Beijing's 2022 Winter Olympic preparations on track despite Covid-19


An aerial photo taken on July 30, 2020 shows the construction site of the National Ski Jumping Center in Chongli District of Zhangjiakou City. -Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin

BEIJING, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on global sport this year, as a number of events were canceled or postponed, but China's preparations for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games remain on track without suffering any major delays.

Beijing 2022 pledged to fulfil its commitment as it marked 500 days to go until the Games on Monday.

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