Chinese President Xi Jinping Meets IOC President Bach

Chinese President Xi Jinping said on January 31 that China is well on track to deliver a “spectacular” Winter Olympic Games in 2022.

He made these remarks while meeting with International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach in Beijing.

Xi stressed that the Chinese government is firmly committed to staging a “green, inclusive, open, and corruption-free” Games, adding that preparations for the 2022 Winter Olympics are either on track or ahead of schedule.

Emphasizing zero tolerance on doping in sport, Xi said: “We should make the Winter Olympic Games as pure and clean as snow and ice.”

He also paid tribute to Bach for the IOC’s long-term support of China’s sporting development, as well as its contribution to world peace.

Bach, who inspected several of the 2022 Winter Games’ venues in Zhangjiakou and Yanqing on January 29, said he was impressed by the efficiency and dynamism he saw in China’s preparatory work.

The IOC chief also expressed his satisfaction over the cooperation between Chinese organizers and the IOC, adding that he was confident that China would put on a spectacular Winter Games.