One year from the Beijing Olympics… Xi Jinping held his own success

The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics is a year ahead. The Beijing Olympics are more relaxed than the Tokyo Olympics, which were postponed for one year due to Corona 19, but it is unclear whether or not the summit will be held. However, Chinese President Xi Jinping is confident of the success.

Following PyeongChang 2018, the Winter Olympics will be held in Asia again for 17 days from February 4 to 20, 2022. Beijing hosted the 2008 Summer Olympics. It has also succeeded in hosting the Winter Olympics, becoming the first city to hold all of the Winter Games. The ice event is held in Beijing, the snow event is held in Zhangjiakou, and the sled event is held in Yanqing.

Although it has come a year ahead, there is a possibility that the tournament will not be held normally. This is because it is unclear whether the Tokyo Olympics, which were postponed to July this year, will still be held. An official from the Korea Sports Association said, “The Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee and the IOC are proceeding according to the process. A meeting between the heads of the National Olympic Committee (NOC) was also held.” He said, “It’s been smooth so far, but there are problems that need to be solved, such as quarantine. The final decision of the summit of the Tokyo Olympics at the IOC general meeting in March is first.”

President Xi Jinping shows confidence in the holding. On the 19th of last month, Xi visited four Olympic stadiums under construction. He then spoke on the phone with IOC Chairman Thomas Bach and said, “I am confident that the Beijing Olympics will be honored as a perfect success.” Chairman Bach also professed to hold’normally’. However, it is clear that there are difficulties in preparation, such as the inability to hold test events for ice and ski events in January and February.

The number of corona19 confirmed cases in China is decreasing. Since the end of last year, the number of occurrences on the 1st has been maintained, but starting on the 25th of last month, it has been gradually decreasing. On the 3rd, 30 people were recorded.

The Beijing Organizing Committee advocates’Green Olympics’. A training ground for the Chinese national team players was built on the factory site, and a snowboarding big air stadium was built next to the cooling tower power generation device that stopped operating.

The 2008 Olympic facilities are also being recycled. The opening and closing ceremonies recycle the Niaoqiao (bird nest), the main stadium of the Summer Olympics. The National Aquatic Center, where swimming competitions were held, transforms into a curling alley. Seowoodo Gymnasium and Cadillac Arena, where volleyball and basketball were held, are used as an ice rink and ice hockey field.

The mascot of this tournament is Bingdundun, a panda. ‘Bing’ is ice, which symbolizes purity and strength. ‘Dundun’ is a commonly used nickname for children in China, which means health, activity, and cuteness.

The number of gold medals increased by 7 from the PyeongChang Olympics to 109. ▲ Biathlon (11) ▲ Bobsleigh Skeleton (4, 2) ▲ Curling (3) ▲ Ice Hockey (2) ▲ Luge (4) ▲ Skating (5 Figures, 9 Short Tracks, Speed ​​14) Dog) ▲ Skis (11 Alpine, 12 Cross-Country, 13 Freestyle, 3 Nordic Combine, 5 Ski Jumping, 11 Snowboards) will be held in 7 sports.

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