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Beijing Will hold the 2022 Winter Olympics

Beijing has become the first city to host both Summer and Winter Olympic Games after beating Kazakhstan's Almaty to hold the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Following a closed-door vote by International Olympic Committee (IOC) members, President Authentic Coach Outlet Thomas Bach announced that Beijing is the winner of 2022 Winter Olympics during the 128th IOC Coach Factory Outlet Session in Kuala Lumpur on Friday afternoon. Beijing won 44 nods against Almaty's 40 in the voting.

The choice of Beijing as host of the 2022 Winter Olympics over Kazakhstan's Almaty was Authentic Coach Outlet Online a solid vote for the tried and tested, and the financial and organizational security of China.

Beijing was seen by the IOC as a safe, reliable choice that also offered vast commercial Coach Discount Handbags opportunities in a new winter sports market of more than 300 million people in northern China.

The victory over long-shot Kazakhstan was a nod to China's rocket-fast rise as a global powerhouse, giving Coach Factory the most populous nation another shot at welcoming the most-watched sporting event in the world.