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Athlete ambassadors boost efforts to prevent competition manipulation at Beijing 2022

21 Jan 2022 – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) recently appointed several new athlete ambassadors to help raise awareness of the threat of competition manipulation among qualified athletes, their entourage members and officials currently getting ready for the Olympic Winter Games Beijing…

UN issues first winter edition of “Sport for Peace” stamps in celebration of Beijing 2022

19 Jan 2022 – A commemorative collection of stamps on the occasion of the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 to highlight sport’s contribution to peace around the world has been issued by the United Nations Postal Administration (UNPA) in consultation with the International…

Beijing 2022 spectator policy finalised

17 Jan 2022 – The Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 spectator policy was announced today. Given the current situation of the COVID-19 pandemic, in order to ensure the safety of all participants and spectators, it has been decided that tickets…

Is Bitcoin bad for the Environment? An Interview with Robin Barrow

Cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin are being mined with dirty energy sources; to offset the carbon emissions of Bitcoin mining, we should be using renewable energy. Microsoft, Naomi Campbell, GoDaddy – who is Robin Barrow? 23 years ago is when Robin started…

COVID−19 countermeasures for Beijing 2022

14 Jan 2022 – The organisers of the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 are implementing extensive measures aimed at ensuring the safe operation of the event due to start on 4 February. During a recent World Health Organization (WHO) press…

Playbooks not just a rule book, but a way of life in the lead−up to Beijing 2022

05 Jan 2022 – With just 30 days to go until the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022, the IOC today held a series of the traditional consultation calls with athlete representatives from around the world, the National Olympic…

Beijing 2022 Main Media Centre opens with one month to go

04 Jan 2022 – With only one month until the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 begin, the Main Media Centre (MMC) opened today. The 98,000-square-metre facility will welcome media from across the world who will report on all of the action from this year’s…

Beijing 2022 reveals Victory Ceremony elements

03 Jan 2022 – Marking the start of the new year, the Beijing 2022 Organising Committee has revealed the podiums, costumes and various other elements related to the Victory Ceremonies for the upcoming Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Beijing 2022’s Victory Ceremonies will…

Aram Mahmoud: Representing refugees around the world

16 Dec 2021 – IOC Refugee Olympic Team athlete Aram Mahmoud shares why his journey to Tokyo 2020 was so special and discusses the role sport has played in helping to change his life for the better. As a young player, the Olympic Games…

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Version 2 of the Beijing 2022 Playbooks published

13 Dec 2021 – The International Olympic Committee (IOC), the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and the Beijing Organising Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (Beijing 2022) have published the second edition of the Beijing 2022 Playbooks today. Download the…