It was a non-binding vote (and only Vancouver ratepayers were eligible to cast a ballot) that cost Vancouver taxpayers $600,000 to hold.Īlmost two decades on, Stewart thinks differently about bidding for the Games today. 22, 2003, plebiscite drew almost 135,000 eligible voters, a record turnout, and the ‘ yes’ side won 64 per cent to 36 per cent, a margin of almost two-to-one. “Way back, I was a skeptic,” Stewart said. Kennedy Stewart, Vancouver’s mayor today but a professor of public policy at Simon Fraser University back in the run-up to 2010, was so dubious of a host bid that he helped craft a plebiscite to prevent it from happening. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receipt.Vancouver Sun Run: Sign up & event info.“This will facilitate the growth of winter sports in China by giving those spectators a first-hand Olympic and Paralympic experience of elite winter sports, as well as bringing a favourable atmosphere to the venues,” it said. The IOC welcomed the decision to admit spectators in Beijing, while acknowledging disappointment that fans from outside mainland China would be banned. The IOC statement said “athletes who can provide a justified medical exemption will have their cases considered,” adding that all vaccines recognized by the World Health Organization or approved by the countries or regions concerned will be accepted.Īll domestic and international participants and staff in the bubble will be tested daily for Covid-19, according to the IOC statement.ĭuring the Tokyo Summer Olympics this year, Japan did not allow fans in the stands, as the Japanese capital was placed under a state of emergency amid surging infections. While vaccination against Covid-19 will not be required by the IOC, Team USA has mandated that its entire traveling membership are vaccinated.
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Roman Pilipey/EPA-EFE/ShutterstockĪ Chinese version of the protocols cited by state media said “all athletes who are eligible to be vaccinated should be vaccinated,” while other participants can choose either full vaccination or 21 days of centralized quarantine. Those who are not fully vaccinated, meanwhile, will have to spend 21 days in quarantine upon arrival.Ī man rides a scooter next to the Big Air Shougang, a Beijing 2022 venue on the site of a former steel plant, in Beijing, on September 7. “Within the closed loop, participants will be allowed to move only between Games-related venues for training, competitions and work,” the IOC said.Īthletes and other participants who are fully vaccinated will be allowed to enter the bubble without quarantine. It will also have its own transport system. The bubble – in place from January 23 until the end of the Winter Paralympics on March 13 – will cover all stadiums and competition venues, as well as accommodation, catering, and the opening and closing ceremonies. Under Covid-19 protocols unveiled by the IOC, the Games will be held in a bubble in the Chinese capital from February 4 to 20, as Beijing becomes the first city to host both the Summer and Winter Olympics.
The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics will be open to spectators – but only if they live in mainland China, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said Wednesday, as organizers gave a first glimpse into the country’s plans to hold the event while enforcing a strict zero-Covid strategy.
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