Today is January 1, 2022, and I would like to wish you all a Happy New Year. This year is another big year of sports, the 24th Winter Olympics, the 22nd World Cup, the 19th Asian Games and other major international events will be staged this year. The Athletics and Swimming World Championships, which have been postponed due to the epidemic, will also be held this year. It will be another memorable year for sports fans, and today's article is a guide for sports fans.
The first event we will focus on this year is the 24th Winter Olympic Games in Beijing and Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, from February 4 to 20. This is the second consecutive winter Olympics in Asia, and Beijing will become the first city to host both the Summer Olympic Games and the Winter Olympics. As of December 31, 2021, the Chinese Winter Olympic delegation has been shortlisted in 7 major events, 15 sub-events and 93 sub-events, won 172 Winter Olympic seats, and is expected to participate in the Winter Olympics. The qualifying points race for the Beijing Winter Olympics is expected to end on January 16, and there are still athletes in China who are struggling to catch the last train of the Winter Olympics. The opening ceremony at the Bird's Nest on the evening of February 4 is still very worth looking forward to, and I believe that this ice and snow feast will also become our common memory of the times.
The most watched match this year will be the 22nd FIFA World Cup in Qatar from November 21 to December 18. This World Cup is the second time that the World Cup has returned to Asia after 20 years, and it is also the first time that the World Cup football tournament has been held in the winter of the Northern Hemisphere. At the same time, this is also the last World Cup competition in which 32 teams participate in the final stage of the World Cup, and the World Cup will be expanded to 48 teams from 2026. Although the Chinese team has basically missed this World Cup football match, but we will most likely witness Messi and C Ronaldo play in their last World Cup, Messi has no big problem in qualifying, Portugal led by C Ronaldo will compete with Italy for the World Cup in the play-offs in March, is Italy two consecutive world cups or C Ronaldo can not say goodbye in the World Cup is a big point of view.
The 19th Asian Games will be held in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, from September 10 to 25 this year, which is the second time in 12 years that China has hosted the highest level of comprehensive games in Asia. In 1990, the Chinese delegation to the 11th Asian Games successfully hosted in Beijing won 183 gold medals, and the Chinese delegation to the Asian Games in Guangzhou in 2010 won 199 gold medals. China, as the strongest country in Asia, has not won the first place in the gold medal table and medal table, and it is worth paying attention to whether there can be good results born, and it can also basically see the prototype of China's participation in the Paris Olympic Games. No matter what, this Asian Games will definitely be very exciting.
In addition to the above competitions, the World Swimming Championships of the International Yonglian have been postponed for one year to April this year in Fukuoka, Japan, which is the second time that Fukuoka has hosted the World Swimming Championships since 2001. At the World Championships in Short Pool Swimming, which ended last month, the Chinese swimming team achieved good results and is also full of expectations for this year's World Championships in Fukuoka. In addition, the performance of the diving team is also worth paying attention to this year's World Championships is the first major competition in the Paris cycle, the Chinese diving team has entered the stage of alternating between the old and the new after the Tokyo Olympic Games, and what kind of lineup to play in Fukuoka's World Championships will also have a certain understanding of the performance of the Chinese diving team in the Paris cycle.
In addition to the Swimming World Championships, the Athletics World Championships have also been postponed for one year in Eugene, Oregon, USA. It was the first time the United States had hosted the World Athletics Championships and the second time the North American continent had hosted the event since the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton. In the Competition of the Tokyo Olympic Games, the Chinese track and field team has achieved impressive results, and Gong Lijiao, Liu Shiying, Su Bingtian and others should still participate in this year's World Championships to see if they can bring surprises to the Chinese people again. Especially eugene's high-speed track, whether Su Bingtian can once again refresh his personal limit in this venue that opens for the first 10 seconds is something we are very much looking forward to. At the same time, Jamaica's Thompson's 10.54 seconds in last year's outstanding performance is very close to the women's 100m world record that Griffith Joyna has held for 33 years, and whether Eugene can witness history is believed to be the focus of sports fans around the world.
In addition, the tennis arena is also very noteworthy, and at the end of the 2021 season, Federer, Nadal and Djokovic have all won 20 Grand Slam singles titles and tied for the first place in history. The 2022 season is likely to be the last season for the three of them to compete in the same field, and the three of them will do their best to win more championships in this year's four Grand Slam competitions, while also facing the impact of Medvedev, Zverev Jr. and others In the men's tennis, the replacement of old and new in men's tennis is also accelerating. The upcoming Australian Open Federer confirmed his retirement, Nadal has arrived to prepare, as to Djokovic can still play is still a big question. The women's tennis world is also worth paying attention to, the Williams sisters are also likely to end their careers this year, whether Serena can realize her dream of 24 crowns is a point of view, more focus is on whether the women's tennis world can have someone to carry the banner to become a new leader.
In addition to the events introduced, there are many wonderful competitions staged this year, including the World University Games in Chengdu and the World Student Games in Jinjiang, Fujian Province. People who love sports are invited to treasure this watching guide for everyone to enjoy this sports year together. We will also continue to pay attention to the coverage of various events.