Based on strong recognition of the Olympic values as well as admiration for the spirit of reform reflected in Olympic Agenda 2020, Beijing has established the great vision of “Joyful Rendez-vous upon Pure Ice and Snow” for its Olympic project.
Beijing 2022 will widely spread and practise the Olympic values, and encourage 300 million people in northern China to participate in winter sports, thus integrating sport into their daily life. Beijing 2022 will effectively enhance the competition skills of Chinese athletes and promote the balanced development of sports in China. The incomparable influence of the Olympic Winter Games will help the Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei region to become a new economic powerhouse of China as well as a model area of sustainable development in terms of population, resources and environment, thus benefiting the general public.
The three main pillars of Beijing 2022’s concept are:
- Running athlete-centred Games. As the ultimate priority, athletes will be provided with top-class services in areas such as training, competition, transport, accommodation, catering, medical care and cultural communications, thus ensuring they perform their best and achieve their dreams;
- Ensuring sustainable development. With sustainable development as its
core strategy, Beijing 2022 will be incorporated into the National Strategy
of the Integrated and Coordinated Development of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei as well as the long-term regional development plan, so that the Games showcase improvements in the urban ecological environment, economic growth and social progress, achieving positive interaction between the Olympic Movement and the region; and
- Hosting economical Games. Beijing 2022 will adhere strictly to the policy of being meticulous, prudent and feasible in budgeting, raising funds primarily through the robust Chinese market, and strictly controlling the operational and capital costs. Among the 12 competition and non-competition venues in the Beijing zone, 11 are legacies from Beijing 2008. All newly built venues will satisfy the requirements of the Games and be temporary structures or a combination of temporary and permanent facilities. They all have well-developed post-Games use plans.