The last relay of the 2020 Lausanne Winter Youth Olympic Torch Relay will be held

LAUSANNE, Switzerland, January 8 (Xinhua) -- The last torch relay before the opening of the 2020 Lausanne Winter Youth Olympics was held on the shores of Lake Geneva and the old town of Lausanne on the 8th, and 200 representatives from local sports associations, clubs, schools, research institutions and enterprises in Switzerland participated in the relay run, saying that they were full of expectations for the upcoming Winter Youth Olympics.

Cedric Aldi is a native of Lausanne who is now a trainee staff member of the International Olympic Committee. He was proud to be the runner of the last torch relay.

"The Winter Youth Olympics is a grand event for young people, and in the process of running today, many children and I ran together, which feels really great, and such a sports meeting is to attract more young people's attention." Aldi said, "I would like to see my hometown become more international. This is not only the 'Olympic headquarters' and 'Olympic capital', but now it is a veritable 'Olympic City' that hosts Olympic events! ”

Linda Andergaon, 24, a cyclist from Lucerne, Switzerland, who competed in the inaugural Youth Olympic Games and rio Olympics, was the last baton runner to finish the Olympic Museum on the 8th in the lakeside relay run.

"I only learned this morning that I was the last stick. It was a very good opportunity for me. Hopefully, young athletes will enjoy their sport here, gain experience, make more friends, and at the same time have no accidents and no injuries. "Hopefully, the torchbearer's experience has given me good luck to qualify for this year's Tokyo Olympics." ”

Verzhne Faivre, President of the Lausanne Winter Youth Olympic Organizing Committee, also participated in the relay relay of the day as a torchbearer. "I am very excited today, this is the last intimate encounter between the audience and the torch before the opening. The young people here are very much looking forward to this grand event, and they are particularly excited to see the holy flame. Faivre said.

"Young people have many channels to participate in the Winter Youth Olympic Games, including mascots, medals, podium designs and so on." "I want athletes to show their best selves here," Faivre said. The athletes who participate in this competition may participate in the Beijing Winter Olympics in the future, so let's look forward to their wonderful performances together. (Reporters Liu Yang, Yang Fan, Lu Xingji)