultures from all over Asia. It is primarily about getting to know each other, intercultural communication, and most importantly in addition to improving skills and training, children from different countries get to know and make friends with each other,” she added.
According to Ms. Zhendrinskaia, such initiatives help to strengthen mutual understanding between representatives of different countries and cultures which is especially important in the modern world.
The figure skating training camp is taking place in Harbin. 47 young figure skaters from 20 countries in Asia have gathered on the ice.
