How long does it take for the average athlete to arrive before the start of the Winter Olympics?

Under normal circumstances, athletes and delegations participating in the Olympic Games will arrive at the competition location one week in advance to familiarize themselves with the environment. The Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee has strengthened epidemic prevention and control during the arrival and departure process. Remote prevention and control will be strengthened before entry. Olympic-related personnel will undergo daily health monitoring 14 days before arriving in China, and complete vaccinations 14 days before arriving in China.

Two nucleic acid tests are required 96 hours before flight departure, and boarding is required with a green code. After arriving at Capital International Airport, you must complete customs health declaration verification and temperature monitoring, and complete nucleic acid sampling and testing.

Prevention and Control Regulations

On September 29, 2021, International Olympic Committee President Bach presided over an International Olympic Committee Executive Committee meeting, and International Paralympic Committee President Parsons attended. . The meeting reviewed key epidemic prevention and control policies for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympics. According to plan, the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee will release the first edition of the "Epidemic Prevention Manual" in late October and the second edition in December. Relevant policies will also be explained in more detail in the "Epidemic Prevention Manual".

On September 29, 2021, the epidemic prevention and control policies for the Beijing Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympics were officially announced. In view of the fact that the current global COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control situation is still severe and complex, it has been decided not to sell tickets to overseas audiences, but only to domestic audiences who meet the relevant requirements for epidemic prevention and control. From January 23, 2022 to the end of the Winter Paralympics, a closed loop will be implemented manage.

All Winter Olympics participants and staff at home and abroad who enter the closed loop will undergo daily nucleic acid testing, and participating athletes will be vaccinated as needed. Other personnel implement the "choose one" policy, that is, those who have completed the full course of vaccination 14 days before coming to China will directly enter closed-loop management after entry; those who have not been vaccinated or have not completed the full course of vaccination will undergo 21 days of centralized quarantine and observation after entry.

On October 27, 2021, at the press conference of the State Council Information Office, Zhang Jiandong, executive vice chairman of the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee and deputy mayor of Beijing, introduced: Those who do not comply with the provisions of the "Epidemic Prevention Manual" will be punished. You may face serious consequences such as warnings, temporary or permanent revocation of registration qualifications, temporary or permanent disqualification, expulsion from the competition, and disqualification of relevant qualifications.