2022 Winter Olympics opening ceremony
The opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics will take place on 4 February 2022 at Beijing National Stadium, China. As mandated by the Olympic Charter, the proceedings will combine the formal and ceremonial opening of this international sporting event, including welcoming speeches, hoisting of the flags and the parade of athletes, with an artistic spectacle to showcase the host nation's winter culture and modern history.[1] The Games are expected officially to be opened by Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and President of the People's Republic of China.[2]
| Date | 4 February 2022 |
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| Time | 20:00 (UTC+8, expected) |
| Venue | Beijing National Stadium |
| Location | Beijing, China |
| Coordinates | 39°59′30″N 116°23′26″E |
| Theme | TBA |
| Filmed by | CCTV and OBS |
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Dignitaries in attendance
Host nation dignitaries
People's Republic of China –
- General Secretary of the CPC, Chairman of the CMC, President Xi Jinping (expected)
- Premier Li Keqiang (expected)
- CPC Secretary of Beijing, CPC Politburo member and Organising Committee chairman Cai Qi
International dignitaries
Russia – President Vladimir Putin[3]
France – Minister Delegate in charge of Sports Roxana Mărăcineanu[4]
Japan – Seiko Hashimoto, president of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympics Organizing Comittee[5]- Japan – Yasuhiro Yamashita, president of the Japanese Olympic Committee[6]
Colombia – Guillermo Herrera Castaño Minister of Sports of Colombia
Dignitaries from International organisations
International Olympic Committee – President Thomas Bach- International Olympic Committee – Chair of the IOC Ethics Commission and Former Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon
United Nations – Secretary-General António Guterres[7]
References
- "Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 - Updates on Spectators, Vaccination and COVID-19 Countermeasures - Olympic News". International Olympic Committee. 30 September 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- "How do the Olympic Games opening and closing ceremonies take place". International Olympic Committee. 23 November 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- "Putin to Attend 2022 Beijing Olympics — Minister". The Moscow Times. 16 September 2021.
- "France will not join boycott of Beijing Olympics, seeking common EU stanceFrance will not join boycott of Beijing Olympics, seeking common EU stance". France 24. AFP (L'Agence France-Presse). 9 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- Mari Saito (11 December 2021). "Senior Japanese officials to skip Beijing Olympics - report". Reuters. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- "Japan won't send Cabinet ministers to attend Beijing Olympics". Japantimes. 11 December 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- "UN chief to attend Beijing Olympics despite boycott from US and allies". TRT World. Turkish Radio and Television Corporation. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
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