Get unanimous approval! Winter Olympic News | representatives of the global Olympic Cities bless Beijing

On the evening of February 5th, the theme activity of "Olympic Cities Join Hands and Unite together for the Future" organized by the Beijing Olympic City Development Promotion Association opened. City representatives from the Executive Committee of the International Olympic Committee and the World Olympic Cities Alliance shared their achievements and experiences in the inheritance of the Olympic heritage online and wished the Beijing Winter Olympic Games a successful event.

In his written address, Graguard Junoord, President of the World Olympic Cities Union and Mayor of Lausanne, shared the legacy of the 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne in terms of urban facilities, thinking and creativity. He said that through a network of past and future Olympic host cities, the World Olympic Cities Alliance is committed to promoting Olympic values and passing on the Olympic heritage. The Alliance's member cities seek to share best practices and inspiring case studies to explore how the Olympic Games can benefit people based on past and future Olympics. Finally, he wished Beijing every success for the 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.

In her video message, Maria Celos-Dumbrivell, Director of the IOC's Department of Enterprise and Sustainable Development, spoke highly of the legacy and sustainable development of the Beijing Olympic Games. She said that all the newly built venues of the Beijing Winter Olympics have formulated post-game utilization plans, fully considering various uses, including national fitness, high-level sports training and competitions, community leisure and cultural and educational activities. In the preparation process for the Beijing Winter Olympics, the grand goal of driving 300 million Chinese to participate in ice and snow sports has been achieved, the development of China's winter sports industry has been accelerated, and the urban construction of the three competition areas of Beijing, Yanqing and Zhangjiakou has been promoted, as well as the development of related industries. She said she was pleased to see that the Beijing Winter Olympics had brought such a wide range of benefits to the host city before the Games, and looked forward to the continuous development of the Olympic legacy to benefit more people.

In a video message, The Mayor of Lake Placid Lake, New York, congratulated the Beijing Winter Olympics. He said lake Placid has hosted the Winter Olympics twice, and with its rich experience, it continues to attract world-class events, and the city's infrastructure is complete. Lake Placid will share the Olympic heritage experience with other Olympic cities. It is reported that the 1980 Winter Olympics of Lake Placid is the first time that a Chinese sports delegation participated in the Winter Olympic Games, which is of landmark significance to the development of China's Winter Olympics and ice and snow sports.

David Simon, Vice President of the World Olympic Cities Federation and Senior Advisor to the Los Angeles Sports Committee, Brian Crowridge, Executive Member of the World Olympic Cities League and President of the Reno-Tahoe Winter Olympic Union, George Spezers, Executive Committee Member of the World Olympic Cities Federation and CEO of the Innsbruck-Tirol Sports Agency, and Pierre Lavadan, Executive Committee Member of the World Olympic Cities Federation and Deputy Mayor of Paris, also wished Beijing a wonderful Winter Olympic Games through written wishes. It is hoped that we can work with Beijing to promote exchanges between the host cities of the Olympic Games.

The World Olympic Cities Alliance is accredited by the International Olympic Committee and is made up of cities in the world that have hosted, are preparing to host and prepare to bid for the Olympic Games. Beijing is one of the first members of the Alliance and has been an executive committee member of the Alliance since 2010.

(Beijing Daily)