Bid team presses case for Beijing 2022 to IOC

Vice-Premier Liu Yandong reiterated Beijing's offer of assured Games delivery and great prospects for winter sports during a presentation to the International Olympic Committee on Tuesday.

An eight-member panel put forward the capital's case at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games Candidate City Briefing in Lausanne, Switzerland. Beijing is bidding jointly with Zhangjiakou in Hebei province to stage the 2022 event.

The panel members said the bid embraces the principles of the Olympic Agenda 2020, a strategic road map for the future of the Olympic Movement, through its concept of an athlete-centered, sustainable and economical Games.