2022 Beijing Olympics - Freestyle Skiing - Women's Freeski - Halfpipe - Qualification - Run 1 - Genting Snow Park, Zhangjiakou, China - February 17, 2022. Bing Dwen Dwen, the mascot of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, visits the stand as spectators cheer during the game. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
BEIJING (Reuters) - Just 97,000 spectators have attended events at the Winter Olympics, a Beijing official said on Saturday, the second-to-last day of the Games, after organisers decided not to sell tickets to the public due to COVID-19.
Crowds have been sparse at most competitions, although some, such as figure skating and Big Air, managed to have some of the buzz of a big occasion, with small crowds augmented by large numbers of Games-related personnel inside the Olympic bubble.
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