Beijing changed the Summer Olympics to the Winter Olympics. Beijing Changes Summer Olympics to Winter Olympics Venue

KUALA LUMPUR, July 31. /Specialist. corr. TASS /. Beijing has been selected to host the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics. The elections took place at the 128th session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Kuala Lumpur.

Alma-Ata also claimed to host the 2022 Olympics.

Beijing won the elections for the capital of the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics by a four-vote lead over Almaty. 44 members of the International Olympic Committee voted for the capital of China, 40 for the Kazakh city.

China will host winter for the first time Olympic Games... In 2008, the Summer Games were held in Beijing.

The Olympic Games will be held for the third time in a row in Asia (after Pyeongchang 2018 and Tokyo 2020). In addition, Beijing became the first city to host both the Summer and Winter Games.

Reaction to the choice of Beijing as the capital of the 2022 Games

Xi Jinping, President of the People's Republic of China:"China's 1.3 billion people strive to host fantastic, extraordinary and excellent Olympic Games. We will deliver on all our commitments, together with other countries and the IOC, we will embrace the next phase of Olympic winter sports and promote the Olympic spirit."

Vitaly Mutko, Minister of Sports of the Russian Federation:“I am sorry that Alma-Ata was not chosen as the capital of the 2022 Olympics. It’s a shame for Kazakhstanis, our friends. I know with what soul and heart Kazakhstan prepared. I’m sure they would have held these competitions at the highest level. But I think that the decision The IOC was objective on this issue. China is now one of the leaders in world sports. It is a country that develops sports at the state level. China fulfills all its obligations, holds all international competitions at the highest level. In the sports world, China's authority is very high. it is extremely difficult to compete with him. "

Dmitry Svishchev, Chairman of the Committee for physical culture, sports and youth affairs of the State Duma of the Russian Federation:"As the head of the State Duma committee, I was more impressed by Alma-Ata. Russia and Kazakhstan have a lot in common, a common sports history... The objects that were and are being built in Kazakhstan were created with the help of Russian specialists. I very much hoped that the Winter Olympics would be held in Kazakhstan. But Beijing is also a good place to host the 2022 Games. Russian athletes who competed in China have achieved considerable success in various international competitions... I am confident that our teams will properly prepare for Beijing 2022 and perform there with dignity. "

Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan:"This event has once again demonstrated to the world the great potential of the new China. I am confident that the Chinese side will make every effort to ensure a high level of organization of the Olympic Games, and will also contribute to further strengthening the Olympic tradition of glorifying the friendship of peoples and the world."

Competitions in Beijing are planned to be held in three locations: central Beijing (opening ceremony, figure skating, short track, ice hockey, curling, speed skating), Northwest Beijing Yanqing County (alpine skiing, bobsleigh, luge, skeleton) and Zhangjiakou (cross-country skiing, ski jumping, biathlon, freestyle, snowboarding) ...

The voting for the choice of the Olympic capital for the Games of the Twenty-Second Years Dvk was held. Alma-Ata and Beijing claimed the right to organize. There were many pluses for the games in Alma-Ata, but nevertheless, Beijing won. China already has experience in hosting the Olympic Games, though summer.

Winter Olympics in 2022 will be held in Beijing!

The 128th session of the International Olympic Committee has just ended. It hosted the elections for the capital of the 2022 Winter Olympics. It was the Chinese city of Beijing. But, the competition will be held in one more city - this is Zhangjiakou. There will be competitions in ski jumping, snowboarding, freestyle and skiing and biathlon, favorite among Russians.

China for the first time in its history will host winter Olympics... Prior to that, quite recently, namely in 2008, Beijing hosted the Summer Olympics.

The second Olympiad in a row will be held in Asia. In 2018, the games will be held in South Korea.

I'm sorry too that Olympiad will be held not in my beloved Kazakhstan.

But, apparently, all the components were taken into account, and the candidate who gave the best conditions was chosen.

There was no doubt that Beijing was a strong competitor in the race to host the 2022 Winter Olympics. But there was still hope that they would be held in Almaty. She didn't come true - won by 4 votes Beijing... In addition to this city, the Olympic facilities will be located in the Yanqing county of Beijing and another city - Zhangjiakou.

It can be seen that the representatives of the Celestial Empire delegation are very pleased with the IOC's decision. Of course, China will try to make this a landmark event at the highest level.



Just recently, or more precisely on July 31, 2015, at the IOC session, a final decision was made on the place where the Winter Olympics in 2022 will be held, it will be held in Beijing.

China already has experience in preparing, as well as hosting the Olympic Games, since in 2008 Beijing already hosted the Olympic Games, but the summer ones.

The capital winter games in 2022 will become the Chinese capital Beijing. This city has already hosted the 2008 Olympics, then it was the Summer Games. Voting took place in Malaysia, during the regular session of the IOC. In 2018, the Winter Olympics will be held in the city of Pyeongchang (South Korea).

Chinese Beijing and the Kazakh city of Alma - Ata fought to host the 2022 Winter Olympics. By a margin of only a few votes, a Chinese city won this fight. Beijing... True, the Winter Olympic Games will be held not only in one city of Beijing, they will be held in another Chinese city - Zhangjiakou, but the main thing is that there will be one country - China.

Today, 31.07.2015, the IOC session took place, at which it was decided that Winter Olympics 2022 will be hosted by Chinese Beijing!

It is noteworthy that Beijing will be the first city to be honored to host both the Winter and Summer Olympic Games (earlier in 2008, Beijing hosted the Summer Olympics).

For the first time in history, the city that hosted the Summer Games received the Winter Olympics. The IOC prefers the Chinese application to the candidacy of Almaty

The host of the 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games has been determined. Beijing was honored with this honor at the 128th session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Kuala Lumpur. The Chinese capital will be the first city to be Summer Games will also accept winter ones. Such in Olympic history has not yet been. In a head-on collision, Beijing defeated another candidate, Kazakhstan's Alma-Ata. 44 IOC members voted for the capital of China, 40 for the Kazakh city.

Beijing was initially considered the favorite in the Olympic race. The Chinese organizers emphasized the rich experience they gained during the 2008 Summer Games and the rich infrastructure left after them. They planned to use most of these objects in one way or another. For example, the famous National Stadium, better known as the Bird's Nest, is to host the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics. Three clusters are planned to be used for the Games-2022 competitions: central Beijing (opening ceremony, figure skating, short track, hockey, curling, speed skating), Beijing Yanqing county ( skiing, bobsleigh, luge, skeleton) and the city of Zhangjiakou (cross-country skiing, ski jumping, biathlon, freestyle, snowboarding).

China became the 15th country in history to receive the right to host the Olympic Games more than once and the 9th state to host both the Summer and Winter Olympics. In addition, Beijing has become only the second capital of the state (after Oslo) to host the Winter Olympics. The fact is that strict requirements for alpine skiing disciplines force all the White Games to be held near the mountains. And in principle there are not too many ski resorts located in the immediate vicinity of the capitals in the world.

From the point of view of supporters of Beijing's application, the relative remoteness of the Chinese capital from the mountains with modern transport possibilities is not such a drawback. The environmental aspect was considered a big disadvantage of the Chinese application - the state of the air in the 20 millionth metropolis caused criticism even during the 2008 Games. But, apparently, this did not bother the members of the IOC. As well as the fact that the International Olympic Committee will probably again have to resolve the many problems caused by the rejection of the Chinese political system in the Western world. However, in Kazakhstan there would be no fewer such nuances.

Both applications demonstrated their commitment to Olympic values, which they reaffirmed today during their presentations, - TASS quotes the words of Alexander Zhukov, head of the Russian Olympic Committee and head of the IOC evaluation commission for choosing the venue for the 2022 Olympics. “Both cities wanted to leave a positive legacy for many years to come. The candidates earned the gratitude of the millions they represented.

We are honored that the IOC has decided to award Beijing the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Chinese organizing committee said in a statement. - We express our gratitude to the IOC and everything Olympic movement... As with Beijing 2008, the Olympic family believed that the city would once again host the self-sufficient and economical Games as promised. It will be an unforgettable event at the foot of the Great Wall of China for the entire Olympic family, athletes and spectators. The Games will multiply the potential for the growth of winter sports in our country, in Asia and around the world.

I think this is the right choice, - quotes the words of the Minister of Sports of the Russian Federation Vitaly Mutko "R-Sport". - In light of all recent events, from the point of view of the ability of our colleagues from China to conduct events of this magnitude, this is an objective choice. Beijing is the capital of world sports, they know how to organize such events, create infrastructure. Our colleagues from Kazakhstan would also cope with the Games at the highest level. For the IOC members, it was certainly not easy to make a choice, but on the whole, I think, it is correct.

RUSSIAN INTEREST

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The victory of Alma-Ata, of course, was more profitable for Russia than the triumph of the Chinese bid. First, a three-hour time difference with Moscow (versus Beijing's five-hour time difference) would provide us with higher ratings of live TV broadcasts. In addition, there were more options for preparing our team for the 2022 Games. Now it makes sense to think about creating more or less permanent training bases in the Far East, which could be used in preparation for three Olympics at once - winter 2018 and 2022 and summer 2020.

Secondly, culturally, Kazakhstan is certainly closer to Russia than China. This would provide Russian specialists, including those with experience in the Sochi-2014 project, more chances to participate in preparations for the 2022 Olympics. Although, for sure, some of them will come in handy in the Beijing project. Generally new Olympic victory China has an important geopolitical aspect that illustrates the process of becoming a superpower that is taking place before our very eyes.

One more important nuance associated with Beijing's victory. It is difficult to classify China as a leader in winter sports at the moment. However, local athletes in recent times progressed rapidly in this direction. In Vancouver 2010, they hit the top ten for the first time in history. medal standings... True, in Sochi-2014, China lost ground somewhat, but it was more of an annoying accident - the number of competitive Chinese in winter sports is growing from year to year. The country clearly has both money and human resources for this.

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The Chinese, no less than the Russians, love to successfully compete at home competitions. This means that after winning the competition for the right to host the 2022 Olympics, a country that recently made a breakthrough into the cohort of world leaders in summer disciplines may try to do the same in winter ones. It is difficult to imagine competitive Chinese skiers or bobsledders so far. But, in the end, a quarter of a century ago, no one could have imagined that the representatives of this country could win Olympic medals v athletics swimming or fencing. However, now it is a fact.

The possible expansion of China could have far-reaching implications for the world's winter sports. In the year of celebrating the centenary of its Communist Party, the Chinese national team intends to lay down the bones to get into the top three medals in the home Games.

REFUSALS

The battle for the 2022 Games has been marred by an unprecedented string of declines from candidates. At first, more than 15 cities showed interest in the Winter Olympics, after preliminary negotiations with the IOC, the number of serious applicants dropped to eight. But then the candidates began to pour in one after another - the Swiss St. Moritz, German Munich, Polish Krakow, Swedish Stockholm, Ukrainian Lvov and Norwegian Oslo took self-rejection. Moreover, the last four cities managed to submit an official application to the IOC, having spent considerable money on its registration.

Olympic projects in St. Moritz, Munich and Krakow had to be scrapped after they were not supported in local referendums. In general, the IOC rules do not require the mandatory approval of the Games by residents of the city that claims to be in the Olympics. For example, there was no such vote in Sochi. However, the application must include the results of public opinion polls. And all other things being equal, preference is given to those candidates who enjoy more support from the local population. Or the organizing committee of the Games, which, without attracting the attention of the IOC, neutralizes protest sentiments.

It cannot be said that there were no opponents of the 2022 Winter Games in China and Kazakhstan at all. However, the peculiarities of the political regimes of these countries allowed Beijing and Alma-Ata to bring their applications to a logical final - voting at the IOC session. The choice of two Asian candidates, despite the fact that the Games of 2018 and 2020 have also already been given to Asia, hardly pleased the International Olympic Committee, which until recently adhered to the principle of "alternation of continents". But Thomas Bach and Co. had nowhere to go. For the first time since the early 1980s - since the Cold War - the IOC had to choose from just two candidates. Although in the current economic and political situation it could be even worse.

The crisis with applications for the 2022 Games was one of the reasons that forced the new leadership of the IOC to adopt a reform package that significantly reduces the financial burden on the organizers of the Olympics. In addition, the organizing committees received the long-awaited "carrot" - the opportunity to propose additional sports for inclusion in the official program of the Games. For the first time, such an experiment will be held in Tokyo 2020 for the Summer Olympics, and in Beijing 2022 for the Winter Olympics. Most likely, the Chinese will lobby for speed skating and acrobatic disciplines, and this does not bode well for us.

Both candidates who remained in the cage had many shortcomings, and they would hardly have become favorites in the confrontation, for example, with Oslo or Munich. In the vicinity of Beijing, Zhangjiakou resort, suitable for a ski cluster, was found as much as 200 km - skiers had never been so far away from the Olympic capital. The construction of a high-speed highway from Beijing to Zhangjiakou threatens to result in a cosmic sum. Therefore, by a special IOC decree, the costs of non-sports infrastructure were urgently excluded from the list of Olympic investments. This explains the relatively small numbers indicated in the applications of Beijing ($ 1.5 billion) and Alma-Ata (1.8 billion). Although the example of Sochi shows that in settlements that were not previously centers of winter sports, no less than 20 billion are needed to prepare and host the games.

Countries hosting the Olympic Games

The host of the 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games has been determined. Beijing was honored with this honor at the 128th session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Kuala Lumpur. The Chinese capital will be the first city to host winter games after the Summer Games. This has never happened in Olympic history. In a head-on collision, Beijing defeated another candidate, Kazakhstan's Alma-Ata. 44 IOC members voted for the capital of China, 40 for the Kazakh city.

Beijing was initially considered the favorite in the Olympic race. The Chinese organizers emphasized the rich experience they gained during the 2008 Summer Games and the rich infrastructure left after them. They planned to use most of these objects in one way or another. For example, the famous National Stadium, better known as the Bird's Nest, is to host the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics. Three clusters are planned to be used for the Games-2022 competitions: central Beijing (opening ceremony, figure skating, short track, hockey, curling, speed skating), Beijing Yanqing county (alpine skiing, bobsleigh, luge, skeleton) and Zhangjiakou city (skiing racing, ski jumping, biathlon, freestyle, snowboarding).

China became the 15th country in history to receive the right to host the Olympic Games more than once and the 9th state to host both the Summer and Winter Olympics. In addition, Beijing has become only the second capital of the state (after Oslo) to host the Winter Olympics. The fact is that strict requirements for alpine skiing disciplines force all the White Games to be held near the mountains. And in principle there are not too many ski resorts located in the immediate vicinity of the capitals in the world.

From the point of view of supporters of Beijing's application, the relative remoteness of the Chinese capital from the mountains with modern transport possibilities is not such a drawback. In addition, the environmental aspect was considered a big disadvantage of the Chinese application - the air condition in the 20 million megalopolis caused great criticism even during the 2008 Games. But he apparently did not embarrass the members of the IOC. As well as the fact that the International Olympic Committee, apparently, will again have to resolve numerous problems caused by the rejection of the Chinese political system in the Western world. However, in Kazakhstan there would probably be no fewer such nuances.

“Both applications demonstrated adherence to Olympic values, which they reaffirmed today during their presentations,” TASS quotes the words of Alexander Zhukov, head of the Russian Olympic Committee and head of the IOC evaluation commission for choosing the venue for the 2022 Olympics. “Both cities want to leave a positive legacy for many years to come. The candidates earned the gratitude of the millions they represented.

RUSSIAN INTEREST

The victory of Alma-Ata, of course, was more profitable for Russia than the triumph of the Chinese bid. First, a three-hour time difference with Moscow (versus Beijing's five-hour time difference) would provide us with higher ratings of live TV broadcasts. In addition, there were more options for preparing our team for the 2022 Games. Now it makes sense for us to think about creating more or less permanent training bases in the Far East, which could be used in preparation for three Olympics at once - winter 2018 and 2022 and summer 2020.

Secondly, culturally, Kazakhstan is certainly closer to Russia than China. This would provide Russian specialists, including those with experience in the Sochi-2014 project, more chances to participate in preparations for the 2022 Olympics. Although, for sure, some of them will come in handy in the Beijing project. In general, China's new Olympic victory has an important geopolitical aspect, which illustrates the process of the formation of this country as a superpower, which is taking place before our eyes.

Another important nuance related to Beijing's victory. It is difficult to classify China as a leader in winter sports at the moment. However, the Chinese have made great progress in this direction lately. In Vancouver 2010, for the first time in history, they made it into the top ten medals. True, in Sochi-2014, China somewhat surrendered its positions, but it was rather an unfortunate accident - there are more and more competitive Chinese in winter sports from year to year. The country clearly has both money and human resources for this.

The Chinese, no less than the Russians, love to successfully compete at home competitions. This means that after winning the competition for the right to host the 2022 Olympics, a country that recently made a breakthrough into the cohort of world leaders in summer disciplines may try to do the same in winter ones. It is difficult to imagine competitive Chinese skiers or bobsledders yet. But, in the end, a quarter of a century ago, no one and in delirium could dream that the representatives of this country could win Olympic medals in athletics, swimming or fencing. However, now it is a fact.

The possible expansion of China could have far-reaching implications for the world's winter sports. In the year of celebrating the centenary of its Chinese Communist Party, the country's national team may lay down to the bone to make it to the top three medals in the home Games.

REFUSALS

The battle for the 2022 Games has been marred by an unprecedented string of declines from candidates. At first, more than 15 cities showed interest in the Winter Olympics, after preliminary negotiations with the IOC, the number of serious applicants dropped to eight. But then candidates started dropping out of the race at an unimaginable rate. The Swiss St. Moritz, the German Munich, the Polish Krakow, the Swedish Stockholm, the Ukrainian Lvov and the Norwegian Oslo, one after another, recused themselves. Moreover, the last four cities managed to submit an official application to the IOC, having spent substantial money on its registration.

Olympic projects in St. Moritz, Munich and Krakow had to be scrapped after they were not supported in local referendums, which are becoming a real nightmare for those wishing to host the Games. Generally, the IOC rules do not require the mandatory approval of the Games at a referendum in a city claiming the Olympics. For example, there was no such vote in Sochi. However, the application must include the results of public opinion polls. And all other things being equal, preference is given to those candidates who enjoy more support in their city. Or when the organizing committee of the Games, without attracting the attention of the IOC, manages to neutralize the protest moods of the local population.

It cannot be said that there were no opponents of the Winter Games-2022 in China and Kazakhstan at all, but the peculiarities of the political regimes of these countries allowed Almaty and Beijing to bring their applications to a logical final - voting at the IOC session. The choice of two Asian candidates, despite the fact that the Games of 2018 and 2020 have also already been given to Asia, hardly pleased the International Olympic Committee, which until recently adhered to the principle of "alternation of continents". But Thomas Bach and Co. had nowhere to go. For the first time since the early 1980s - since the Cold War - the IOC had to choose from two candidates. Although in the current economic and political situation, things could be even worse.

The crisis with applications for the 2022 Games was one of the reasons that forced the new leadership of the IOC to adopt a reform package that significantly reduces the financial burden on the organizers of the Olympics. In addition, the organizing committees received the long-awaited "carrot" - the opportunity to propose additional disciplines for inclusion in the official program of the Games. For the first time, such an experiment will be held in Tokyo 2020 for the Summer Olympics, and in Beijing 2022 for the Winter Olympics. Most likely, the Chinese will lobby for speed skating and acrobatic disciplines, and this does not bode well for us.

Both candidates who remained in the cage had quite a few shortcomings, and they would hardly have been favorites in the confrontation, for example, with Oslo or Munich. In the vicinity of Beijing, Zhangjiakou resort, suitable for a mountain cluster, was found as much as 200 km away - skiers had never been so far away from the capital of the Olympics. The construction of a high-speed highway from Beijing to Zhangjiakou threatens to result in a cosmic sum. Therefore, by a special IOC decree, the costs of non-sports infrastructure were urgently excluded from the list of Olympic investments. This explains the relatively small numbers indicated in the applications of Beijing ($ 1.5 billion) and Alma-Ata (1.8 billion). Although the example of Sochi shows that in settlements that were not previously centers of winter sports, no less than 20 billion are needed to prepare and host the games.

Image copyright EPA Image caption The International Olympic Committee made its choice in favor of the capital of China

The 2022 Winter Olympics will be held in Beijing - this was announced at a meeting of the International Olympic Committee in the capital of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur.

Initially, three cities claimed the title of the capital of the 2022 Olympics - Oslo, Almaty and Beijing.

The Norwegian capital withdrew its candidacy in October 2014.

Beijing hosted the 2008 Summer Olympics. The capital of the PRC became the first city to host both the Summer and Winter Olympics.

On average, it snows in Beijing for only a few days at the beginning of February, and the snow cover does not exceed 7 cm.

However, the Chinese authorities are promising to buy equipment to create artificial snow.

The infrastructure is already there

Beijing is going to use the famous Water Cube - a swimming complex that will be converted for winter sports.

The opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics are planned to be held at the Bird's Nest stadium.

In addition, China has a large media center, as well as many hotels built for the 2008 Games.

According to the plans of the Chinese authorities, the Olympics will be held in three places at once: directly in Beijing, Yanqing county and Zhangjiakou city.

This is due to the lack of snow in Beijing itself. As a result, it turns out that the Olympic Village will be located at a distance of about 200 kilometers from some sports facilities.

However, China promises to build a high-speed railway for the competition.

The announced budget is $ 3.9 billion, but it does not include an estimate for the construction of the railway.