(Beijing Winter Olympics) Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee: Create the best conditions for high-level performance of athletes from all over the world
China News Service, Beijing, November 12 (Reporter Chen Hang) The international test schedule for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics (hereinafter referred to as the Beijing Winter Olympics) has passed halfway, and relevant epidemic prevention measures have been proven to be scientific and effective.
The Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee will provide the best services and create the best conditions for athletes from all over the world to perform at a high level.
This is what the reporter learned on the 12th from the "Meet in Beijing" series of winter sports events in the second half of 2021 test competition and test event news briefing.
The Beijing Winter Olympics International Test Competition is held from October to December and includes 10 international events, 3 international training weeks and 2 domestic test events.
Yao Hui, director of the venue management department of the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee, said that six international competitions including the China Open of Speed Skating, the Asian Figure Skating Open, and the World Cup of Short Track Speed Skating, as well as the International Snowmobile Training Week, and domestic curling testing activities have been successfully completed. .
Subsequent test competitions and training weeks will be held as scheduled.
Through testing activities and test competitions, the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee has accumulated a lot of experience in epidemic prevention and control, event organization, service guarantee, and venue operation.
"The prevention and control of the epidemic is the key to the successful hosting of the test competition and the Beijing Winter Olympics." Yao Hui said that the epidemic prevention measures of the test competition have fully implemented the first edition of the "Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympic Winter Games Epidemic Prevention Manual" (Part 2) The relevant policies and measures in the "Epidemic Prevention Manual" have been repeatedly verified and proved to be scientific and effective.
The "Epidemic Prevention Manual" requires that the vaccination of athletes participating in the Beijing Winter Olympics is "should be received", and a closed-loop management policy will be implemented during the game, covering all Winter Olympic venues such as arrivals and departures, transportation, accommodation, and competitions.
In order to ensure that athletes from various countries (regions) can participate smoothly, the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee has arranged flights for athletes, team officials, technical officials and other professionals participating in the test competition, and also coordinated cargo planes to complete the task of transporting equipment for the snowmobile project.
Yao Hui said that during the test competition, the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee strictly implemented the entire process of epidemic prevention management for the entry of Olympic personnel, in accordance with the principle of vaccination of “all-in-one”, combined with measures such as remote physical health declarations, and strict measures. Entry gate.
At the same time, implement the closed-loop management of the whole point and the whole process, starting from the arrival of the overseas participants at the airport, from the hotel to and from the competition venue, to the safe departure, as well as the isolation and observation of the organizers after the game, all of them are strictly closed-loop management.
In addition, coordinate the promotion of epidemic prevention in the test competition and urban epidemic prevention to ensure that Olympic personnel participate in activities point-to-point after entering the country, do not contact the public, and leave the country safely and quickly after the game.
During the test competition, the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee also conducted a comprehensive test on the coordination of on-site awards, news interviews, and medical treatment, which strengthened the timeliness of medical treatment and the standardization of operations.
Yao Hui said that in the follow-up work, the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee will continue to deepen the understanding and mastery of the characteristics of winter events, continue to strengthen communication with various international winter sports federations, and deepen the awareness of different events for athletes from all over the world. High-level play to provide the best service and create the best conditions.
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