Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022

By Published January 27, 2022

China is on high alert for potential Covid-19 outbreaks as it prepares to host the upcoming sport event. The 24th Winter Olympics will be held in Beijing from February 4 to 20. The venues for the Games are divided into three zones, or clusters: Beijing, Yanqing, and Zhangjiakou.

Elevation above sea level

Medals won by Chinese athletes

China won its first Winter Olympic medals in 1992

Stadiums repurposing

Winter Olympic Games host cities

Year	Host city	Country
1924	Chamonix	France
1928	St Moritz	Switzerland
1932	Lake Placid	US
1936	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Germany
1940	Canceled because of World War II
1944	Canceled because of World War II
1948	St Moritz	Switzerland
1952	Oslo	Norway
1956	Cortina d'Ampezzo	Italy
1960	Squaw Valley	US
1964	Innsbruck	Austria
1968	Grenoble	France
1972	Sapporo	Japan
1976	Innsbruck	Austria
1980	Lake Placid	US
1984	Sarajevo	Yugoslavia
1988	Calgary	Canada
1992	Albertville	France
1994	Lillehammer	Norway
1998	Nagano	Japan
2002	Salt Lake City	US
2006	Torino	Italy
2010	Vancouver	Canada
2014	Sochi	Russia
2018	Pyeongchang	South Korea
2022	Beijing	China
2026	Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo	Italy

Covid-19 precautions during the Games

All participants arriving in China must enter a “closed loop”, which Beijing Winter Olympics organisers hope will prevent any Covid-19 outbreak among athletes, volunteers and officials from leaking into China's general population.

The closed loop will encompass living quarters, competition venues, training venues and other official facilities the public will not have access to. All participants with direct access to the events, including referees, team officials and media representatives, are required to stay inside the bubble until the end of the Games.

Creative Director Adolfo Arranz
Additional research by Jess Ma and Han Huang
Edited by Nicolas Atkin

Sources: International Olympic Committee, Topend Sports, Statista