China News Service, Shijiazhuang, December 23 (Reporter Li Xiaowei) According to news from the Zhangjiakou Sports Bureau of Hebei Province on the 23rd, recently, Gregoire Junod, chairman of the World Olympic Cities Alliance, sent a welcome letter to Zhangjiakou City, marking Zhangjiakou City Officially became a member of the World Olympic Cities League.
According to reports, in the letter, Junode highly praised Zhangjiakou's achievements in hosting the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, and expressed his sincere gratitude and best wishes for the city's participation in the alliance activities.
Founded in 2002, the World Olympic Cities Alliance is an organization that establishes direct links between Olympic host cities, the International Olympic Committee and the international sports world.
As one of the venues for the snow events in the Beijing Winter Olympics, the Zhangjiakou competition area has produced a total of 51 Winter Olympic gold medals here.
According to the statutes of the World Olympic Cities Alliance, any city that has hosted Olympic events is eligible to apply for membership of the alliance.
It is understood that after Zhangjiakou joins the alliance, it will be beneficial for the city to carry out extensive sports exchanges and cooperation, and jointly promote the promotion of the Olympics with the member cities of the alliance. A broader international exchange platform.
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