BEIJING 2022 IN NUMBERS

24 These will be the 24th Winter Olympics – with the event having first taken place in 1924 in Chamonix, France.

1 Beijing becomes the first city to host both the Summer and Winter Olympics.

109 Total medal events in Beijing.

19 Days of competition, starting on February 2.

39 The tally that saw Norway top the medal table last time out.

15 Norwegian crosscountry skier Marit Bjorgen holds the record for the most Winter Olympic medals of all time, after a gold and a bronze in 20 18.

1 3 2 The same country holds the record for all-time Olympic golds. 2008

Two athletes from the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing have also qualified this year – British sprinter turned bobsledder Montell Douglas and Brazilian cyclist and cross-country skier Jaqueline Mourao.

12 Days between the end of the Olympics and the start of the Paralympic Winter Games on March 4, featuring 78 events and around 600 athletes.