Xinhua News Agency, Lausanne, Switzerland, January 9 (Reporter Liu Qu, Su Bin, Liu Wei) the third Winter Youth Olympic Games (hereinafter referred to as the “Winter Youth Olympic Games”) opened in Lausanne, Switzerland on the evening of the 9th. The opening ceremony with “home” as the main idea highlights Lausanne as the seat of the International Olympic Committee and the hometown of international sports, and welcomes world sports to “go home”.
At 8 p.m. local time, the opening ceremony of the Lausanne Winter Youth Olympic Games kicked off at the Florida stadium. The opening ceremony shows the different stages of athletes growth through seven stories-from inheriting the Olympic spirit from their predecessors, choosing sports suitable for themselves, to laying a solid foundation for hard training and realizing their own skill innovation, then to share the Olympic spirit with others, pursue physical and mental balance, and finally complete personal sublimation and continue to inherit the Olympic spirit.
There are many independent cabins deeply rooted in Swiss culture scattered on the stage, which become symbols of warmth and friendship. For winter athletes, the cabin is like a home away from home. And “home” is the best demonstration of the opening ceremony and the creative ideas of this winter Youth Olympic Games-Lausanne is the seat of the International Olympic Committee and the hometown of international sports. The opening ceremony welcomes world sports “home” in this way “.
The President of the International Olympic Committee Bach said in his speech that Lausanne, as the seat of the International Olympic Committee for more than 100 years, has always been the “home” of the Olympic family; The friendly enthusiasm of the Swiss people, it makes Lausanne, the Olympic capital, full of the warmth of “home.
Bach announced to the on-site athletes: “Welcome home!” He also invited five representatives of athletes from five continents to take the stage, leaving a precious photo together.
Then the Swiss Federal President Simoneta somaruga announced the opening of this winter Youth Olympic Games.
There are 1872 athletes from 79 countries and regions participating in this winter Youth Olympic Games, which is the largest number of participants and the largest number of countries and regions in the history of the Winter Youth Olympic Games. Skiing and Mountaineering has become one of the 16 sub-items, and there are also 5 new sub-items in this event.
China sent 53 athletes to participate in 57 small events. This winter Youth Olympic Games is the most important winter Project International comprehensive sports meeting before the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games. Chinese athletes will lay a solid foundation for preparing for and participating in the Beijing Winter Olympic Games through competitions and exchanges.
The Winter Youth Olympic Games are held every four years, and the first two are held in Innsbruck, Austria and Lillehammer, Norway respectively.