Ice testing program to begin for Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games

The first ice testing program for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics will begin on April 1 in the Chinese capital, after the snow testing program concluded successfully in February in snow competition zones in Beijing's Yanqing District and Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province.

The 10-day event will involve at least 700 athletes and officials. It will fully test all five ice competition venues in the Chinese capital in competition event of curling, speed skating, figure skating and ice hockey.

Yao Hui, chief sports venue manager of the event, said that the testing program is to build up experiences in the operation, the competitions and supporting facilities, and to find potential problems.

COVID-19 protective measures are taken as part of the test and preparations for the upcoming Games. And more rounds of testing will be held in the coming months.

(CGTN)