Welcome to a winter wonderland

As a highlight of venue preparations in three Games zones－Beijing's downtown, its suburban Yanqing district and co-host Zhangjiakou in Hebei province－the recently completed renovation of the National Aquatics Center and the National Indoor Stadium from summer to winter sports venues highlights the readiness and confidence of 2022 organizers to meet all preparatory deadlines on schedule.

"It's highly possible that the Winter Olympics will be running in 2022 with the pandemic still around, which is a big challenge," Zhang Jiandong, executive vice-president of the Beijing 2022 organizing committee, said during a recent online project review meeting with the International Olympic Committee and International Paralympic Committee.