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A rundown of the biggest moments in athletics this year

A rundown of the biggest moments in athletics this year

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The year 2022 offered and will continue to offer prospects of excellent athletics events. Sports enthusiasts, especially those more inclined to follow track sporting events, are enjoying a feast of tournaments this year while placing bets at instant withdrawal casinos. Some events include the Winter Olympics and the Winter Paralympics in Beijing, China, and the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, in the United Kingdom. In addition, to these significant events, there are important athletics competitions such as the Diamond League and the London Marathon.

Following the positive outcome of its bid to hold the 2022 Olympic Winter Games, China became the first country in the world to have had the honour of hosting both the summer and winter editions of the Olympic Games. Building on the foundations and legacies of the landmark Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, China managed to encourage its population to embrace winter sports through the organization of 109 events held in three cities of Beijing, Yanqing, and Zhangjiakou. The Chinese capital hosted the four snow events of snowboarding big air and freestyle skiing big air for males and females. It also hosted ice events such as curling, ice hockey and skating. These events were held in venues built and used during the Beijing Olympic Games of 2008. Yanqing hosted the alpine skiing and sliding events, including bobsleigh, skeleton, and luge.

The aggregate medal table winners saw Norway with 37 medals, the Republic of Korea with 32 medals, Germany with 27 medals, and the United States with 25 medals.

The Winter Paralympics 2022

The Winter Paralympic Games 2022 were also held in Beijing, China, from March 4-13. For this tournament, China welcomed a record of over 650 para-athletes from 49 National Paralympic Committees. The participants competed in 78 events across six Para sports. A total of 39 events for men, 35 for women and four mixed events. The sporting events were held in five venues in the zones of Beijing, Yanqing, and Zhangjiakou. Some of the venues used in respect of ice hockey and wheelchair curling were built in 2008 for the Olympic Games held in China in the same year. The Paralympic Winter Games in China welcome the participation of Israel, Azerbaijan, and Puerto Rico for the first time. The official motto for the games was “Together for a Shared Future”, resonating with the games’ power to overcome global challenges and create a shared future for humanity.

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