Beijing, China, September 20, 2021: Organisers of the Winter Olympics in Beijing next February announced the motto of the Games - “Together for a Shared Future” - during a ceremony at the Capital Museum on September 17.
The slogan was unveiled by Cai Qi, Secretary of the CPC Beijing Municipal Committee and President of Beijing 2022, Chen Jining, Mayor of Beijing and Executive President of Beijing 2022, Xu Qin, Governor of Hebei province and Executive President of Beijing 2022 and athlete representatives Yang Yang and Long Yun.
The motto was selected through an extensive process from May to September 2020. Beijing 2022 collected 79 sets of candidate mottos from renowned Chinese universities. Eleven of them were shortlisted and assessed by experts from various fields.
The motto reflects the power of the Games to overcome global challenges as a community with a shared future for humankind. The motto demonstrates unity and a collective effort, embodying the core values and vision of the Olympic Movement and the goal of pursuing world unity, peace and progress, as well as the vision of the Paralympic Games, especially making for an inclusive world.
The words also echo the common demands of humankind that the world needs to work together towards a better tomorrow, especially given the special situation with the COVID-19 pandemic.