China News Service, Beijing, February 14 (Wang Hao) On the 14th, Yang Yang, chairman of the Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympic Athletes Committee, introduced at a press conference today that 14 of the 19 members of the Athlete Committee are women.
Yang Yang joked: "What we may be worried about within our committee is how to protect the rights and interests of men."
Data map: The exterior of the Beijing Winter Olympics Village.
Photo by China News Agency reporter He Penglei
In the field of sports project management, 7 out of 11 project managers are women, "that is to say, most of the female managers are responsible for the operation of the entire event, and I am proud of them." She said.
Yang Yang believes that the performance of female athletes will give other women the courage to pursue their dreams together, "In fact, you don't have to be a professional athlete, but she can also express herself and make herself better through sports. I believe that the power of sports can enable more girls to discover a better version of themselves."