The Buzz | Beijing on track for 2022 games

Organizers of the Winter Olympics in 2022 in Beijing are promising that everything is already on track for the country’s second Olympics, building on experience from the Summer Games in 2008.
Pan Zhiwei, director of international relations, said the games will attract 300 million more Chinese to participate in winter sports. “We know that we have a long way to go to be a strong nation in winter sports. An important reason for us to bid for the Olympic Winter Games is our desire to popularize and develop winter sports through hosting the games,” he said
Pan made a quick, passing reference to environmental concerns surrounding the Beijing Olympics, including the need for artificial snow production. “We are deeply aware that compared to the Summer Games, holding the Winter Games will present many challenges such as natural conditions,” the director noted.