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Ice rinks for Beijing 2022 ready for ice production by 2020 end

Sentinel Digital Desk

BEIJING: Venue construction for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games is right on track as all ice rinks set to stage the Olympic

 competitions will be ready to produce ice by the end of this year, officials said.

Beijing Major Projects Construction Headquarters Office confirmed on Saturday that up to now, 12 out of 15 ice rinks have been completed and the installation of the ice production equipment has started, Xinhua news agency reports. Two test events have been scheduled for December at the Capital Gymnasium - the ISU Grand Prix Final of Figure Skating and the ISU Speed Skating World Cup. IANS