Organizing body for Winter Games set up

The Organizing Committee for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games was inaugurated on Tuesday in the Chinese capital.

Beijing, with co-host Zhangjiakou in Hebei province, won the right on July 31 to host the events. Setting up the committee marks the official start of the preparatory work.

The committee, which is chaired by Beijing Party chief Guo Jinlong, has four executive presidents - Sports Minister Liu Peng, Beijing Mayor Wang Anshun, Hebei Governor Zhang Qingwei and China Disabled Persons' Federation Chairwoman Zhang Haidi.