Closing ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games at National Stadium in Beijing, February 20, 2022. The 2022 Winter Olympic Games came to a close
at National Stadium in Beijing on Sunday night after over two weeks of
competitions in 109 events of 15 disciplines over seven sports in the
three competition zones of Beijing, Yanqing and Zhangjiakou. Chinese President Xi Jinping attended the ceremony with International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach. China,
as the host, won a record 15 medals in total including nine golds. They
ranked third on the medal table, behind Norway which set a new all-time
record by securing 16 golds, and Germany that dominated the sliding
competitions to pocket 12 golds. Athletes attend the closing ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games at National Stadium in Beijing, February 20, 2022. A total of 2,871 athletes participated in the
2022 Winter Games and over 2,000 of them attended the closing ceremony.
Chief director of the ceremony Zhang Yimou called the closing event a
"big party" for athletes. "The truly exceptional Olympic Winter
Games Beijing 2022 were the beginning of a new era for global winter
sport," Bach said in his speech. Of course, athletes wouldn't be
able to achieve their incredible performance without the support and
assistance from the organizing committee. Some 27,000 volunteers have
been recruited for the 2022 Winter Olympics. They were always there,
ready to help every participant in the Games. Many of the delegations
spoke highly of the service from the volunteers. "They have
demonstrated the Olympic Spirit. They have been ambassadors for
friendship, understanding and peace," Bach said in a previous interview
with China Media Group. Beppe Sala (C), mayor of Milan, and Gianpietro Gedina (R), mayor of
Cortina d'Ampezzo, hold the Olympic flag at the closing ceremony of the
2022 Winter Olympic Games at National Stadium in Beijing, February 20,
2022 As part of the tradition, the Olympic flag was
lowered down in the middle of the closing ceremony, and then passed by
Chen Jining, mayor of Beijing, to Bach who passed the flag to Chen's
counterparts in the Italian cities of Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Beppe
Sala and Gianpietro Gedina, respectively, that will jointly host the
next Winter Games dubbed as Milano-Cortina 2026. The two
representatives from the host country also made an eight-minute
introductory presentation to welcome the 2026 Winter Olympics. Bach declared the curtain dropped for Beijing 2022 at the end of his speech. Closing ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games at National Stadium in Beijing, February 20, 2022. As the ceremony was coming to an end, a huge snow flake, which also
carried the Winter Olympic flame, was lowered down and finally went out,
marking the end of the Beijing 2022 time as well as the start of the
four-year countdown for Milano-Cortina 2026.
Beijing 2022 concludes, passes Winter Olympics to Milano-Cortina 2026
Editor:阮梓峰
Source:CGTN
Updated:2022-02-21 14:36:57
Source:CGTN
Updated:2022-02-21 14:36:57
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