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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
BEIJING, May 17 (Xinhua) — The 2025 China-Russia Sports Exchange Week kicked off in Harbin, capital of northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, on Friday, the provincial administration of physical culture and sports, which is organizing the event, said Saturday.
The week-long event will feature a number of sporting events, including Chinese-Russian hockey, rugby and youth billiards tournaments. More than 100 athletes from Heilongjiang Province and Amur Region, the Republic of Buryatia, Primorsky Krai, Krasnoyarsk Krai and Irkutsk Region of the Russian Federation are taking part.
The China-Russia Sports Exchange Week is a concrete step to implement the Belt and Road Initiative and boost sports and cultural exchanges between the two countries. Heilongjiang Province and relevant regions in Russia are actively exploring innovative models such as “sports plus cultural tourism”, “sports plus industry” together to promote pragmatic cooperation between the two countries at the local level and enhance mutual understanding through sports. -0-