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In the fitness-for-all area, the center aims to inspire the public and sports education with the spirit of competitive sports, with the development and promotion of training, practice, testing, evaluation, injury prevention and treatment.

All core sites in Zhangjiakou, which is co-hosting the Games with Beijing, now have 5G network coverage. Also, a very fast, three-gigabit network is expected to cover the entire Zhangjiakou area.

With a 259-meter-track, it is the fastest of its kind in the world, capable of reaching speeds of 2.5 meters a second, five times that of a common equivalent.

An exhibition featuring photographs of the first modern Olympic Games in 1896 kicks off at the China World Art Museum in Beijing, Oct. 27, 2021. Over 20 precious pictures shot by Albert Meyer and provided by Greek Benaki Museum have traveled from Athens to Beijing.

Following a dance performance by the 38 artists inspired by ancient Greek statues on the slope of the stadium, the High Priestess kindled the first Olympic torch for the 2022 Winter Games and passed it to the first torchbearer, Greek skier Ioannis Antoniou, along with an olive branch.