On December 11, local time, the "Together to the Future" Beijing Winter Olympic Cultural Day hosted by the Chinese Consulate General in New York was held at the Port Wengang Botanical Garden, Staten Island, New York.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Liao Pan
Chinanews client, Beijing, December 15th (Reporter Wang Yu) The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics is about to enter the key node of the 50-day countdown.
With the steady progress of the preparations for the Beijing Winter Olympics, the world's enthusiasm for the arrival of the ice and snow sports event is increasing. Some forces' attempts to "politicize" the sports event are destined to be unpopular.
The politicization of sports is unpopular
Originated from the Olympic Games more than 2,000 years ago, after a century of passing on from generations to generations of sports people who have pursued peace and unity, its influence goes far beyond the scope of sports.
Promoting exchanges and mutual trust between different countries and nations through fair competition and enhancing friendship and unity have become the endless spiritual connotation of the Olympic movement.
"The goal of Olympicism is to make sports serve the harmonious development of mankind, in order to promote human dignity and build a peaceful society." The "Olympic Charter" has such a statement.
As the highest legal document on the Olympic movement formulated by the International Olympic Committee, the important spirit of "the Olympic Games should not be politicized" runs through throughout.
Data map: International students visit the Shougang Ski Jump.
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A few days ago, the United States, Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and other countries indicated that they would not send government officials to participate in the Beijing Winter Olympics.
In this regard, IOC President Bach believes: “Politicization will threaten the future of the Olympic Games. The politicization of the Olympics will lead to the end of the Olympics.”
In Bach's view, these practices will only deprive athletes of the opportunity to share their success in the Olympics, and run counter to the overall spirit and values of the Olympic movement.
As he said, “The Olympics cannot solve all the challenges in the world, but it inspires us to solve problems in friendship and solidarity.”
The Olympic Games is a stage for athletes to compete fairly, to show and surpass themselves, not a show ground for politicians of individual countries.
Trying to make the Olympic movement bear the political label that should not be borne. Such behaviors that damage the cause of the Olympics have also aroused opposition and disgust from more and more countries and people.
Data map: Bach.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Tomita
Four years ago, the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics was successfully held in South Korea.
Now another Winter Olympics will be held in East Asia.
The South Korean Foreign Ministry spokesperson recently stated that the South Korean side has always supported the complete success of the Beijing Winter Olympics, and has always hoped that the Beijing Winter Olympics will contribute to the peace and stability of Northeast Asia and the world as well as the development of relations between North Korea and South Korea.
Venezuela recently issued a government communiqué requesting the US to immediately stop politicizing sports.
The communiqué stated that the Venezuelan government reiterated its firm support for China to host the Winter Olympics.
The Syrian Olympic Committee issued a statement stating that it firmly supports China in hosting the Beijing Winter Olympics, and all parties should abide by the basic principles and purposes of the "Political Neutrality of Sports" established by the "Olympic Charter."
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zakharova said that the US’s refusal to send government officials to participate in the Beijing Winter Olympics shows that for its own interests, the US does not hesitate to undermine the international sports system and attempt to rewrite the international sports rules according to its own ideological norms.
The Brazilian Chinese Association and the South American Hokkien Association have joined more than 10 overseas Chinese groups to host a garden tour to welcome the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics in Sao Paulo.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Mo Chengxiong
All walks of life in the world look forward to the Beijing Winter Olympics
The Olympic spirit should not be tainted by anyone in any way.
Closely centered on the Olympic spirit of "higher, faster, stronger, and more united", the ancient Olympic movement, starting from the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics, is gathering vigorous centripetal force.
The announcement of the 10th Olympic Summit pointed out that the hosting of the Beijing Winter Olympics will usher in a new era of global winter sports.
The summit resolutely opposed the "politicization" of the Olympic movement and sports, and emphasized the importance of maintaining political neutrality for the International Olympic Committee, the Olympic Games, and the Olympic movement as a whole.
The Declaration of the G20 Leaders’ Rome Summit, the 13th Asia-Europe Summit, the 8th Ministerial Meeting of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, and the China-Pacific Island Foreign Ministers’ Meeting are all looking forward to the Beijing Winter Olympics. A strong signal was sent, which fully demonstrated the firm confidence of the international community in China's success in hosting the Beijing Winter Olympics.
On November 5th, the Tinder for the Winter Olympics was displayed at the "Tinder Across Time and Space-Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Torch Relay Theme Exhibition".
Photo by China News Agency reporter Hou Yu
Facts have proved that it is individual countries that stand on the opposite side of the international community and the Olympic family.
Not long ago, the 76th United Nations General Assembly unanimously passed a resolution on the Olympic Truce for the Beijing Winter Olympics.
A total of 173 member states proposed this resolution, setting a new high in the number of countries that have proposed a truce in recent Winter Olympics.
In an interview with Chinese media on the 11th, Zimbabwe’s Minister of Information Monica Mutswangwa said that sports can bring inspiration and joy and should be kept pure and should never be politicized.
The attempts of some Western countries to interfere with the Winter Olympics will not succeed, let alone have any impact on the smooth holding of this grand event.
South Africa’s Deputy Director-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Sukraal expressed regret for the politicization of the Beijing Winter Olympics by some countries.
He said that the world has been suffering from the impact of the new crown epidemic in the past two years, and the Beijing Winter Olympics is like a lamp of hope, uniting the international community.
This will be a great holiday, a great party.
Data map: The flag at the fire ignition ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics.
The success of the Winter Olympics is the general trend
History has proved that a successful Olympic event is the culmination of the joint efforts of the International Olympic Committee, the host and all athletes, and will never be disturbed by the "opposition" of individual countries.
Since the successful bid in 2015, all walks of life in China have remained unwavering in their determination to successfully host the Beijing Winter Olympics.
The Olympic Games represent the yearning for peace and unity of mankind.
Under the new crown epidemic, the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics has even more profound implications.
As the first Winter Olympics held since the epidemic, the Beijing Winter Olympics not only builds a platform for exchanges and cooperation for athletes from all over the world, but also demonstrates the strong will of all mankind to fight the epidemic together.
November 15, 2021, Beijing. At present, the Water Cube has completed the conversion to the Ice Cube, and the ice surface that has been prepared in the arena can be used for curling competitions.
In the past six years, under the continuous innovation of Chinese wisdom and the constant condensation of Chinese sweat, an unprecedented outline of the Winter Olympics has gradually taken shape and will soon be presented to the world.
The Beijing Winter Olympics has also become the first Olympic Games to implement the "Olympic 2020 Agenda" throughout the entire process from bidding, organizing to hosting.
Under the unprecedented changes in the world in a century, a simple, safe and exciting Olympic event will be held to demonstrate China's responsibility and responsibility as a major country.
Today, the Beijing Winter Olympics has entered the final fifty-day countdown, and all preparations are in place, and the conditions for the competition are fully met.
It can be said that the success of the Beijing Winter Olympics is unstoppable.
The Beijing Winter Olympics is a grand event for the global Winter Olympics and ice and snow sports enthusiasts, and they are the protagonists.
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin stated that respecting the principle of political neutrality of the Olympic Movement and avoiding the politicization of sports is the common voice of the international community, especially the National Olympic Committees and athletes.
On December 3, in the Erqi National Ice and Snow Sports Training Base in Beijing, the national speed skating team was training intensely.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Han Haidan
Wang Wenbin said that the "Olympic Charter" clearly pointed out that sports is a human right. The words and deeds of politicizing the Olympics are not only a violation of the human rights of athletes, but also a desecration of the Olympic spirit, which violates the trend of unity and cooperation.
The Beijing Winter Olympics will surely become a wonderful stage to practice the Olympic motto of "faster, higher, stronger, and more united", achieve the goal of driving 300 million people to participate in ice and snow sports, and make positive contributions to the establishment of a peaceful and better world. contribute.
Guided by the Olympic spirit and with the joint efforts of all parties, Beijing in 50 days will surely be able to present a simple, safe and exciting Olympic event to the world.
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