Which countries will not participate in the Beijing Winter Olympics?

North Korea and Russia will not participate in the Beijing Winter Olympics. Two months ago, due to the special environment of the current world, North Korea decided not to participate in the Tokyo Olympic Games. Japan's Yonhap News Agency said that it was the first time that a country publicly announced that it would not participate in this year's Tokyo Olympic Games when Japan-DPRK relations were not harmonious. But at present, only North Korea has announced that it will not participate in the Tokyo Olympics.

Another special case is Russia. At the end of last year, the Sports Arbitration Court announced that it found that the Russian Anti-Doping Center violated regulations and imposed a series of penalties on the Russian Anti-Doping Center for two years. Russia will not be allowed to participate in major international sports events, including the Tokyo Olympic Games and the World Championships.

The origin of the Winter Olympic Games

Skiing and hunting in ancient times evolved into two sports in the Winter Olympics. Skiing and hunting originated in Scandinavia. Four thousand years ago, people carved pictures of skiing and hunting on stones at that time, but it was not until the 20th century that this sport was officially selected as the sport of the International Winter Olympics.

Biathlon in the Winter Olympics evolved from ancient skiing and hunting. Skiing and hunting originated in Scandinavia. About 4000 years ago, people carved pictures of skiing and hunting on stones. After the Middle Ages, Northern Europe incorporated this sport into military training.