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 57th Winter Olympics 100 Questions | How many athletes will participate in the Beijing Winter Olympics?
The four-year Winter Olympics are the highest stage for ice and snow athletes to show themselves. The Winter Olympics have also achieved the dreams of countless athletes.
So, how many athletes will participate in the Beijing Winter Olympics?
On July 19, 2018, the International Olympic Committee announced that the proportion of female athletes participating in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics will further increase, and the ratio of male and female athletes will be more balanced.
In terms of the total number of events, the Beijing Winter Olympics will include 51 men's events and 46 women's events, as well as 12 mixed events. The number of male and female athletes will reach 1,578 and 1,314 respectively.
Female athletes accounted for 45.44% of all athletes, a record high in the history of the Winter Olympics.
Female athletes will participate in 46 events, which is also the most in the previous Winter Olympics.
Gu Ailing is in training.
Image source: Gu Ailing's personal Weibo
Compared with the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, the total number of participating athletes in the Beijing Winter Olympics decreased by 41 to 2,892.
In terms of specific events, the quota of modern biathlon athletes will be reduced by 20 people, a total of 41 people will be reduced for skiing, a total of 26 people will be reduced for ice sports, and a total of 4 people will be reduced for luge.
In addition, the ice hockey event will add two new women's teams totaling 46 people, and the curling event will add 4 people.
Kate McConnell, Director of Sports of the International Olympic Committee, said that the newly added events at the Beijing Winter Olympics reflect the IOC’s long-term commitment to establishing a younger and gender-balanced Olympic event. He is also pleased to see participating female athletes. Increase in number.
In the previous interview, Tong Lixin, director of the Sports Department of the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee, said: "This decision of the International Olympic Committee follows the "Olympic Charter" and embodies the "Olympic 2020 Agenda" and the concept of "new norms". It is to consider the love of young people and consider that the ratio of male and female athletes will be more balanced. At the same time, the number of competition items will be increased without increasing the competition venues, so that the competition venues will be more fully utilized." (Bian Liqun)