Russia (bbabo.net), - July 31, 2015 128th Plenary Meeting of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). At the IOC session in Kuala Lumpur, Beijing was chosen as the host city for the 2022 Olympic Games. The voting was broadcast live by several world agencies: the Chinese capital became the first city in history to host both the summer and winter Games.

December 15, 2015 The Organizing Committee of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games held its constituent assembly at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

July 31, 2016 On the occasion of the first anniversary of the decision to host the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, a global competition to design mascots for the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games has been launched. At the same time, the official website of the Beijing 2022 Organizing Committee was launched.

October 10, 2016 The Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games Coordinating Committee of the International Olympic Committee held its first meeting in Beijing.

October 19, 2017 Zhang Jiandong, Deputy Mayor of Beijing and Executive Vice Chairman of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Winter Olympic Games, announced the start of construction of all sports and infrastructure facilities for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games.

The planned competitions will be held in three regions of China. The opening ceremony will take place in central Beijing, as well as competitions in figure skating, short track, ice hockey, curling and speed skating. Alpine skiers, bobsledders, lugers, skeletonists will compete in the northwestern Beijing district of Yanqing. The city of Zhangjiakou will host cross-country skiing, ski jumping, biathlon, freestyle and snowboard competitions.

December 15, 2017 The Beijing National Swimming Complex, known as the Water Cube, officially unveiled the Winter Dream, the emblem of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, and the Jump Forward, the emblem of the Paralympic winter games.

February 25, 2018 International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach presented the Olympic flag to Beijing Mayor Chen Jining. The ceremony took place at the closing ceremony of the XXIII Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

July 19, 2018The International Olympic Committee has announced that seven new competitions will be added to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, with a total of 109 gold medals awarded.

May 10, 2019 At 20:00, the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Winter Games launched a 1,000-day countdown to the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympic Games in the Chinese capital at the Beijing Olympic Park.

September 17, 2019 China has unveiled the official mascots for the 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. The panda became the patron saint of the White Olympics, and the traditional Chinese red lantern became the mascot of the Paralympics. "The mascots combine elements of traditional Chinese and modern international culture, conveying the spirit of the Games' host cities," said Chen Jining, Mayor of Beijing and Executive Director of the 2022 Winter Games Organizing Committee.

The panda mascot was named Bing Dundong, which can be translated as "Ice Fat". The animated Chinese lantern is named Xue Rongrong. "Xue" means snow, and "Rongrong" means unity.

December 5, 2019 The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games 2022 (Beijing 2022) is launching a global recruitment of volunteers for the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.

December 30, 2019 Opening of the Beijing-Zhangjiakou high-speed railway.

May 8, 2020 The competition for the visual design of clothing and equipment for the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games has been officially announced.

May 15, 2020 The International Olympic Committee, the International Paralympic Committee and the Beijing Olympic Winter Games Organizing Committee have officially released the joint "Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympic Games Sustainability Plan" to the public.

September 2020 All areas of the National Ski Jumping Center were completed at the same time.

December 1, 2020 The Yanqing Beijing-Zhangzhou High-Speed ​​Rail Line is officially open to traffic.

December 31, 2020 Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games sports icons released.

February 4, 2021 The torch of the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games is officially unveiled.

From April 1 to April 10, 2021 Test events of the Olympic venues - "Meeting in Beijing" - were held in Beijing.

June 2021 Beijing Winter Olympics Village completed and put into operation.

June 29, 2021The Main Media Center of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics is put into operation.

September 17, 2021 The theme slogan for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, "Together into the Future", has been officially announced.

October 2021 Test matches were held at the Winter Olympic venues in Beijing.October 18, 2021 The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics torch was lit in Ancient Olympia, Greece, where the Olympic Games were born in the eighth century BC.

According to tradition, the fire was lit in the ancient temple of Hera from the sun's rays with the help of a parabolic mirror.

October 20, 2021 The flame of the XXIV Olympic Winter Games was delivered to Beijing from Athens. On the same day, a ceremony of welcoming him took place in the Olympic Tower.

October 26, 2021 The medals for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games have been released.

January 13, 2022 Olympic Organizing Committee Planning Department Chief Li Sen said, "The development of winter sports in China is one of the high-priority objectives of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games bid."

In the past few years, China has used the preparations for the Olympics as an opportunity to rapidly develop winter sports, he said.

February 4, 2022 Nearly 14 years after the fantastic 2008 Summer Ceremony Show, the Beijing National Stadium (also known as the Bird's Nest) will once again host the opening ceremony, this time for the 2022 Winter Olympics . After two weeks of competition, the Beijing 2022 Games will end with a closing ceremony, after which the Olympic flag will be handed over to the mayors of the Italian cities of Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, which will host the 2026 Winter Games.

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