On February 3, President Xi Jinping delivered a video message to the opening ceremony of the 139th Plenary Session of the International Olympic Committee. President Xi Jinping stressed that from "one world, one dream" in 2008 to "Together for the Future" in 2022, China has actively participated in the Olympic movement, unremittingly carried forward the Olympic spirit, and is a firm pursuer and action faction of the Olympic ideal. By preparing for the Winter Olympics, China has successfully brought 300 million people to participate in ice and snow sports, promoted regional development, ecological construction, green innovation, and improved people's lives, and opened up a broader space for the development of global ice and snow sports.
China is ready! President Xi Jinping's speech comprehensively reviewed China's pragmatic actions and important contributions in promoting the development of the Olympic Movement and promoting the Olympic spirit, profoundly summarized China's major achievements in promoting the great development of ice and snow sports in China and the world by taking the preparation of the Winter Olympic Games as an opportunity, and vividly explained the special value and epochal significance of the Olympic Movement.
As a staunch pursuer and activist of the Olympic ideal, 14 years ago, in the resonance melody of "Welcome to Beijing", Chinese realized the dream of the centennial Olympic Games and dedicated an unparalleled Summer Olympic Games to the world. From 2008 to 2022, the Chinese plan, Chinese power and the Olympic movement once again joined hands to successfully overcome the huge difficulties caused by the epidemic, and the Beijing Winter Olympics became the first global sports comprehensive event to be held as scheduled after the new crown pneumonia epidemic. At this moment, Beijing, the "city of two Olympics", has perfectly switched to the "Winter Olympic Mode", and is unfolding a moving picture of ice and snow sports for the world.
Words must be done, deeds must be fruitful. Under the guidance of the concept of green Olympic Games, shared Olympic Games, open Olympic Games, and clean Olympic Games, the Beijing Winter Olympic Games from hardware construction to software promotion, from competitive competition to mass popularization, from event preparation to local development, both focusing on the present and aiming at the future, conforming to the requirements of the high-quality development of sports in the new era, realizing the integration of competitive sports and mass sports, "driving 300 million people to participate in ice and snow sports" from vision to reality, not only consolidating the foundation of sports power and healthy China, but also changing the style of ice and snow sports in the world. Pushing global winter sports to new heights.
On the evening of February 4, the Beijing Winter Olympics will open. This is destined to be a new legend in the history of the Olympic Games, and it is also the answer to the era that shows China's responsibility in the new era. Through this Winter Olympic answer sheet, the world will see a more calm, confident and more spirited China approaching the center of the world stage. In the face of the current unprecedented changes in a century, we also hope that this grand event will become an important opportunity for China and the world to unite and cooperate and work together to cope with various global challenges, promote the people of all countries to bridge their differences, unite more united forces, and bring unity, development and hope to all mankind. (CCTV commentator)
Source: CCTV