FRENCH FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER LAURENT FABIUS CONGRATULATES CHINA 2022 OLYMPICS

USPA NEWS - Beijing was selected as host city of the 2022 Winter Olympics beat Almaty by 4 votes, on 31 July 2015, at the 128th IOC Session in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The games will be held on 4-20 February 2022. French Foreign Affairs Minister Fabius, congratulates China hosting of the 2022 Winter Olympics.

THE 2022 OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES TO BE HELD IN BEIJING ON 4-20 FEBRUARY 2022-------------------------------- The XXIV Olympic Winter Games (Chinese: 第二十四届冬季奥林匹克运动会; pinyin: Dì Èrshísì Jiè Dōngjì Àolínpǐkè Yùndònghuì), also known as the 2022 Winter Olympics (French: XXIVe Jeux olympiques d'hiver),is a multi-sport event to be organised in Beijing, China. It will be the third consecutive Olympic Games held in Asia, after Pyeongchang 2018 and Tokyo 2020. Having hosted the 2008 Summer Olympics, Beijing will be the first city ever to host both the Summer and Winter Olympics since the split of the Summer and Winter Olympics. It will also be the largest city to host the Winter Olympics, a credit that was previously given to Vancouver for the 2010 Winter Olympics. The games will be held on 4-20 February 2022. It will be the first Olympic Winter Games ever to be held in China. The estimated budget of the games is $3.9 billion, less than 1/10th of the $43 billion spent on the 2008 Summer Olympics. The bidding calendar was announced by the IOC in October 2012, with the application deadline set for 14 November 2013. The IOC Executive Board reviewed the bids from all applicant cities on 7 July 2014, and selected Oslo (Norway), Almaty (Kazakhstan), and Beijing (China) as the final candidate cities. Oslo withdrew its bid on 1 October 2014, leaving Almaty and Beijing as the two remaining candidates.

OFFICIAL DECLARATION OF THE FRENCH FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER LAURENT FABIUS ON 2022 WINTER OLYMPICS ELECTION BEIJING “I extend my congratulations to the city of Beijing to his election as host city of the 2022 Winter Olympics.The exceptional mobilisation of the Chinese authorities, professionalism and success of the 2008 Olympics have contributed to this choice. I wish every success to the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games and am sure they will effectively promote universal values held by sport.“ Said Learnt Fabius French Foreign Affairs Minister. Source Diplomacy, "French and English are the official languages for the Olympic Games.“, BBC