On the 18th, the kindling of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games was successfully collected at the ancient Olympia site on the Peloponnesian Peninsula in Greece. In an interview with reporters, Yu Zaiqing, special representative of the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee and vice chairman of the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee, said that the successful collection of kindles means that the Beijing Winter Olympics will soon set sail. Yu Zaiqing said that for the Beijing Winter Olympic Games, fire collection is a very important node. "The collection of the Olympic flame is a cultural ceremony inherited from ancient times. It represents light, justice, peace and unity. It is a noble symbol of the Olympic spirit. The successful collection of the Olympic flame means that the Beijing Winter Olympic Games will set sail soon. The Olympic flame will focus the eyes of the world on Beijing." Yu Zaiqing, who experienced the fire collection of the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games and now came to Greece as the head of the delegation for the fire collection ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games, said that he felt different this time. "First of all, hosting the Winter Olympic Games makes Beijing the first city to host both the 2008 Summer Olympic Games and the 2022 Winter Olympic Games. There may be such a city in the future, but we are the first, which is of great significance. Second, the Winter Olympic Games has issued a call to drive 300 million people to participate in ice and snow sports, and will improve the national fitness level through ice and snow sports. Third, with With more people participating in ice and snow sports, China's sports industry will also usher in rapid development, and our competitive level will be further improved, "Yu Zaiqing said. According to the plan, the fire of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games will be handed over to the Beijing Winter Olympic Organizing Committee by the Greek Olympic Committee at Panathinaiko stadium in Athens on the 19th local time. The working team of the Beijing Winter Olympic Organizing Committee will fly the fire back to China on the same day. Yu Zaiqing said that after the return of the Winter Olympic flame, a series of activities such as the torch relay will be held. "Through the torch relay, we hope to show the world that China can host a successful Olympic Games. At the same time, it also means that the preparations for the Winter Olympics have entered a sprint stage. We are holding a test race and the venue projects have been completed. Unlike previous winter Olympics, this winter Olympics also has the problem of epidemic prevention and control. We, the IOC and various countries (regions) Together with the Olympic Committee, on the basis of soliciting their opinions, formulate epidemic prevention and control policies, which can not only ensure the health of athletes, but also ensure the smooth holding of the Winter Olympic Games, so as to be simple, safe and wonderful. " (outlook new era)