Austrian official praises efforts by China as one-year countdown to Winter Games begins
As China embraces the start of the one-year countdown for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, a top tourism official in Tyrol, the Austrian state that has hosted two Winter Olympics, says he is confident that “China is capable of preparing and hosting the Winter Olympics just perfectly”.
Florian Phleps, head of the Tyrol Tourism Board, said his comments were based on the “meticulous preparation and realization back in 2008” when Beijing presented Summer Olympics to the world, coupled with his own observations during a visit to the country three years ago.
“I was impressed about the scale (of) China handling huge projects in…