USEUROPEAFRICAASIA 中文双语Français
Sports
Home / Sports / China

China, IOC eye stronger cooperation in build-up to 2022 Winter Olympics

Xinhua | Updated: 2017-07-02 19:12

China, IOC eye stronger cooperation in build-up to 2022 Winter Olympics

Visitors walks past in front Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics logo in Beijing, January 19, 2016. [Photo/VCG]

BEIJING - China and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) have expressed their willingness to bolster cooperation in the build-up to the 2022 Winter Olympic Games.

In a meeting with IOC President Thomas Bach in Beijing on Sunday, Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi recalled Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to the IOC headquarters in January this year, saying the historic visit marked a new level of the China-IOC relationship.

Yang said that China is looking forward to strengthening its cooperation with the IOC in order to ensure a "fantastic, extraordinary and excellent" Winter Games in 2022.

Bach echoed Yang's remarks by saying that he recognized China's great contribution to the Olympic Movement.

The IOC chief also said that he believes Beijing will deliver a successful Winter Games in 2022 with the joint efforts from China and the IOC.

Most Popular

Highlights

What's Hot
Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

Registration Number: 130349
FOLLOW US