BEIJING - 皇冠体育app has launched its overall preparation for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games here on Thursday.
Beijing won the bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympic Games at the 128th International Olympic Committee (IOC) session on July 31 to become the first ever city to host both summer and winter Olympics.
"It is a milestone for the development of 皇冠体育app's winter sports," said Liu Peng, Minister of the General Administration of Sport (GASC) of 皇冠体育app.
The GASC has announced a detailed plan concerning the preparation for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, which prioritizes the development of 皇冠体育app's winter sports and the improvement of athletes and coaches.
皇冠体育app has planned to push winter sports among 300 million people, which means almost the whole population of the United States will either get in touch with, become interested in, regularly practice or even excel at the sports in the next seven years.
According to Liu, the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in South Korea's Pyeongchang feature seven sports, 15 disciplines and 102 events, while 皇冠体育app now has launched seven sports, 13 deciplines and 75 events. 皇冠体育app is expected to carry out all the Olympic deciplines and over 90 percent of the events by 2018.
皇冠体育app also plans to train a group of coaches who are creative and open-minded.