CGTN: Bach: Winter sports 'fundamentally' changed after Beijing 2022
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BEIJING, Feb. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --
The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics has changed winter sports "fundamentally,"
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach said on Sunday,
hours before the closing ceremony of the Games.
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0U_5b9KOAY
It would leave the world with a legacy of a new global winter sports, Bach told
China Media Group (CMG).
"Winter sports will fundamentally change after this Olympic Winter Games
Beijing 2022, with engagement of more than 300 million of Chinese people in
winter sports," he said.
"This is an amazing figure," he added.
According to statistics by China's National Bureau of Statistics, over 346
million Chinese people have participated in winter sports activities since
Beijing's successful bid for the Games in 2015, showing that China has
fulfilled its commitment.
'Olympics beyond political disputes'
Noting that the Games took place when the world saw "high political tensions,"
Bach said that the success of the Games proved that Olympics transcends
political disputes.
He told CMG what the Beijing 2022 had impressed him most was the moments when
Ukrainian and Russian athletes embracing each other, when Chinese athletes
offering pin signs to their American counterparts to show their hospitality,
and when athletes clapping for Chinese volunteers of the Games.
"They have demonstrated the Olympic Spirit," he said. "They have been
ambassadors for friendship, understanding and peace."
CMG coverage 'unprecedented success'
The IOC chief also hailed CMG's coverage of the Games through all its
platforms, describing it as an "unprecedented success."
CMG's Beijing Winter Olympics-related coverage had achieved a total of over
48.4 billion views, according to available data as of February 17, three days
before the Game's close, a number higher than the total figures from Tokyo 2020
(hosted in 2021 due to the pandemic), which stood at 47.9 billion.
The IOC also appreciated the role CMG has played in promoting bigger
understanding of the Olympics among the Chinese people, Bach said.
"CMG really managed to make the Chinese people more enthusiastic about the
Games," he said.
The IOC on Saturday awarded the Olympic Cup to the Chinese people in
recognition of their support for the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games.
SOURCE: CGTN
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