The 2022 Winter Olympics opened at last in the Bird's Nest Stadium in Beijing.
Back to the early days in 2020, sudden outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted (使中断)the Games preparations. Key meetings between the BOCOG the International Olympic Committee (IOC) officials in Switzerland were forced to be held online.
Many people became so(worry) that they even feared the 2022 Games could be put off, as the 2020 Tokyo Olympics was.
However, the organizers managed to get everything ready the Beijing Winter Games. IOC president Thomas Bach (praise) the opening of the Games and thanked the Chinese organizers.
"Unfortunately, the global pandemic is still a reality for all of (we). Therefore, we want to express our (thank) to the Beijing 2022 Organizing Committee, the public and all the Chinese people. Thank you for(make) these Winter Olympic Games happen and making them happen in a safe way for everyone," said Bach.
Having already(successful) hosted the Summer Olympics in 2008, Beijing became the (one) city in the world to hold both Summer and Winter Olympics.
