The XXIV Winter Olympics will open in Beijing on February 4, 2022. The Sports Department of China News Network launched a series of columns "100 Questions about the Winter Olympics", which aims to popularize the knowledge of the Winter Olympics, answer hot questions, and talk about ice and snow anecdotes, so as to help everyone have a better viewing experience during the Beijing Winter Olympics.
No. 62 Winter Olympics 100 Questions | Which countries have hosted both the Summer Olympics and the Winter Olympics?
As we all know, Beijing is about to become the world's first "double Olympic city" that has hosted both the Summer Olympic Games and the Winter Olympic Games. But did you know that China is one of the few countries that has hosted both the Winter and Summer Olympic Games?
Since its inaugural edition in 1896, the Summer Olympic Games have been held for 125 years and have been held 32 times. Greece, France, the United States, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Japan, Finland, Australia, Italy, Mexico, Canada, the Soviet Union, South Korea, Spain, China, Brazil and other countries have hosted the Summer Olympic Games.
Although the history of the Winter Olympic Games is relatively short, it has also gone through nearly a hundred years. France, Switzerland, the United States, Germany, Norway, Italy, Austria, Japan, Yugoslavia, Canada, Russia, South Korea and other places have hosted the event, and the 24th Winter Olympics will be held in Beijing, China in February 2022.
On the evening of October 28, the National Stadium, the National Speed Skating Hall, the National Aquatics Center, and the iconic venues of Beijing, the "City of The Two Olympics", were collectively lit up for the first time. China News Service reporter Han Haidan photographed
With reference to the project setting, the number of participants, the investment funds, etc., the scale of the Summer Olympic Games is much larger than that of the Winter Olympic Games. However, in some ways, the bid for the Winter Olympics is even more difficult than the Summer Olympics.
As can be seen from the above, in the past 23 Winter Olympics, the hosts are densely clustered in the 40 to 50 degrees north latitude. One of the reasons is that the Winter Olympics should be held in a place that meets the temperature so low that it can preserve the snow, but also that it cannot be so cold that it makes the athletes uncomfortable. This alone excludes many cities that have the strength to host major events.
So far, the only countries that have hosted both the Summer Olympics and the Winter Olympics are the United States, Japan, France, Germany, Italy, Canada, Russia (soviet union) and South Korea.
In another 40 days, while Beijing becomes the world's first "city of two Olympic Games", China will also become the ninth country in the world to host both winter and summer Olympic Games. (Yue Chuan)