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World Health Day: Showcasing climate solutions

07 Apr 2022 – To celebrate World Health Day, which this year focuses on keeping people and the planet healthy, we look at how past and future Games are helping create healthier environments for their hosts, boosting physical activity, showcasing climate solutions and…

IOC President writes letter to Beijing 2022 volunteers

Dear Volunteers, By today all of you have left quarantine following your Olympic volunteering experience. I can only imagine how emotional it is for you to be finally reunited with friends and family, who you have not seen for such…

World Health Day: Promoting sustainable transport

08 Apr 2022 – On World Health Day – which this year focuses on keeping people and the planet healthy – we look at how past and future Games are helping create healthier environments for their hosts, boosting physical activity, showcasing climate solutions and…

Beijing 2022 legacy promises a bright future for winter sports in China

22 Feb 2022 – World-class winter sport will return to Yanqing already from next season, and will help sports on ice and snow to grow further in China. As the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 come to an end, their already impressive…

Beijing 2022: Historic Olympic Winter Games on and off the field

21 Feb 2022 – History was made during the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022, with athletes and audiences contributing to record-breaking performances on and off the snow and ice. Competitors once again excelled, with the world’s greatest winter sports athletes delivering outstanding…

IOC thanks Beijing 2022 for memorable Olympic Winter Games

21 Feb 2022 – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) expressed its gratitude to the Beijing 2022 Organising Committee at a thank-you event organised at the Big Air venue in Shougang Park in Beijing today. During the ceremony, the Olympic Order in Gold –…

Beijing 2022 Official Film director Lu Chuan says a feeling of power, passion and positivity is coming together

20 Feb 2022 – Award-winning Chinese filmmaker Lu Chuan has been busy over the last fortnight, managing the challenging task of shooting the Official Film of the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 amidst a pandemic, with a closed loop system splitting the host city…

Behind the scenes: monitoring of sports betting at Beijing 2022

09 Feb 2022 – A combination of sophisticated algorithms, smart IT platforms, human intelligence and cooperation with key partners enables the IOC to detect competition manipulation related to sports betting on Olympic events. In the following interview, Friedrich Martens, Head of…

Sustainability in the spotlight at Beijing 2022

09 Feb 2022 – Beijing 2022’s sustainability efforts were in the spotlight today at the Olympic Games Beijing 2022. “As the world is racing to avoid the catastrophic effect of climate change, sustainability and climate action have a very central place in…

UN General Assembly President after carrying Olympic torch: “The Olympics represent humanity at its best

4 February, 2022 – The Olympic Torch Relay headed towards the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 today with help of United Nations (UN) General Assembly President Abdullah Shahid and WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. International Olympic Committee (IOC)…