The 24th Winter Olympic Games will kick off in Beijing on February 4, 2022.

The Sports Department of Chinanews.com launched a series of columns "Hundred Questions about Winter Olympics", aimed at popularizing Winter Olympic knowledge, answering hot questions, sharing interesting stories about ice and snow, and helping everyone have a better watching experience during the Beijing Winter Olympics.

The 32nd Winter Olympics 100 Questions | Which Winter Olympics is only for men?

  The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics will have 7 major events, 15 sub-events and 109 minor events.

Among these various events, there is only a men's competition.

It requires athletes not only have the endurance of cross-country skiing, but also the skill and courage of ski jumping.

This project is two of the Nordic countries.

  The Nordic Biathlon consists of two events, cross-country skiing and ski jumping, and is currently the only event in the Winter Olympics that only has men's competitions.

Although women cannot participate in this competition for the time being at the Winter Olympics, in fact, in the World Cup, the Intercontinental Cup and other major competitions, there are already women's events in both Nordic countries.

  China's Nordic two athletes Liu Zhuang once said in an interview with the media: "Because the women's event has been developed late and has not been included in the Winter Olympics for the time being, countries around the world are also actively developing the Nordic two women's events. I believe that in the near future, The two Nordic women's events will also appear in the Winter Olympics."

Data map: Athletes participating in the Nordic Biathlon of the Sochi Winter Olympics are training on a track covered with shadows of trees.

Photo by Liu Guanguan issued by China News Agency

  The two items of Northern Europe originated in the Scandinavia region of Northern Europe in the 19th century.

At the first Winter Olympics in 1924, the two Nordic events were official events.

Starting from the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada, men's team events have been added to the Nordic Games.

  There will be 3 gold medals in the Nordic Biathlon of the Beijing Winter Olympics, which will come from the personal standard platform/10km cross-country skiing competition, the individual big jumping platform/10km cross-country skiing competition and the group big jumping platform/4x5km cross-country skiing competition. .

The competition will be held in Zhangjiakou competition area.

At present, the Nordic athletes have outstanding advantages in this event. I hope that the Chinese ice and snow athletes can also make some breakthroughs in the Winter Olympics held in front of their homes in the near future.

(Xing Rui)