The 100-day countdown to the opening of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics is grandly held. Han Zheng attended and released the Beijing Winter Olympics medals
On October 26, the 100-day countdown to the opening of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics was held in Beijing. Han Zheng, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, Vice Premier of the State Council, and leader of the 24th Winter Olympics Work Leading Group attended the event and released the Beijing Winter Olympics medal “Concentric”.Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Yao Dawei
Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, October 26. The 100-day countdown to the opening of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics will be held on October 26 in Beijing. Han Zheng, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, Vice Premier of the State Council, and leader of the 24th Winter Olympics Work Leading Group attended the event and released the Beijing Winter Olympics medal “Concentric”.
At the event site, athletes, volunteers, and representatives from all walks of life gathered together in a joyful and festive atmosphere. Han Zheng, China’s first Winter Olympic champion and chairman of the Beijing Winter Olympic Organizing Committee Athletes Committee Yang Yang, and Chinese Swimming Olympic champion Zhang Yufei opened the installation together, and the Beijing Winter Olympics medal “Concentric” made a wonderful appearance.
The Beijing Winter Olympics medal “Concentric” is composed of a ring and a center. The image is derived from the ancient Chinese concentric circle jade. There are five rings in total, which means that the five rings are concentric and concentric, which expresses “Heaven and Earth are in harmony, and people are in the same heart.” The connotation of Chinese culture also symbolizes that the Olympic spirit brings people together and the glory of the Winter Olympics is shared by the world. The medal design echoes the “Golden Inlaid Jade” medal of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, showing the cultural heritage of the “Double Olympic City”. The front center of the medal is engraved with the Olympic Five Rings logo, and the lightly carved decorative patterns of the rings are all from traditional Chinese patterns. The ice and snow patterns reflect the characteristics of the Winter Olympics, and the auspicious clouds express the auspicious meaning.
Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, Vice Premier of the State Council, and deputy leader of the 24th Winter Olympics Working Leading Group Sun Chunlan, Chinese high jump and Paralympic champion Hou Bin, and Chinese wheelchair fencing and Paralympic champion Rong Jing jointly unveiled the Beijing Paralympic Winter Games medals.
Based on the principle that the two Olympics are equally exciting, the Winter Paralympic Games medals and the Winter Olympic Games medals use the same image source, and the designs are in the same continuous line. The center of the front of the medal is engraved with the International Paralympic Committee logo, and the ring is lightly engraved with ice and snow patterns and auspicious clouds.
During the event, Cai Qi, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, secretary of the Beijing Municipal Committee, and chairman of the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee, delivered a speech, and played a video of the speech by IOC Chairman Bach.