Focus on Arts and Ecology

June 25, 2021 

The legacy of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics shall not be limited to sports, but extend to a range of areas including the economy, society, culture, environment as well as urban and regional development, officials from the organizing committee of the Games said on Wednesday at the release of a special report on the legacy being left behind the Games since the country won the bid to host them in 2015.

"The most important legacy is to help some 300 million people get close to and participate in the winter sports," said Ni Huizhong, vice president of the Chinese Olympic Committee.

So far, there are over 650 rinks and over 800 ski resorts nationwide. They've increased by 317 percent and 41 percent, respectively, compared with 2015.

As for winter sports lovers, at least 200,000 disabled people have taken part in such activities. They and many others have also benefited.

(Sources: China Report)