Winter Olympics-2022 will be held in Beijing

Almaty. July 31. Silkroadnews - As a result of secret ballot at the 128th Session of the International Olympic Committee in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) on Friday, the XXIV Winter Olympic Games and the XIII Paralympic Games in 2022 will be held Beijing.
Recall, for the right of the White Olympics competed two cities - Almaty and Beijing.
The main advantages of the Games in Almaty called: the experience of the Asian Winter Games in 2011, the organization of the Winter Universiade in 2017, 70% -s readiness of the infrastructure for the Games in 2022 (the city authorities had promised to increase the level of readiness to 80% by 2017 ), a compact arrangement of the Olympic Games (in a radius of 30 km from the Olympic Village), climate (the snow), and others.
The main advantages of the Games in Beijing called: the experience of the Olympic Games in 2008, the development of the city and the nearby sports infrastructure, a high level of popular support, and others.
Direct costs of the Olympic Winter Games in Almaty were estimated at $1.7 billion, and indirect - $4.5 billion. Revenue from the games is projected at around $3 billion.
It is known that the IOC will allocate $880 million for a capital of Winter Olympic Games in 2022.