High-tech gloves, masks to warm Olympic athletes

High-tech gloves and masks that can generate heat and control temperatures will be sent this month to Chinese athletes and coaches preparing for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.

Researchers at Tiangong University's School of Textile Science and Engineering in Tianjin are speeding up production of 200 masks and 200 pairs of gloves to complete the project, said Liu Hao, a professor at the school and the head of a key technology research project working on clothes that will be able to combat the cold at the Winter Olympics in February.

Liu said they should arrive in Zhangjiakou, the co-host of the Games, next week.