Concerns and controversies at the 2022 Winter Olympics the proposed venues will be adjacent to the Songshan National Nature Reserve and part of the same mountain system, and the environmental impact on the nature reserve of construction, and artificially covering parts of the mountain with snow, is uncertain. Domestic Chinese criticism and debate on the potential environmental impacts caused by the game are censored by the Chinese government on the press and internet. Concerns and controversies at the 2022 Winter Olympics There have been concerns and controversies about the 2022 Winter Olympics which will be hosted in Beijing, China. Several cities withdrew their applications during the bidding process,
2024 Winter Youth Olympics 2024 Winter Youth Olympics The 2024 Winter Youth Olympics will be the fourth edition of the Winter Youth Olympic Games, an international sports, education and cultural festival for teenagers, in a city designated by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The host city is to be announced at the 134th IOC Session on 23 June 2019 at the SwissTech Convention Center in Lausanne, Switzerland. Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Boyko Borissov launched a bid to host the event after Thomas Bach visited Sofia in September, 2018. Sofia bid to host the 1992 and 1994 Winter Olympics, but lost to Albertville and Lillehammer respectively.