Beijing, 14 Feb (Xinhua) -- The International Olympic Committee and the Beijing Winter Olympic Organizing Committee said at a regular press conference on 14 February that the Beijing Winter Olympics is the Winter Olympic Games with the highest proportion of women participating in the Olympic Games and the largest number of participating projects so far.
On February 14, Yang Yang, chairman of the Athletes Committee of the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee, was at the press conference. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Yang Lei
IOC spokesman Mark Adams said that the proportion of female athletes participating in the Beijing Winter Olympics reached 45.4%, and female athletes participated in all 109 minor events accounted for 53%. "Encouraging more female athletes to participate is an important strategy for the IOC," he said. We work closely with international sports organizations, national Olympic committees, broadcasters and Olympic broadcasting services to promote gender equality in many nuances. For example, the first gold medal in ski jumping came from the women's competition, which produced many iconic pictures. ”
Yan Jiarong, spokesman of the Beijing Winter Olympic Organizing Committee, said that the new projects of the Beijing Winter Olympics fully consider the equal participation of female athletes, and of the 7 new sub-events, 2 are women's individual events, 4 are mixed team events, and only 1 is a men's single event, which fully reflects the concept of "promoting gender equality in sports" in the Olympic 2020 Agenda.
On February 14, China's Gu Ailing competed in the Women's Steeplechase Qualification Tournament for Freestyle Skiing at the Beijing Winter Olympics. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Xiao Yijiu
Yan Jiarong also said that in order to further promote gender equality, the proportion of female employees among the staff of the Beijing Winter Olympic Organizing Committee is not less than 40%, and the proportion of female volunteers is not less than 50%, and the protection of female colleagues is strengthened to ensure that women and male colleagues in the same position have equal wages and salaries. At the same time, it provides a safe sports environment for female athletes and Olympic-related personnel, such as the establishment of special women's diagnosis and treatment rooms and treatment rooms in the comprehensive clinics of three Winter Olympic villages, and the allocation of professional gynecologists to provide services for female Olympic-related personnel. In addition, the Olympic education programme for primary and secondary schools has been implemented to provide equal opportunities for male and female students to participate in snow sports.
Yang Yang, chairman of the Athletes Committee of the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee, who came to attend the press conference, said that 14 of the total 19 members of the athletes' committee are women, while 7 of the total 11 event managers are women. "The Winter Olympics have been going well so far and I'm proud of the fact that women have played an important role in keeping the race running."
Editors: Wang Hengzhi, Yu Sihui, Cao Yibo, Zhang Yumeng (Intern)