President Xi Jinping and other Chinese leaders conferred awards to representatives of those who have made outstanding contributions to the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games and the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games on April 8.
China has presented the world with a streamlined, safe and splendid Games, honoring its promise to the international community, said President Xi. He added that China's anti -COVID policy has once again withstood the test, contributing useful experience for the world to fight against the virus and host major international events. He called for faster steps in building China into a country strong on sports.
Technological innovations are playing vital roles in supporting sports development. To build a country strong on sports, it is necessary to integrate multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary strengths, as well as coordinate the promotion of technological research and development and the transformation of scientific achievements.
More than 200 sci -tech achievements were used to support the Winter Olympics, making the light of sci -tech shining during the Winter Olympics. A series of sci-tech achievements such as a 5G studio in high-speed train, zero-gravity beds, and smart restaurants with robot chefs were impressive highlights.
Multiple advanced technological training facilities also helped athletes achieve breakthroughs at Beijing 2022. Wind tunnel design, a technique widely used in designing missiles, rockets, and aircraft, has now been used in sports like ski jumping.
It enables much greater efficiency in training by suspending athletes in mid-air and simulating airflows similar to the surrounding winds.
To honor the promise of hosting a green games, all venues for Beijing 2022 were supplied with 100 percent green power and used optimized construction materials that meet the three-star standard of green construction. The competition zones in Yanqing and Zhangjiakou were serviced by hydrogen-fueled buses, available to connect high-speed railway stations and spectator parking lots.
The National Speed Skating Oval is one of the first venues in the world to use carbon dioxide transcritical direct cooling ice technology for ice-making.
These sci-tech achievements, which received increased exposure through the Beijing Winter Olympics, are also helping to boost sustainable development and create lasting benefits for the people in the host cities and the global community.