23 June 2021, Beijing 2022 launches legacy report demonstrating the long-term impact of the Olympic Winter Games on local communities, including through increased employment, infrastructure and the engagement of 300 million people in winter sports.

As the first ever city to host both the summer and winter Olympic Games, Olympic legacy has been integral in the rapid development of Beijing. The Beijing Organising Committee of the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (Beijing 2022) integrated legacy throughout the planning process for the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Beijing 2022, the first Games to deliver a legacy plan under the Olympic Agenda 2020 and the New Norm.

With an ambition to engage 300 million Chinese people in winter sports, regional, seasonal, social and cultural boundaries have been broken down to facilitate the popularization of the winter sports industry. The China Tourism Academy reported a record 224 million Chinese people participated in the 2018/19 winter season, exceeding 200 million for the first time in history. The 5th National Public Ice and Snow Season attracted more than 22 million participants and a total of 1,408 events were held across 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities.

Investment in the industry amounted to around 610 billion yuan between 2018 and 2019. The growth has included 40 new ice and snow resorts, and nearly 1,000 ice rinks to be built in no less than 100 cities across China, demonstrating its long-term commitment to sports and society. A total of 876 ice sports venues and 644 snow sports venues were in operation in China during 2019.

The educational authorities continue to promote "Winter Sports for the Youth" and the "Ice and Snow Programme for Schools", integrating winter sports into the school curriculum, teaching winter sports knowledge and history, opening winter sports classes, training winter sports teachers, setting up winter sports clubs and building real and artificial ice rinks.

Youth winter sports competitions were flourishing in 2019 and continue to grow, including Primary-School Ice Hockey League Matches, Youth Ice Hockey Club League Matches, Youth Skiing Competitions, Youth Figure Skating Competitions and School Winter Sports in Beijing. The Youth Ice Hockey Club League had 2,613 athletes from 199 teams in Beijing during 2019, representing a new passion for local children.

The Zhangjiakou Municipal Government report that local residents have been provided greater employment opportunities, with the poverty occurrence rate dropping from 30.24% in 2015 to 0.39% in 2019. In Chongli, the poverty occurrence rate has dropped from 16.81% in 2015 to 0.038% in 2019.

Ski resorts in Chongli employed nearly 2,000 local residents in 2019, which account for over 90% of employees. The star-rated hotels in Chongli offered job opportunities to 1,622 people. One out of five people from Chongli are engaged in the ice and snow-related industry, which has become a pillar in the urbanisation of the rural labour force.

The Beijing-Zhangjiakou High-Speed Railway and the Beijing-Chongli Expressway are already in operation, major transport lines and passenger-transport hubs in and around the competition zones have been completed, which will support the long-term sustainable development of the region after the Games. Zhangjiakou expedited the utilization of new energy vehicles, with 49 hydrogen fuel-cell buses already in operation. The Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region has accelerated the development of clean energy to support China meeting its carbon neutrality target by 2060.

Beijing and Zhangjiakou have increased investment in public services, including urban management, medical and communications. For example, full 5G coverage has been achieved across all competition zones.

Beijing 2022 have renovated and upgraded 6 venues from the Beijing 2008 Games to accommodate winter sports. All permanent venues have a sporting and social legacy plan for post-Games usage. For example, the Wukesong Sports Centre, the first sports facility in China that can cater for both ice and summer sports with a transition time of 6 hours, enabling local communities to actively use the venue all year round. The National Sliding Centre, the only venue for Bobsleigh, Skeleton and Luge in China, has a special starting point reserved for the general public along the track to experience the sliding sports after the Games, creating a multipurpose venue that is able to stage major sports events and cater to recreational demand.

Yanqing and Zhangjiakou competition zones will become all year round entertainment resorts for the Chinese general public and international tourists after the games. The Beijing 2022 offices, located at Shougang Park, will become a sports, technology and industrial incubator after the Games.

Juan Antonio Samaranch, Chair of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Coordination Commission for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics said "The Olympic Games provide a unique opportunity – and responsibility – to create long-lasting benefits for their hosts through sustainable development. The Beijing 2022 Legacy Report shows tangible results in this respect already today. Its publication marks an important step in Beijing 2022’s journey towards creating an Olympic legacy that lasts."

Legacy Report of the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 (pre-Games).pdf （Please download the document by computer.）