China s self-developed bobsleigh debuted Xinhua | Updated: 2021-07-14 09:16 Share CLOSE
BEIJING The first bobsleigh self-developed in China debuted recently in Shougang Park, the headquarters of Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (BOCOG), confirmed the BOCOG on Tuesday.
In order to make the Chinese bobsleigh from scratch, a research and innovation consortium of 12 industry units was established, according to the Winter Sports Management Center of General Administration of Sport of China.
It is made of carbon fiber composite material, which makes it lighter, and is designed in a streamlined way to fit the body shape of the Chinese athletes.
After several iterations, up to 10 key points of the bobsleigh have been optimized to make its drag coefficient 8% lower than that of the imported one.
China s self-developed bobsleigh debuted
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But an athlete s preparation never stops. Ever since Beijing was announced as the host city of the 2022 Winter Olympics on July 31, 2015, China has been aiming at full participation in the 109 events and its best-ever result in its history at the 2022 Games.
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