[Shijingshan District] Sister Cities of Shijingshan Extend Best Wishes to Beijing Winter Olympics_Latest News

On the eve of the opening of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, the sister cities or districts of Shijingshan District, including Mapo-gu in Seoul, South Korea, Chita in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia, and Itabashi City and Sumida City in Tokyo, Japan, sent their best wishes to the Beijing 2022 through video, letter and other forms.

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Yoo Dong-gyun, Mayor of Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea, extended his sincere congratulations on the Beijing 2022 Games. He said that Beijing would become the first city in the world to host both the Summer and Winter Olympics, making it a dual Olympic city. The name of the Beijing Winter Olympics medal is “Tongxin”, meaning “together as one”. The mayor also hoped that this Winter Olympics would become a stage where people from all over the world join hands to create a better future and that the Olympic spirit of pursuing a peaceful world would spread to every corner of the global village.

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In the video, Evgeniy Yarilov, Mayor of Chita, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia, and Alexander Sapozhnikov, head of the administration of Chita, held the torch of the Sochi Winter Olympics and wished the Beijing Games a complete success and the athletes greater success. They said that China had rich experience in hosting major international events, and they believed that the Olympic spirit would gather athletes from all over the world to celebrate friendship and promote peace together.

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Takeshi Sakamoto, Mayor of Itabashi City, Tokyo, Japan, wished the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics a success and the athletes good luck. He believed that the Beijing 2022 would showcase China’s rich cultural heritage and its commitment to sustainable development.

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Tōru Yamamoto, Mayor of Sumida City, Tokyo, Japan, said that top players from all over the world would gather in Beijing to celebrate this sports event that symbolizes peace. He sincerely wished the Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games a complete success and that Shijingshan District would seize this opportunity to achieve greater development.