2015-02-25With Beijing widely seen as an odds-on favorite for the 2022 Winter Olympics Games though, a former top Chinese sports official played down the hype on Wednesday.
2015-02-16Beijing's bid for the Winter Olympics is a springboard for hundreds of millions of Chinese to join in sports on ice and snow, Chinese vice premier Liu Yandong said on Sunday.
2015-01-19Snow levels on mountains near Beijing will be sufficient for the 2022 Olympic Winter Games if China's capital wins the right to host the event, an official of the country's bid committee said on Friday.
2014-11-24On Nov 15, Wang Hui, chief of the Publicity Department of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games Bid Committee, was asked these questions by dozens of pupils in front of the Beijing Olympic Building.
2014-10-21From Oct 11 to 13, Kate Caithness and her colleagues inspected the Water Cube, China's National Aquatics Center, where the curling event would be held should Beijing host the 2022 Winter Olympics.
2014-08-21Ugur Erdener, a member of IOC Executive Board, said Beijing has a good chance to host the 2022 Winter Olympics, citing pleasant personal experiences during the 2008 Summer Games in the Chinese capital.
2014-03-19Despite uncertainties about the popularity of winter sports in China, the joint bid by Beijing and Zhangjiakou for the 2022 Winter Olympics remains solid amid a belief the international competition would boost regional cooperation in economic development and pollution control, said officials.
2014-01-26A senior Chinese sports official said here on Tuesday that Beijing's bid for 2022 Winter Olympics is serious and responsible, and that the city is making great efforts to improve air quality.
2013-11-06Yang Yang (A), the current IOC member and China's former short track speed skating Olympic champion, said Tuesday that bidding for the 2022 Winter Olympics is a good chance for China to boost its winter sports.
2013-11-06Bidding for Winter Olympics will benefit China's political, economic, cultural and social development, said Wei Jizhong, the honorary life president of Federation International de Volleyball (FIVB), on Tuesday.
