Chinanews Client, December 15th. On December 15, the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee celebrated its 5th anniversary.

At present, the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics is approaching the last year. What is the progress of the preparations?

Will the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics affect the Beijing Winter Olympics?

Data map: On July 30, the National Ski Jumping Center in Zhangjiakou of the Beijing Winter Olympics was under construction.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Zhang Xinglong

  The venues for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics are located in 3 competition areas, namely the Beijing competition area, the Yanqing competition area and the Zhangjiakou competition area.

According to reports, the "Ice Ribbon" form of the National Speed ​​Skating Stadium has appeared as a whole. The National Alpine Ski Center and the National Snowmobile Center have been unveiled one after another. The construction of the competition venues and related infrastructure has been basically completed.

  Affected by the epidemic, the Beijing Winter Olympics test matches are also facing adjustments.

According to news from the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee website on the evening of the 4th, according to the negotiation of all parties, it is planned to adopt various methods to reschedule different levels of testing activities before 2022.

  In the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics three years ago, the Chinese sports delegation obtained 82 qualifications, participated in 5 major events, 12 sub-events, and 53 minor events, and won 1 gold, 6 silver and 2 bronze.

  This is the most participating event in the history of the Chinese sports delegation in the Winter Olympics.

The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics will have a total of 109 small events. As the host, the goal of the Chinese team is to achieve all events.

  In accordance with the preparation plan of "expansion, fixation, improvement and sprint", in 2018, 31 national training teams covering all 109 events of the Beijing Winter Olympics will be established.

Now that we have entered the year of "excellent soldiers", while overcoming the interference of the epidemic, the Chinese delegation is also making every effort to prepare for the Winter Olympics.

  In addition, the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics is only about six months away from the opening of the Beijing Winter Olympics. The new situation triggered by the cycle compression also brings new challenges to the Beijing Winter Olympics.

  In this regard, the International Olympic Committee hopes that all parties can continue to work closely together to take advantage of this opportunity to achieve a perfect connection between the two Olympic Games.

  The International Olympic Committee calls it "from peak to peak".

  Christopher Dolby, director of the Olympics Department, also said that the Tokyo Olympics and the Beijing Winter Olympics, as two Olympics that are very close in time, can benefit from each other's attention and the Olympic movement as a whole will also benefit.

  The International Olympic Committee praised the preparations for the Beijing Winter Olympics during the epidemic many times in the past year.

  Juan Ann Samaranch, Vice President of the International Olympic Committee, once said: "This demonstrates their determination to provide the world's top winter athletes with a perfect stage when there are less than two years left (before the opening of the Winter Olympics). ."

  "The arrival of the Tokyo Olympics will push the Olympic atmosphere to a climax. A few months after this exciting moment, we will usher in the Beijing Winter Olympics. Therefore, we are convinced that this will help create the Beijing Winter Olympics. Atmosphere." Dolby said.

  The Beijing Winter Olympics will be held from February 4 to 20, 2022, with 7 major events, 15 sub-events, and 109 minor events.

Now, with the orderly progress of various preparations, the outside world is looking forward to the arrival of the Beijing Winter Olympics.

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