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2022 Winter Olympics: Almaty and Beijing: These are the Winter Games … – ABC Online

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Who is an Olympic Winter Games City 2022 ? Almaty or Beijing? The city in Kazakhstan applies in the election on Friday at the congress of the International Olympic Committee in Kuala Lumpur as an outsider, but has a lot to offer.

The favorite Beijing, the major organizational Experience in the balance throw: The capital of China in 2008 was already the scene of the Summer Games and is in August host the IAAF World Championships

Almaty Why in Kazakhstan

for Almaty.: The concept compact Winter Games. All competition venues from the Olympic Village are then made in a radius of only 30 kilometers – the alpine slopes. Currently, 70 percent of the sports facilities have already been completed, up to the Winter Universiade 2017 in Almaty the number expected to rise to 80 percent. High construction costs especially for Olympia should not apply and, thus, a major recommendation of Agenda 2020 the IOC will therefore met. In nearby Thien-Shan Mountains, there are also abundant snowfall

What to Almaty says. For Almaty there is the second application. In the first attempt for the 2014 Winter Games the 1.6 million inhabitants big town already failed in the preselection. The steppe country in Central Asia are attributed due to the decline in the oil price money problems. Concerned that present in the economic cooperation with Russia, Kazakhstan is also on the decline of the Russian ruble. Criticism there have always been for human rights violations

Beijing in China

Why Beijing:. China metropolis 2008 was a former host of the Summer Olympics and is in August be the scene of the World Championships in Athletics. Thus Beijing can boast vast experience in organizing major events. For the Winter Games in 2022 are six competition venues are used, which were built in 2008. Opening and closing ceremonies are provided in the “Bird’s Nest”. Beijing is a sport political heavyweight

What to Beijing says. The way to the ski competitions Yanking (alpine) and the 190 km distant Zhanjiakou where biathlon or Nordic disciplines held should be, are time-consuming. So far, the drive takes about four hours there. A fast train will reduce the travel time to 70 minutes, but requires as well as the development of winter sports area for 300 million people a billion euro outlay. The creation of such a department will not be possible without intervention in nature. And there is a drawback: extensive snowfall is rare, artificial snow required. As Kazakhstan is not looking good in China for human rights

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