Legacies of the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Beijing 2022

1. Introduction

The Olympic and Paralympic Winter Olympic Games Beijing 2022 (hereinafter referred to as “Beijing 2022”) are landmark events in China’s history, a major opportunity to showcase China’s image, promote national development and inspire national pride, and greatly boost the coordinated development of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei. Beijing 2022 is the first Games to deliver a legacy plan three years before the games as per Olympic Agenda 2020/New Norm and the IOC Legacy Strategic Approach. In 2022, Beijing also became the first city in the world to have hosted both summer and winter Olympic Games.

Since the success of the Beijing candidature on July 31, 2015, the Beijing Organising Committee for the Beijing 2022 has been committed to the mission of hosting "Green, Inclusive, Open and Clean" Games. Under the guidance of the Olympic Agenda 2020 and the New Norm, it is fully engaged in the Games preparation as planned, with a view to delivering "fantastic, extraordinary and excellent" Olympic Games. To achieve the goal, Beijing 2022 is working closely with stakeholders including the national authorities, host city, social organizations, public institutions and enterprises, and doing its best to align the preparatory efforts with the host city's development objectives and people's expectations for a better life. Beijing 2022 is determined to leave a rich and sustainable legacy for the host city and the region and create a future of mutual benefit and win-win development for both the Olympic Movement and the host country.

2. Master Plan and Venues of Beijing 2022

A total of 12 competition venues host 109 medal events. These venues are situated in three zones: Beijing, Yanqing and Zhangjiakou (Fig. 1). The Olympic Winter Games have made good use of existing venues and facilities (Fig. 2). For the newly-built venues, full consideration was given to the post-Games use from the early stage of venue planning. A venue legacy plan has been developed for each of the competition venues and some non-competition venues.

Fig. 1 Master Plan for Venues of Beijing 2022

Fig. 2 Proportions of Newly-built Competition Venues of Beijing 2022

In the Beijing zone, all sports take place in six venues. In addition, the National Stadium (also known as the Bird’s Nest) has been used for the opening and closing ceremonies. Five of the seven venues in the Beijing zone were also in use during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. The‘National Speed Skating Oval’and the‘Big Air Shougang’are the only newly constructed permanent venues in this zone.

A new sliding center has been built in Yanqing to hold Alpine skiing.

The venues for skiing, ski jumping, biathlon, and cross-country skiing are situated in the Zhangjiakou zone.

Three Olympic/Paralympic Villages were built, one in each zone. The three villages are able to accommodate 5,500 athletes and team officials.

Fig. 3 The National Aquatics Center

Fig. 4 The National Indoor Stadium

Fig. 5 Wukesong Sports Center

Fig. 6 The National Speed Skating Oval ("the Ice Ribbon")

Fig. 7 The Capital Indoor Stadium

Fig. 8 The Big Air Shougang

Fig. 9 The National Alpine Skiing Center

Fig. 10 The National Sliding Center

Fig. 11 The Genting Snow Park

Fig. 12 The National Cross-Country Skiing Center

Fig. 13 The National Ski Jumping Center

Fig. 14 The National Biathlon Center

In addition to the competition venues (Table 1), there are several non-competition venues (Table 2).

Table 1. Venue List (Competition Venes and National Statium) of Beijing 2022

Table 2: Non-competition Venues of Beijing 2022

3. Post-Games Use of Legacies of Beijing 2022

The success of Beijing 2022 was a fulfillment of the promise made to the international community. The goal of engaging 300 million people in winter sports was achieved, while an increasing number of people, particularly youth, were inspired to take part in ice and snow activities. Venues of Beijing 2022 were gradually opened to the public after the Games, attracting tourists to experience the Olympic ice rinks and skiing tracks (Table 3). More national and world-level events are planned to take place at Beijing 2022 venues in the future.

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Edited by Bao Lianying