Sports officials express support for Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics

Serbia has backed China to stage next year's Winter Olympics to the "highest possible level".

Djordje Visacki, secretary-general of the Olympic Committee of Serbia, expressed his utmost confidence that Beijing 2022 will wow the world.

"Bearing in mind all the experience that we have with China as the organizer of great sports events, we have no doubt that these Games will be organized to the highest possible level," he said.

"Regarding the measures introduced by China in order to prevent the virus spreading during the Olympic Games, we fully support that, because, although the Olympic Games are very important to us, it is also important that they don't generate further spread of the virus," Visacki said.