Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee: Female Athletes Participate in a Record High Schedule Changes are only to protect the safety of athletes

On February 7, the main media center of the Beijing Winter Olympics held the third regular press conference during the game. IOC Spokesperson Mark Adams, IOC Sports Director Kit McConnell, Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee Vice Chairman Yang Shu'an, Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee Spokesperson Zhao Weidong, and Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee Deputy Director Huang Chun attended the main venue and sub-venues respectively, answering questions from domestic and foreign journalists.

The participation rate of female athletes has reached a new high in the previous Winter Olympic Games

The proportion of female athletes participating in the Beijing Winter Olympics has further increased, reaching 45%, higher than the 41% of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, which is the highest proportion of female athletes participating in the Winter Olympic Games. In this regard, Kit McConnell said that the participation of each female athlete brings a series of cascading effects, and the greater the number of participants, the more investment will be made in female athletes, and from the perspective of IOC, female athletes will be more widely promoted to participate in winter sports.

In recent years, the IOC has actively promoted the concept of "gender equality in sports" and strived to bring more women into sports. The Winter Olympics include 51 men's events and 46 women's events, with a total of 2892 athletes participating, of which 1314 are women, and the Beijing Winter Olympics has become the most gender-equal Winter Olympics in history.

Beijing Winter Olympic venues are recognized for changing the schedule for the protection of athletes' safety

The event was in full swing, and the Beijing Winter Olympic venues were successively praised by players at home and abroad. Yang Shu'an said: "At present, the organization of sports competitions is going very smoothly, whether it is a venue on ice or a venue on snow, it has been highly recognized by athletes around the world and has also been recognized by the International Federation of Individual Sports. ”

On February 6, the alpine skiing men's downhill race was postponed to February 7 due to weather conditions. Yang Shuan also analyzed the reasons behind this "change": "Because the gusts at the top of the mountain are too strong, it may affect the safety of athletes." In order to address this potential risk, the decision was made after joint research by the Beijing Winter Olympic Organizing Committee, the International Olympic Committee, the International Federation of Individual Sports and OBS (Olympic Broadcasting Service Company). ”

In Yang Shu'an's view, "skiing itself is a sport of nature that includes risks. But human beings must also respect nature and the laws of nature. We want to do our best to protect athletes. ”

Beijing Winter Olympics promote the development of China's sports industry Domestic equipment has been well received

This Winter Olympics, from the construction of venues to medal clothing, there are also many "Made in China" figures, and have been widely praised by athletes at home and abroad, such as the protective mat of the capital gymnasium is produced from Hebei.

Yang Shu'an mentioned that the Beijing Winter Olympics is a very good opportunity for the development of China's sports industry, "The Winter Olympics have further opened up the horizon for us to develop winter sports, let us see the development of the latest technology in the world, and see the prospects of the mainland sports industry." ”

Wen | the official website of the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee, Liang Lina and Wang Mengru