Ljusdal, Sweden
Yenisei World Cup champion after a late Golden Goal by Vladimir Mitryushkin against Ljusdals BK!
4-4 after ordinary time and 3-2 to Ljusdal at half time.
A unique meeting in Ljusdal!
Many great Western statesmen have failed to get a meeting with leaders from the great country in the east. But Björn Swartswe succeeded and received the Chinese embassy official Liu Kuolai at the railway station in Ljusdal before the cup. What that might mean for future bandy collaboration around the world remains to be seen. But big changes always start with a step…
-In the northeast part of China the climate is perfect for natural ice and there is bandy played. In that part of the country, there are 100 million people living in three provinces, but I believe that only 10-20,000 people are engaged in winter sports. I’ve heard that it is played with a bent club and ball in those areas. The potential for bandy should be very high. The conditions really exist for China to invest seriously in bandy, says Mr Kuolai.
He was curious about the game in Ljusdal, even though he has seen a bandy match in Sweden before. It was in Stockholm where he works as an official at the Chinese embassy.
Björn Swartswe