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By JULIA JACOBO, ABC News
Organizers for the Beijing games designed a blazing ribbon, with spirals pointing upward to display the Olympic flame at the opening ceremony.
The spirals of the torch, named Flying, resemble two overlapping ribbons an inner red ribbon, which evokes rising flames, and a silver-plated ribbon, a metaphor of ice and fire, according to the Beijing Olympic Committee. As the torch turns, the whirling red line hidden in the gap seems to stretch endlessly, representing mankind s relentless pursuit of light, peace, excellence and the values promoted by the Olympic Movement, according to a statement from the Olympic Committee.
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Editor s Note: With one year to go before the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games, preparations for the Games have intensified. And with the COVID-19 pandemic still raging in many parts of the world and the global economy still struggling to recover, news of the Games is like a light at the end of the tunnel for many. What impact will the Beijing Winter Games have on people worldwide? Three experts share their views on the issue with China Daily s Wang Kan. Excerpts follow:
Looking forward to a green, inclusive and clean Games
The Beijing Organising Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games has accelerated the preparations for the grand event now that China has largely controlled the novel coronavirus pandemic.
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Editor : Cheng Zizhuo
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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has sent out invitations for the Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games to National Olympic Committees (NOCs) worldwide as the Games welcomed its one-year countdown here on Thursday evening. One year from now, Beijing will write history as the first city ever to host both the summer and winter editions of the Olympic Games. The Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 will be a great moment to bring the world together in a spirit of peace, solidarity and friendship, the IOC chief said via a video link at the ceremony held at the 2008 venue, the National Aquatics Center.
RELEASE: Holland named to Canada s Olympic management group
Hockey Canada announces its team that will build the men s squad for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing if NHL players are able to participate by Press Release / EdmontonOilers.com
CALGARY, AB - Hockey Canada has announced the management group that will build the men s team for the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing, China, if NHL players are able to participate, including Oilers President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Ken Holland.
Doug Armstrong (Sarnia, Ont./St. Louis, NHL) has been named general manager. He will be joined by associate general manager Ken Holland (Vernon, B.C./Edmonton, NHL), assistant general managers Ron Francis (Sault Ste. Marie, Ont./Seattle, NHL), Roberto Luongo (Montreal, Que./Florida, NHL) and Don Sweeney (St. Stephen, N.B./Boston, NHL), and senior vice-pres