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‘Sport brings people together’ – Australian participants relive Beijing Winter Olympics memories

Market Information Network 2022-04-01 16:04:46 Source: People’s Daily Online Comments:

Original title: ‘Sport brings people together’ – Australian participants relive Beijing Winter Olympics memories

“Sport can bring people together despite challenges and divisions. The world has changed a lot from 2008 to 2022, but that hasn’t changed.” Tracey Holmes, senior Australian sports reporter in China This is what the Chinese Embassy in Australia said at an event.

On March 29, in Canberra, Australia, Chinese Ambassador to Australia Xiao Qian (middle), Australian Olympic Committee CEO Carroll (left first), Australian Paralympic Committee President O’Callaghan (right first) and others in the background Sign on the board and take a group photo. Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Chu Chen)

On the 29th, the Chinese Embassy in Australia held an event to celebrate the successful hosting of the Beijing Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympics. Carroll, CEO of the Australian Olympic Committee, O’Callaghan, President of the Paralympic Committee, Lipschut, Head of the Australian Winter Olympics Delegation, McLoughlin, Head of the Winter Paralympic Delegation, Australian Winter Olympics, Winter Paralympics Representatives of Olympic athletes participated in the event.

In his speech, Chinese Ambassador to Australia Xiao Qian congratulated the Australian delegation on its outstanding achievements and said that the successful holding of the Beijing Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympics is a success for China and a success for the whole world, not only for those living in the cold winter of the epidemic The people of all countries (regions) bring warmth and hope, and also inject the power of peace and unity into the world today.

Xiao Qian emphasized that sports exchanges are an important part of China-Australia people-to-people and cultural exchanges, and make positive contributions to enhancing the understanding and friendship between the two peoples and promoting the development of bilateral relations. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Australia. I sincerely hope that the people of China and Australia will take this opportunity to carry forward the Olympic spirit, strengthen sports exchanges and cooperation, and walk hand in hand to the future. contribution.

At the closing ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics, the Australian delegation’s flag bearer Kennedy Sim, the Beijing Winter Paralympics snowboard bronze medalist Tade Hope and the alpine skier Palin expressed their gratitude to China for providing the Australian athletes with hard work and hard work. A stage to show yourself, let Australian athletes remember this trip for a lifetime. From the moment they arrived in Beijing, every athlete deeply felt the enthusiasm and sincerity of the volunteers, which filled everyone’s heart with warmth. The relevant measures taken by China have ensured the health and safety of the participants, so that every athlete can fully devote themselves to the competition. They hope to have more opportunities to visit China.

Yang Yang, Chairman of the Athletes Committee of the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee, and Zhang Guannan, Deputy Director of External Liaison of the Beijing Winter Olympics Village Operation Team, thanked the Australian side for their strong support for the Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympic Games in their video speeches, and congratulated the Australian delegation for their excellent results I hope the two countries will continue to deepen sports exchanges and cooperation. (Reporters Bai Xu, Yue Dongxing)

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