Staff work on a track at the National Sliding Center in Beijing, capital of China, on March 4, 2020. (Beijing Major Projects Construction Headquarters Office/Handout via Xinhua)
Beijing 2022 trains volunteers via livestream classes amid the global coronavirus pandemic.
BEIJING, March 29 (Xinhua) -- Amid the global COVID-19 pandemic, volunteers for the 2022 Beijing Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games are receiving training via livestream classes.
Feng Jing makes a selfie while holding a Chinese national flag at the geographic south pole on Junuary 8, 2018. (Xinhua/Feng Jing)
On Saturday, Feng Jing, one of China's best-known explorers, gave a lesson on how she used cross-country skiing techniques on her expedition to Antarctica, with over 300 volunteers serving snow events watching it via livestream.
Zhang Jiandong (2nd R), Vice Mayor of Beijing and Executive Vice President of Beijing 2022, attends the Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS) World Broadcaster Meeting (WBM) online at Shougang headquarters in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 24, 2020. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)
Volunteer leader Wang Zhong said he believed that Feng Jing's course taught the team members the skills of field survival, and also inspired everyone's confidence in participating in and serving the Beijing Winter Olympics.
Representatives of the volunteers attend the launching ceremony of the global recruitment of volunteers for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 5, 2019. (Xinhua/Peng Ziyang)
Coming from all walks of life, with ages ranging from 18 to 64, the volunteers have been recruited to serve the snow events at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. ■
