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Highlights
- The Winter Olympics 2022 will take place in China across three zones: Beijing, Yanqing, and Zhangjiakou.
- There are seven sports events that are making a debut in Winter Olympics this year.
- Merely days ahead of the start of the Winter Olympics, Beijing reported the highest number of COVID-19 cases in 18 months.
The Winter Olympics 2022 is set to take place in Beijing this year. The sports gala begins on February 4 and will end on February 20. As the date of the long-awaited winter sports matches comes closer, there is a list of questions the world citizens are proposing. So, let’s answer some of the most frequently asked questions regarding the Winter Olympics 2022.
What is the precise location of Winter Olympics 2022?
This year, the Winter Olympics will take place in China across three zones: Beijing, Yanqing, and Zhangjiakou. The opening and closing ceremony will take place in Beijing. Additionally, ice sports and four snow sports will be held in Central Beijing. Alpine skiing and sliding events will take place in Yanqing. Lastly, ski and snowboarding events will take place in Zhangjiakou.
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Which events are making a debut in this year’s Winter Olympics?
So, apart from the sports events like alpine skiing, biathlon, bobsled, cross-country skiing, curling, figure skating, freestyle skiing, and hockey; there are seven sports events that are making a debut in Winter Olympics this year. These seven sports events are, women’s monobob, men’s and women’s big air (freestyle skiing), mixed team snowboard cross, mixed team aerials, mixed team short track relay, and mixed team ski jumping.
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What is the pandemic situation in Beijing?
The Winter Olympics are soon to start and Beijing is observing a spike in COVID-19 cases. Currently, Beijing is reporting the highest COVID-19 cases in 18 months. Many areas of the capital are under lockdown in a view to restrict the transmission further. The Olympics organisers have already reported around 34 new COVID cases among the Olympics organisers and athletes. People flying to China for the Olympics are to be remained in their bubble until they leave the country. There is a mandatory COVID-19 test on arrival of passengers.
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How many Australian athletes are performing at Beijing Olympics?
This year, Australia has got one of its biggest teams at the Winter Olympics 2022. The total number of Aussie athletes will be 44, competing in 10 events. Additionally, this year’s team is crucial as total number of Aussie women athletes selected accounts for around 52% of the Australian team. This is the highest female representation of Australian women in Winter Olympics games ever.
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What’s next in line?
All sports lovers across countries wait for Olympics. It’s the biggest sports gala, a festival of back-to-back sports events. After the Beijing Olympics, we’ll have these Olympics lined up: Paris Summer Olympics 2024, Milan Winter Olympics 2026, Los Angeles Summer Olympics 2028, and so on.
Notably, some of the athletes this season are from the LGBTQ community too. Sports, across the world is no longer a one-dimensional thing. More athletes coming out represent the rising liberalism in the sports world. Besides, increased female athlete representation represents rising gender-based equality. Thus, the world awaits for the sports gala to begin and celebrate sports, gender, sexuality, patriotism and much more.
