China facing challenges in lead-up to 2026 Winter Olympics: official

BEIJING, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- With less than 500 days to go before the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, China's athletes face an uphill campaign at the event, the country's top sports official said.

"There is still a considerable gap between us and the leading winter sports nations, and our preparations for the Milan Winter Olympics remain challenging," Li Jing, deputy head of General Administration of Sport of