2022 Olympics gear up with legacy venues

Taking advantage of the fresh experiences shared by its counterpart in the Republic of Korea, the Beijing Olympic organizing committee is gearing up to host the 2022 Winter Games with legacy high on its agenda.

One item to emerge from a debriefing on Tuesday about the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics is the International Olympic Committee's legacy-centered new norm - a 118-proposal reform that has been the guiding principle for Beijing to prepare for the 2022 Winter Olympics. It involves reusing previous venues to enhance sustainability.

This was evident in the location for the debriefing, western Beijing's Shougang Industrial Park. It is a former steel mill site transformed to house the headquarters of the Beijing 2022 organizing committee.