Lausanne, Switzerland, November 16, 2020: The major stakeholders in the Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games have decided to develop an adapted sports testing programme in place of the customary full-scale test events which were planned for the first quarter of 2021.
The four parties involved are the Beijing 2022 organising committee, the Winter Olympic International Federations, the IOC and IPC, the IOC announced on November 13.
The current situation with COVID-19 means that travel restrictions are currently in place around the world, and the travel situation is likely to remain complex for the coming months.
It was necessary to take an immediate joint decision on a tailored programme based on the needs of each individual IF.
This concept of adapted sports testing is fully in line with the spirit of Olympic Agenda 2020 and its New Norm. It is already being applied in Tokyo for its test events.
With the Beijing competition venues all scheduled for completion by the end of 2020, and the successful pre-homologation of the Yanqing Sliding Centre and IF venue visits last week, it was felt that Beijing 2022 organisers were well on track, and that adapted testing will reduce the complexity of this season for all involved.
Beijing 2022 will now enter into discussions with each IF to determine the details of the adapted testing programme, in liaison with the IOC and IPC.