With the Opening Ceremony that will take place tomorrow, the Beijing Winter Olympics officially begin, which are held in the shadow of the Pandemic as well as the tensions at the diplomatic level.
The first curling matches started on Wednesday night and continue with the premiere of the women's ice hockey tournament and the ski qualifiers.
Today, the Olympic Flame is at the Great Wall, with famous Kung Fu actor Jackie Chan among the torchbearers.
It is worth noting that the start of the Torchlight procession was the subject of controversy in India yesterday, when the press revealed that one of the torchbearers was a Chinese soldier, who in 2020 took part in a skirmish with the Indian army in the Himalayas.
However, China, in response to the boycott of many Western countries, including the United States, denounces the involvement of sports and politics. The countries that have boycotted have sent many athletes to Beijing but without an official delegation.
The Winter Olympics will host 92 missions and 2.892 athletes. Due to the Pandemic, all missions are limited to a "health bubble", which includes stadiums, hotels and press centers. No contact with the general population other than the "bubble" is allowed. The participants are checked daily, while to date, almost 300 positive cases have been identified.
China, meanwhile, released a list last week of 20 world leaders attending the Games, including Russian President Vladimir Putin.
