President of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Olympic Committee: China will dedicate a safe and wonderful Winter Olympic Games to the world

"The fact that China is the host is enough to convince me that the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics will be a safe and wonderful sports event," Said Marjan Kwisic, President of the Olympic Committee of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in an exclusive interview with reporters from the main station a few days ago.

There are good reasons to make such an assertion. He believes that at present, the new crown pneumonia epidemic is still spreading around the world, and in this case, holding an international sports event of the scale of the Winter Olympics as scheduled requires greater energy and grasp every detail. As the host, China not only has rich experience in successfully hosting the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, but also has made remarkable achievements in epidemic prevention and control, and such "double insurance" has made all countries in the world, including Bosnia and Herzegovina, full of expectations for the Beijing Winter Olympics.

To dedicate a simple, safe and wonderful Olympic event to the world is China's commitment to the world. "Bringing 300 million people to the ice and snow by hosting the Beijing Winter Olympics" is the vision and another commitment expressed by China when it bid for the Olympic Games. In Kvesic's view, this commitment is equally important. Sarajevo, the current capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, was once the site of the 1984 Winter Olympics in yugoslavia. The hosting of that Winter Olympics greatly promoted the popularity of ice and snow sports in the local area, and left a rich cultural and tourist heritage for Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina and even the entire former Yugoslavia.

"One of the main purposes of hosting the Olympic Games is to increase the popularity of sports among the people," Kvišić said. Our experience in hosting the 1984 Winter Olympics has confirmed this. At the time, the entire former Yugoslavia was cheering for the Olympics. Everyone is participating in the Olympic Games in a different way and is watching the performance of each of our athletes with great anticipation. Hosting the Olympics also leaves a legacy for the hosts. For example, after the Sarajevo Winter Olympics, the stadiums built on the mountain were still well used, successfully driving the development of local ice and snow sports, winter and even summer tourism. ”

"I have no doubt that China will use the legacy of the Winter Olympics in the same, if not more outstanding way," Kvesic added.

According to reports, bosnia and Herzegovina has five athletes qualified for the Beijing Winter Olympics, and an alpine skier is also very promising to appear in the Winter Olympics. Kvišić said the Bosnian sports delegation is expected to achieve great results in alpine skiing and is looking forward to breakthroughs in projects such as bobsled.

However, while athletes from all over the world, including Bosnia and Herzegovina, are actively preparing for the upcoming Winter Olympics, discordant voices are coming from some parts of the world. On the 6th local time in the United States, the Biden administration announced the so-called "diplomatic boycott" of the Beijing Winter Olympics. Speaking of such a move, Kvic insisted that politics should not be confused with sports, let alone over the Olympic movement.

Kvišić said: "At any time, we do not support this expression on the sports stage. China is a full member of the International Olympic Committee, and its presentation of the 2008 Summer Olympics is still impressive to this day. We have seen China's outstanding level of hosting, remembered the beautiful stadiums such as the 'Bird's Nest' and the 'Water Cube', and remembered the hospitality of the Chinese people. These are values that should be cherished and should not be abused for political purposes. ”

Kvici believes that it is precisely because of moves such as these to politicize the Olympics and the need for humanity to join hands in the face of COVID-19 that we need to be more united than ever. In this context, the new suffix "more united", which was officially written into the Olympic motto this summer, seems to have come at the right time and showed extraordinary significance, both as an appeal and as a goal.

"When the ideas of 'community' and 'unity' are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, there is no doubt that humanity will create great prosperity," Kvesic said. If we all work together, nothing cannot be done, because unity is one of the most precious values of human beings. ”