Bach thanked BOCOG, China government departments and all the people of China in his speech. "Thank you for making this Winter Olympics possible, and thank you for making it safe for everyone to participate in this Winter Olympics." .
He said, "The Olympic Games will always build a bridge of communication, and will never build a high wall."
Bach said that the United Nations General Assembly adopted the resolution of the Olympic Truce by consensus of 193 member states, which explicitly mentioned the Olympic athletes. "Thank you for promoting world peace and mutual understanding of mankind with the help of the Olympic ideal, and in the spirit of Olympic peace, encourage governments around the world to abide by your commitment to the Olympic Truce and give peace a chance."
Let's take a look at the bilingual full text of Bach's speech:
Welcome to Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. To all our friends in China: Happy New Year. Happy New Year and all the best in the Year of the Tiger!
Welcome to Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics! I wish friends in China a happy New Year, a happy New Year and a prosperous Year of the Tiger!
The year of the tiger is also the year of the Olympics. Both the Year of the Tiger and the Year of the Olympics represent ambition, courage and strength.
This year is the Year of the Tiger and the Year of the Olympics. Both the Year of the Tiger and the Year of the Olympics represent ambition, courage and strength.
Today, due to this ambition, China is a winter sports country. More than 300 million people engage in winter sports in about 2,000 ski resorts and skating rinks.
Today, it is with this ambition that China has become a country of winter sports. In China, more than 300 million people participate in winter sports in about 2,000 ski resorts and skating rinks.
This extraordinary achievement has opened a new era of global winter sports. It will raise global participation to a new level and benefit the people of China and winter sports enthusiasts all over the world.
China's extraordinary achievements in winter sports have opened a new era of global winter sports, which will bring the participation of global winter sports to a new level and benefit the people of China and winter sports enthusiasts all over the world.
We can only write this new chapter in the history of sports, because our enthusiastic host, the people of China, we sincerely thank them for welcoming us so warmly. Thank you, our friend from China!
Today, we can write this new chapter in the history of sports, thanks to our warm host, that is, all the people of China. I sincerely thank the people of China for their hospitality. Thank you, China friends!
Special thanks to all the volunteers. You made us feel at home from the moment we arrived. Your smiling eyes warm our hearts. Thank you volunteers.
We want to thank all the volunteers in particular. From the moment we arrived, you made us feel at home. The smile in your eyes warms our hearts. Thank you volunteers!
Unfortunately, a global epidemic remains a reality for all of us. Therefore, our gratitude to the Beijing 2022 Organizing Committee, government departments and all the people of China is even deeper. Thank you for making the Winter Olympics possible and holding it in a safe way for everyone.
Unfortunately, a global epidemic is still a reality that we must face. Therefore, we would like to thank BOCOG, the government departments of China and all the people of China for making this Winter Olympics possible, so that everyone can participate in this Winter Olympics safely.
We have come this far because countless medical workers, doctors and scientists, and everyone in China and around the world are doing their duty. Thank you for your outstanding efforts and unity.
We can gather here thanks to the active dedication of countless medical staff, researchers and all the staff in China and around the world. Thank you for your hard work, unity and cooperation.
In the same spirit, we sympathize with all athletes who cannot realize their Olympic dreams because of the epidemic.
Based on the same spirit, we also care for all athletes who can't realize their Olympic dreams because of the epidemic.
Dear Olympic friends,
Your Olympic stage is ready.
You have overcome so many challenges and experienced great uncertainty to come here. But now it's your moment: the moment you've been longing for-the moment we all long for.
Olympic athletes, the Olympic stage has been set up for you. You overcame many difficulties and experienced many uncertainties, and finally came here. Now, you are about to usher in your own moment. This is the moment you have been waiting for, and it is also the moment we have been waiting for.
Now-your Olympic dream is coming true-in the magnificent stadium, with the support of hundreds of millions of new winter sports fans in China.
Now, with the support of hundreds of millions of new winter sports fans in China, you will realize your Olympic dream in the grand stadium.
You are Olympic athletes-if we all follow the same rules and respect each other, you will show what the world will be like.
As Olympic athletes, you will show the world what the world will be like if we follow the same rules and respect each other.
In the next two weeks, you will compete with each other for the highest prize. At the same time, you will coexist peacefully under one roof in the Olympic Village. There will be no discrimination for any reason.
In the next two weeks, you will compete fiercely for the highest honor, and at the same time, you will live in harmony under the same roof in the Olympic Village, where there will be no discrimination for any reason.
In our fragile world, division, conflict and distrust are on the rise. We show the world that yes, we may become fierce competitors and live together in peace and mutual respect.
The world we live in is fragile, and division, conflict and suspicion are escalating. We want to prove to the world that yes, fierce competitors can live in peace and respect each other.
This is the mission of the Olympic Games: let us come together in peaceful competition. Always building bridges, never erecting walls. Unite diverse human beings.
This is the mission of the Olympic Games, to unite people in peaceful competition. The Olympic Games always build bridges of communication, and never build walls. The Olympic Games let us maintain diversity while uniting.
This mission has been strongly supported by the United Nations General Assembly. 193 UN Member States unanimously adopted the Olympic Truce resolution. The resolution explicitly mentions you, Olympic athletes, and welcomes you to promote peace and human understanding through the Olympic ideal.
This lofty mission has been strongly supported by the United Nations General Assembly. The United Nations General Assembly adopted the Olympic Truce resolution by consensus of 193 Member States. Olympic athletes are explicitly mentioned in the resolution. Thank you for using the Olympic ideal to promote world peace and mutual understanding among mankind.
In the spirit of Olympic peace, I call on all political authorities in the world to abide by your commitment to the Olympic Truce. Give peace a chance.
In the spirit of Olympic peace, I call on governments all over the world to abide by your commitment to the Olympic Truce and give peace a chance.
Dear athletes, we are all with you. We all support you. We are all cheering for you.
Dear athletes, we stand with you, we are all supporting you, and we are all cheering for you!
May this encourage you to walk faster, aim higher and become stronger together. In this way, in this Olympic year, you will inspire the world with the same ambition, courage and strength as the Year of the Tiger.
May such support encourage you to unite and make faster, higher and stronger progress. In this way, you will inspire people all over the world with the ambition, courage and strength of the Year of the Tiger in this Olympic year.
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Source: Xinhua News Agency, International Olympic Committee, official website