The preparation work for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games will be in full swing this year, with construction of all the venues¹ for the event to be completed by the end of 2019, said local authorities in Beijing.

 

北京市政府表示，2022年冬奥会准备工作将于今年全面展开，所有运动场馆的建设工作将于2019年年底完成。

 

Liu Yumin with the Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games says construction of new venues, as well as the renovation² of the former venues used in the 2008 summer Olympic Games are running smoothly³.

 

After renovation, the China National Aquatic⁴ Center, or Water Cube, will play host to some of the curling events during the Games. 

 

In Yanqing, the construction of the venues for the alpine⁵ events are also said to be proceeding⁶.

 

"The long-term use of all the newly-constructed venues has been taken into consideration by the designers and some of them will be open to the citizens after the games," added Liu.

 

The soliciting⁷ of mascot⁸ options for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games will also start this year, with the choice of mascot to be unveiled in early 2019, according to the committee.

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