Cambodian King to attend opening ceremony of Winter Olympics in China

 

Tep Neayok 

According to the planned program, His Majesty King Norodom Sihamoni, King of the Kingdom of Cambodia will attend the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, on January 3, 2022 .  

The event will take place from February 4 to 20, 2022 in Beijing, China. 

The values of the Olympic Games are respected and practiced by the people and China to promote the common values of humanity, especially the 2022 Winter Olympics, which is further proof that this is a sports forum actively contribute to building a community of common destiny for humanity. 

This is not the first time that the spirit of the Winter Olympics has been firmly exercised, but China hosted the Summer Olympics in August 2008 and received worldwide attention and admiration in the whole world.

In 2022, the international community is paying more attention to China in the grand program of hosting the 2022 Winter Olympics. 

Beijing is the first capital in the world to host both the Summer and Winter Olympics, and the Winter Olympics in Beijing will be the greenest Olympic Games in history.




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