2022 Winter Olympics opening ceremony
Time | 20:00 - 21:40 (UTC+8, expected) |
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Date | 4 February 2022 |
Venue | Beijing National Stadium |
Location | Beijing, China |
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Theme | TBA |
Filmed by | CCTV and OBS |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics are scheduled to take place on 4 February 2022 at Beijing National Stadium, China. As mandated by the Olympic Charter, the proceedings are expected to combine the formal and ceremonial opening of this international sporting event, including welcoming speeches, hoisting of the flags and the parade of athletes, with an artistic spectacle to showcase the host nation's winter culture and modern history.[1] The Games are expected officially to be opened by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and president of the People's Republic of China.[2]
The opening ceremony is expected to be directed by film director and producer Zhang Yimou, who has previously directed the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2008 Summer Olympics, which was China's first time hosting the Olympics.[3]
Contents
Theme and concept
The themes of the opening ceremony are:
- China’s yearning for and willingness to pursue world peace
- Olympic motto “faster, higher, stronger - together”
- Beijing Winter Games’ slogan of “Together for a shared future”[4]
Dignitaries expected to be in attendance
Host nation dignitaries
People's Republic of China –
- Wang Zhengpu, Executive President of Beijing 2022 [5]
International dignitaries (including Hong Kong and Macau SARs)
Argentina – Alberto Fernandez, President of Argentina[6][7]
France – Roxana Mărăcineanu, Minister Delegate in charge of Sports [8]
Greece — Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Prime Minister of Greece[9]
Iran – Hamid Sajjadi, Ministry of Sport and Youth and Reza Salehi Amiri, president of National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran[10]
Japan – Seiko Hashimoto, president of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympics Organizing Committee;[11] Yasuhiro Yamashita, president of the Japanese Olympic Committee[12] and Kazuyuki Mori, chief of the Japanese Paralympic Committee[13]
Kazakhstan – Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of Kazakhstan[14][15][16]
Latvia – Maija Manika, Latvian Ambassador to China[17]
Mongolia – Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene, Prime Minister of Mongolia[18]
Pakistan – Imran Khan, Prime Minister of Pakistan[19] and Fahmida Mirza, Minister for Inter-provincial Coordination (IPC)[20]
Philippines – To be confirmed
Poland – Andrzej Duda, President of Poland[21]
Romania – Eduard Novak, Minister of Sport[22]
Russia – Vladimir Putin, President of Russia[23]
Switzerland – To be confirmed[24]
Dignitaries from International organisations
International Olympic Committee – Chair of the IOC Ethics Commission and Former Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon[25]
United Nations – Secretary-General António Guterres[26]
United Nations – President of the United Nations General Assembly Abdulla Shahid[27]
Anthems
See also
- 2022 Winter Olympics closing ceremony
- 2022 Winter Paralympics opening ceremony
- 2022 Winter Paralympics closing ceremony
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