18, 19 In July, the International Olympic Committee announced that the proportion of female athletes participating in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics will be further improved, and the proportion of male and female athletes will be more balanced. The number of male and female athletes reached 1578 and 13 14 respectively. Female athletes accounted for 45.44% of all athletes, setting a new record for the Winter Olympics. Female athletes participated in 46 events, which was also the highest in previous Winter Olympics.
Compared with the 20 18 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, the total number of athletes participating in the Beijing Winter Olympics decreased by 4 1 to 2,892. In specific events, the number of modern biathlon athletes decreased by 20, skiing events decreased by 465,438+0, ice events decreased by 26, and bobsleigh decreased by 4. In addition, there are two new women's groups in ice hockey, 46 people and 4 people curling.
Opening ceremony of Beijing Winter Olympics
On the evening of February 4, 2022, the opening ceremony of the 24th Beijing Winter Olympic Games was held in the National Stadium. Before the opening ceremony, the atmosphere of the National Stadium was warm. Accompanied by cheerful music, people from Beijing and Hebei came to the venue to greet guests and friends from all directions with simple and fiery square dance performances.
The huge word "Fu" at the venue created a festive atmosphere for the Year of China. On the big screen, people from Zhangjiakou, Hebei, Harbin, Heilongjiang, Nanjing, Jiangsu and other cities in China 10 showed the world the enthusiasm and passion of "300 million people participating in the ice and snow sports" in China. UN Secretary-General Guterres also delivered a video message. Inside and outside the stadium, China and the world sang the ice and snow song "Going to the Future Together".