Winter Olympic News| Beijing became the first city of the Two Olympics The world's winter sports have entered a new era

On the evening of February 3, the International Olympic Committee held a press conference in the "Lichun Hall" of the main media center of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games, and IOC President Bach said at the press conference that with the opening of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games, Beijing will become the first city in history to have two Olympic games.

Bach said at the meeting that more than 2,000 athletes, most media reporters and other relevant personnel have arrived in Beijing, he said: "Beijing is ready, our venues are ready, our Winter Olympic Village is ready, athletes are also ready." ”

Bach said that the holding of the Winter Olympic Games will make Beijing officially become the first "city of the two Olympic Games", more importantly, China has achieved the goal of "driving 300 million people to participate in ice and snow sports" during the preparation of the Winter Olympics, Bach said: "As far as I know, there are 346 million Chinese participating in winter sports, such a degree of participation, so that the world's winter sports have entered a new era, can change the pattern of global winter sports and related industries." ”

The opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics coincided with the traditional Chinese festival "Lichun", and Bach expressed his gratitude to all the Chinese people in the "Lichun Hall" on the evening of February 3, saying: "We are very grateful to the Beijing Winter Olympic Organizing Committee and the Chinese people for their efforts, and in the past seven years of preparation, they have given us firm support, which makes me very moved." In the past two days, I have seen on TV that Chinese from all walks of life have welcomed the Winter Olympics as a very good event during the Spring Festival. They also held many literary and technological activities related to the Beijing Winter Olympics, and many people participated in them, showing the Olympic spirit and showing China's hospitality. As far as I know, the athletes who come to Beijing to compete also enjoy this atmosphere. ”

Bach also said that UN Secretary-General António Guterres and President Shahid of the 76th UN General Assembly will attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics, in which Shahid will also participate in the torch relay. Bach said that the mission of the Winter Olympics is to unite the whole world, athletes compete in the stadium in a peaceful and fair environment, and build bridges of friendship between each other.

Dolby, director of the Olympic Department of the International Olympic Committee who participated in the press conference with Bach, said that although the new crown epidemic is still a challenge for the world, the Beijing Winter Olympics held in the closed loop are very safe, he said: "The closed loop management is very effective, and thanks to all the people in the closed loop, as long as we abide by the epidemic prevention rules, we can hold a safe Winter Olympics." ”

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Source Client The Winter Olympics | Reporter Wu Dong Zhao Xiaosong

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