Original title: Sino-Thai ice hockey friendly match held in Bangkok Queen Suthida of Thailand led the national team to participate
On the evening of October 6, the Chinese Embassy in Thailand and the Ministry of Tourism and Sports of Thailand held the "China-Thailand Ice Hockey Friendly Match" at the Bangkok International Ice Hockey Stadium to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China and the sixth birthday of King Vajiralongkorn of Thailand, and to warm up for the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Thailand next year.
The highlight of the event was that the King and Queen of Thailand came to a friendly match, and Queen Suthida led the Thailand national women's ice hockey team to participate in the Chinese women's ice hockey team visiting Thailand for the first time. Thailand Prime Minister Petongtan, Chinese Ambassador to Thailand Han Zhiqiang, Thailand Minister of Tourism and Sports Solawong, IOC member Patama and President of the China-Thailand Ice Hockey Association attended the event.
In the 3rd minute of the first game of the game, Queen Suthida scored the first goal, and then the two sides continued to switch between attack and defense, and the score alternated to catch up, and in the 22nd minute, the two sides fought to a 2:2 draw. In the 25th and 27th minutes, China scored two goals, and Thailand chased the score to 3:4 before the end of the second game. In the third game, the Thailand team struggled to catch up, and after trailing by 3 points, Queen Suthida scored 3 goals in a row, and finally the two sides ended the game with a score of 6:6.
King Vajiralongkorn of Thailand watched the whole game, and the Chinese and Thai spectators cheered for their respective national teams in a tense and warm game atmosphere, and even cheered each other on, and the ice hockey hall was always filled with a friendly atmosphere between China and Thailand.
The delegation of the Chinese national women's ice hockey team went to Thailand to participate in the competition with the strongest lineup, led by Wang Xuan, chairman of the Chinese Ice Hockey Association, with a total of 40 people, including 22 athletes. Yu Baiwei, captain of the Chinese women's ice hockey team, said that it is very gratifying to use sports to show the friendship between China and Thailand, promote the friendship between the two countries, and also promote the development of ice hockey in Asia. Zhao Qinan, vice captain of the Chinese women's ice hockey team, believes that the Thailand team has great potential, appreciates the fighting spirit of the Thailand players, and the Queen of Thailand performs very well on the court.
The captain of the Thailand women's women's ice hockey team, Tiwarintong, said that he felt very honored and proud to have the opportunity to play with the Chinese ice hockey team and play ice hockey with Her Majesty the Queen, and learned a lot.
(Reporter Li Min)
Source: CCTV news client