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Beijing, Aug 5 (EFE).- After celebrating the summer 2008 Olympics, China’s capital will be the first city in the world to also host a winter games in February 2022, with its facilities practically completed and needing only minor tweaks. (Camera: ALVARO ALFARO).B-ROLL OF THE OFFICE OF BEIJING ORGANISING COMMITTEE FOR THE 2022 OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC WINTER GAMES, THE OLYMPIC RINGS, THE OLYMPIC VILLAGE IN BEIJING, CHINA, AS WELL AS THE SKI RESORT IN ZHANGJIAKOU, HEBEI PROVINCE, CHINA.
Dogged by a series of hiccups in the Olympic bidding process, the IOC opts for the stability Beijing's Olympic past to host the games once more in 2022. Gavino Garay reports.
Fireworks light up the sky above Beijing's National Stadium as the closing ceremony for the Winter Olympic Games ends. IMAGES
Images of Bird's Nest stadium and Beijing skyline ahead of the Winter Olympics closing ceremony. The 2022 Winter Games had loomed as one of the most politically contentious in memory and with fears about Covid, but most of that receded once the skis and skates were put on. IMAGES
Images of Bird's Nest stadium in Beijing on the final day of the Winter Olympics. The 2022 Winter Games had loomed as one of the most politically contentious in memory and with fears about Covid, but most of that receded once the skis and skates were put on. IMAGES
Tibetan protesters gather in New Delhi to protest against the Beijing Winter Olympics, which are due to open on Friday night. Chinese President Xi Jinping, who will announce the Games are officially open, will be joined by leaders including his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, but the United States, Britain, Canada and Australia are among countries staging a diplomatic boycott over China's human rights record. IMAGES
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