The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics are just around the corner, and the next Winter Olympics will be held in Milan, Italy, and Cortina d'Ampezzo. On January 11th, the opening ceremony of the China-Europe Cultural Train (Milan Station) - China The opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics Theme Exhibition on the Edge of Ice and Snow in Italy was held simultaneously in Beijing and Milan in a combination of "online + offline".
As the first stop of the China-Europe cultural train, the Winter Olympics Theme Exhibition of China and Italy Ice and Snow Focuses on presenting the exchanges and cooperation between China and Italy in ice and snow culture, ice and snow sports, Olympic sports, etc., telling the fate of ice and snow, and starting the winter Olympic journey.
Frank Askani
Frank Askani, member of the IOC's Cultural and Olympic Heritage Committee: China and Italy are friendly, mutually trusting and mutually beneficial in sports cooperation. We believe in the value of sports, because sports is a culture, China also believes in the value of culture, believe that the value of culture will bring success, we believe that sports is an engine, is the messenger of value.
Guests and media from China and Italy witnessed the opening of the exhibition in a combination of online and offline. Representatives of the organizers of the Winter Olympic Games of the two countries, sports and media personalities, international communication experts and scholars and other guests exchanged views.
Marco Riva
Marco Riva, Chairman of the Lombardy Region of the Italian National Olympic Committee, believes that the Beijing Winter Olympics have guaranteed the health and safety of the participating athletes, coaches and technical officials to the greatest extent, and we believe that the Beijing Winter Olympic Games will be held safely and smoothly, and the athletes participating in the Beijing Winter Olympics will have an unforgettable experience in Beijing.