The Chinese capital was chosen in 2015 at the 128th IOC Session over Almaty (Kazakhstan). Beijing's Summer Games unveiled some of the most spectacular venues in Olympic history. Story by Adam Voiland. Visuals. Keith Bradsher Reporting from Zhangjiakou, China. 168 0 obj <> endobj 250 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[<7CDA7FFB1FA548B3A4AF1E30A97F13F2>]/Index[168 186]/Info 167 0 R/Length 230/Prev 870075/Root 169 0 R/Size 354/Type/XRef/W[1 3 1]>>stream Paris 2024 Olympic Venues Map. 2022 Olympics Updated 11:03 AM EST, Fri February 4, 2022 Link Copied! Check outThe China Report, our new weekly newsletter. Since the region only receives an average of 33 millimeters (1.3 inches) of snow most Februarys, organizers are relying on hundreds of snow machines to create enough snow for the skiing events. The city won the rights to hold the 2022 Asian Games in 2015. It was in fact a steel mill. The venues for skating, ice hockey, and curling are indoor events located in the flat terrain of central Beijing. Visuals and Maps. Beijing 2022 Olympic The third cluster of venues is centered in Zhangjiakou, a mountainous area even farther to the northwest of Beijing. A look at the stadiums hosting the Olympic Games The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics will include a record 109 events over 15 disciplines and 7 sports. Beijing has pushed this concept the furthest yet. Designed with post-Games use in mind, the venue will be used for training and competitions year-round, and will also be open to the public for fun sports activities after the Games. Where are the Olympics in 2022? Locations, venues Beijing 2022 Opening Ceremony stadium to complete Additional research by Jess Ma and Han Huang They form three zones, with six clusters and 13 competition Disclaimer Several events will take place in stadiums originally built for the 2008 Summer Olympics. The Yanqing village is set to mimic a mountain village, and it will host around 1,430 athletes and officials. The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics will be grandly opened with the goal of building a green, open, intelligent, shared, technological and innovative Olympic event. This is the second time Beijing has hosted the Olympics; it also hosted the 2008 Summer Olympics. Coverage: BBC One, BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport website and app. The 24th Winter Olympics will be held in Beijing from February 4 to 20. Privacy policy The alpine skiing routes, situated amidst mostly brown hillsides, have maximum inclines of 68 degrees, making this one of the steepest skiing venues in the world. Architecture of the Games writes about urban planning, architecture, transportation, landscape design and the visual identity of the Olympic Games.