International Olympic Committee President Bach praised the preparations for the 2022 Winter Olympics at a press conference held here on the 20th, saying that everything was progressing orderly and there was nothing to worry about.
Xinhua News Agency, Lausanne, Switzerland, June 20 (Reporter Prince Jiang Liu qu) International Olympic Committee President Bach greatly appreciated the preparations for the 2022 Winter Olympics at a press conference held here on the 20th, it is said that everything is going in order and there is nothing to worry about.
The Executive Committee of the International Olympic Committee heard the relevant report of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games Coordination Committee, which was chairman of little Samaranch. At the press conference after the executive committee, Bach introduced the preparations for the Beijing Winter Olympics to the reporter, all of which were words of praise. Later, when the Xinhua News Agency reporter asked him if there was any place where he might feel uneasy after listening to the report, Bach said firmly, “No!”
He said next: “We see that the Beijing Olympic organizing committee works very hard. Once problems may occur, they will solve them in time. I remember that we asked about sustainable development, and they immediately told us that they would give us a complete report on sustainable development in October this year or September.”
Bach also said: “It can be said that the cooperation between the coordination committee of the International Olympic Committee and the Beijing Olympic organizing committee can be said to be” seamless ‘. We are very confident that any possible problems can be solved.”
Facing more than 100 journalists from all over the world, Bach also said: “I must emphasize again that the goal of Beijing Winter Olympics is to let 0.3 billion Chinese participate in winter sports. There are 1.3 billion people in China, you can imagine the proportion of Chinese population participating in winter sports in the future. You can also imagine that the population participating in winter sports will multiply in the future.”
Bach said: “We are also glad to hear that 3200 athletes in China want to compete for the seats in the 2022 Winter Olympics, and the Chinese delegation also wants to participate in all 109 events. What we are more satisfied with is that BOCOG attaches great importance to sustainable development, especially in artificial snow making ice making, which uses very high-tech means. In addition, they have made great progress in infrastructure construction, market development and budget control.”
Bach also revealed that he will attend the G20 summit to be held in Japan next week and will address the leaders of all countries at the conference. “The core message I want to convey to leaders of all countries is that the Olympic Games is the only event that can unite athletes and refugee athletes from more than 200 countries and regions around the world. Everyone follows the same rules, live in the same village and compete in a peaceful way.”
As for the relationship between IOC and governments of various countries, he said: “IOC and governments of various countries should respect each other, and governments of various countries should respect the autonomy of sports, sports should also respect the laws of various countries and the norms of the international community.”
However, Bach will not hold bilateral talks with leaders of G20 member countries.
“I am very honored to receive the invitation to deliver a speech, but their time is very limited, and leaders of all countries have more difficult problems to solve, I hope to respect the schedule they have arranged in advance.”