It will be one month until the Beijing Olympics, which will start on the 4th of next month.
The Games will feature 109 events, the largest number ever in the Winter Olympics.
As the local spread of the new coronavirus continues in China, preparations for accepting tournament officials from overseas are in full swing at airports and competition venues under strict infection control measures.
Can corona infection be suppressed?
The Beijing Olympics will be the first winter Olympics in China and will be held in the capital, Beijing, and in the neighboring Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, from 4th to 17th next month.
According to the state-owned China Central Television, Beijing Capital International Airport, which is the only window for tournament officials to arrive from abroad, began operating a dedicated area for immigration procedures separately from general travelers on the 4th. ..
Similar to the Tokyo tournament, the Beijing tournament uses the so-called "bubble method" to block contact between athletes and staff and the outside as a countermeasure against infection of the new corona. Preparations for acceptance are in full swing.
However, the spread of local infections has not subsided in China, and according to health authorities, 95 people have been confirmed to be infected in the city in the inland area of Shaanxi Province and Xi'An on the 3rd, and the number of local authorities is about 13 million. For more than 10 days, we have been taking measures to strictly restrict going out to all citizens of Xi'An.
At the Beijing Convention, we will not accept spectators from overseas as a countermeasure against infection, and we will only allow residents of mainland China, but the focus will be on controlling infection toward the convention.
Citizens' expectations are rising for the Olympic Games in Beijing.
In the ice-covered pond near the Olympic venue, many citizens enjoyed skating for four days, and a 40-year-old woman said, "I'm looking forward to the Olympics and expecting the athletes to perform well. I want to form and go to support. "
A man in his 60s said, "I'm looking forward to the Olympics as a citizen of Beijing. I'm not worried about the infection because Beijing has good measures against the new coronavirus."
[What is the Beijing Olympics in winter]
The Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, China will follow the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, and will be the first ever summer and winter Olympic Games in Beijing.
The competition will start on the 2nd, prior to the opening ceremony on February 4, and by the 20th, when the closing ceremony will be held, 109 events, the most in the winter competition, will be held.
The competition venue is divided into three areas, "Beijing", "Yanqing" and "Zhangjiakou", and the competition will be held in the newly constructed facility in addition to the venue for the 2008 summer competition.
In Beijing, the opening and closing ceremonies will be held at the National Stadium, nicknamed the "Bird's Nest," as well as skating, curling, ice hockey, ski freestyle and snowboarding big air.
In addition to alpine skiing, bobsleigh, luge and skeleton sledding are held in Yanqing in northern Beijing.
Ski jumping, Nordic combined skiing, cross-country skiing, biathlon, ski freestyle and snowboarding are held at Zhangjiakou.
The selection status of the Japanese national team
The Japanese national team for the Beijing Olympics has already been nominated for figure skating and speed skating.
On the other hand, informal athletes such as skiing, snowboarding, and sledding are expected to be announced in the future.
[Figure skating] A
total of 10 people, including Yuzuru Hanyu, who will win the Olympic Games for the third time in a row, have been appointed as representatives.
▽ Men's single: Yuzuru Hanyu,
Masama Uno, Yuma
Kagiyama
▽ Women's single:
Kaori Sakamoto,
Shinba Higuchi, Aina Kawabe
▽ Ice dance: Misato Komatsubara, Takashi Komatsubara
▽ Pair: Riku Miura, Ryuichi Kihara
[Speed skating] A
total of 15 people, including Nao Kodaira, who is aiming for consecutive championships at 500 meters for women, have been appointed as representatives.
▽ Boys: Tatsuya Shinhama, Shigeko Mori, Uma Murakami, Ryota Kojima, Seitaro Ichinohe, Takuro Oda,
Ryosuke Tsuchiya
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Nao Kodaira, Miho Takagi, Arisa Go, Ayano Sato, Nana Takagi, Misaki Oshigiri, Rin Kosaka Momoka Horikawa
[Skate Short Track] A
total of seven men, including Kazuki Yoshinaga, a boy who will participate in two consecutive tournaments, have been appointed as representatives.
▽ Men: Kazuki Yoshinaga, Kota Kikuchi, Shogo Miyata, Katsunori Koike
▽ Women: Yuki Kikuchi, Sumire Kikuchi, Shione Kaminaga
[Ice Hockey Women]
23 people have been appointed as representatives of Japan's ice hockey women's "Smile Japan", including captain Chiho Osawa and 39-year-old Hanae Kubo, who will participate in three consecutive tournaments.
Nana Fujimoto, Kaiyu Masuhara, Akane Konishi, Shiori Koike, Aoi Shiga, Ayaka Toko, Sena Suzuki, Yukiko Kawashima, Akane Hosoyamada, Shiori Yamashita, Tomona Yoneyama, Mei Miura, Chiho Osawa, Moeko Fujimoto, Haruka Toko Ayaka Toko, Rui Ukita, Aoi Shiga, Suzuka Taka, Chika Otaki, Hanae Kubo, Miho Shishiuchi, Mitsuru Yamashita, Reiya Koyama
[Curling Girls]
The members of Loco Solare, who won the quota in the final qualifying round in the world, have been nominated as representatives.
Loco Solare will be participating in the Olympic Games for the second time in a row following the previous Olympic Games that won the bronze medal.
Satsuki Fujisawa, Yurika Yoshida, Yumi Suzuki, Chinami Yoshida, Kotomi Ishizaki