HOHHOT, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- The 14th Chinese National Winter Games' torch continued its journey on Thursday, reaching the city of Hohhot in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
A total of 55 torch bearers paraded the fire to several famous landmarks on the 5-kilometer route through the city.
The first runner, Mengke Bateer, is chairman of the Inner Mongolia Basketball Association. In 2003, he became the first Chinese basketballer to win the NBA championship, doing so with the San Antonio Spurs.
The torch relay for the 14th Chinese National Winter Games started on May 1, 2019, with Hohhot its seventh leg.
As the highest-level winter sports event in China, the 14th National Winter Games is scheduled to take place in February next year in Inner Mongolia.
