Knowledge points about the 2022 Winter Olympics Knowledge points about the 2022 Winter Olympics

1. As we all know, the Chinese sports delegation participated in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, USA. This is the first time that Chinese athletes have participated in the Summer Olympics since the International Olympic Committee restored the legitimate seat of the People's Republic of China. In Los Angeles, Chinese athletes won 15 gold medals in one fell swoop, announcing the return of Chinese sports. But what many people don’t know is that as early as 1980, China sent a sports delegation to participate in the 13th Winter Olympics held in Lake Placid, USA. However, due to the low level of sports, no medals were recorded in this session.

2. On November 3, 2013, the Chinese Olympic Committee officially sent a letter to the International Olympic Committee, nominating Beijing as the host city for the 2022 Winter Olympics. On November 15, the International Olympic Committee announced the list of six bid cities. On January 17, 2014, Stockholm announced its withdrawal from the bid, reducing the number of bidding cities to five. According to the order announced by the International Olympic Committee, the five cities are Krakow in Poland, Oslo in Norway, Almaty in Kazakhstan, Lviv in Ukraine and Beijing in China. On July 31, 2015, at the 128th Plenary Session of the International Olympic Committee in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the International Olympic Committee announced that Beijing, China, has won the right to host the 24th Winter Olympic Games in 2022. Beijing also made history by becoming the first city to host both the Summer and Winter Olympics.

3. The 24th Winter Olympics, the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, will open on February 4, 2022 (Friday) and close on February 20 (Sunday). There are three competition areas in the first day of the Beijing Winter Olympics. Beijing will host the ice events, Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province will host the snow events, and Yanqing District of Beijing will co-host the snow events.

4. There is only one mascot for the Beijing Winter Olympics this time, and its name is "Bingdundun". "Bingdundun" is designed and created based on the panda, combining the image of the panda with an ice crystal shell rich in super energy, reflecting the characteristics of winter ice and snow sports and modern technology. In addition, the mascot of the Beijing Winter Paralympics is named "Xue Rongrong". "Xue Rongrong" is designed and created based on lanterns. Snow symbolizes whiteness and beauty, which is the characteristic of ice and snow sports; Rong means tolerance, tolerance, communication and mutual learning; Fusion means fusion, warmth, and knowing each other. Rongrong expresses the concept of exchanges, mutual learning and harmonious development of world civilizations, and embodies the beautiful vision of creating a more inclusive world through the Paralympic Movement and building a community with a shared future for mankind.

5. On September 17, 2021, the theme slogans of the Beijing Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympics were officially released. Theme slogan: Towards the future together. English: TogetherforaSharedFuture. Explanation: In the context of the global response to the new coronavirus epidemic, the theme slogan of the Beijing Winter Olympics speaks of gathering, sharing, and the future. "Together" shows the strong attitude of human beings in the face of difficulties and points out the successful way to overcome difficulties and create a future. "For a Shared Future" expresses mankind's longing for a better tomorrow and conveys confidence and hope; "For a Shared Future Together" is an attitude, an initiative, and an action plan, advocating the pursuit of unity, peace, progress, and inclusiveness. The same goal is China's promotion of the Olympic spirit of faster, higher, stronger and more united, and expresses the world's common desire to join hands towards a better future.

6. In addition, the name of the torch for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics is "Feiyang".