Chinese
President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of
China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission,
talks with athletes and coaches while visiting the Capital Gymnasium in
Haidian District, Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 18, 2021. Xi on
Monday inspected the preparatory work of the Beijing 2022 Olympic and
Paralympic Winter Games in Beijing. (Xinhua/Ju Peng)
Xi
Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central
Committee, on Monday inspected the preparatory work of the Beijing 2022
Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Beijing. Xi
visited the Capital Gymnasium in Haidian District, the National Alpine
Skiing Center and the National Sliding Center in Yanqing District. He
learned about venues construction and athletes' preparations, and
extended greetings to athletes, coaches and representatives of operation
teams and construction staff in the Yanqing competition zone. The
Capital Gymnasium will stage short track speed skating and figure
skating competitions for the Games, while the National Alpine Skiing
Center will hold Alpine skiing events. The National Sliding Center will
host bobsled, skeleton and luge competitions during Beijing 2022.
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