Winter Olympics without fans from abroad

Fans from outside the country will not be able to cheer on athletes at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing: tickets for the Winter Games will only be sold to spectators from mainland China, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced on Wednesday. Unvaccinated athletes will have to be quarantined for 21 days before the Games, according to the statement. The organizers of the Beijing Games had informed the IOC Executive Board of these Covid measures to „help deliver safe and successful Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games as scheduled.“ according to the statement.