The Mayor of Milan Giuseppe Sala (1st L) and the Mayor of Cortina Gianpietro Ghedina (2nd L) wave the Olympic flag during the closing ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games at the National Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 20, 2022. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)
BEIJING, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- The Olympic flag has been handed over to mayors of Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, the host cities of the 2026 Olympic Winter Games, at the closing ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Games here on Sunday.
Beijing mayor Chen Jining passed the Olympic flag to International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach, who then handed it to the mayors of the 2026 host cities.
The floor was then given to Milan-Cortina, who presented their eight-minute show themed "Duality, Together."
Thomas Bach (L), President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) waves the Olympic flag during the closing ceremony of the 24th Olympic Winter Games at the National Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 20, 2022. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)
International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach (1st L) looks on as the Mayor of Milan Giuseppe Sala (2nd L) and the Mayor of Cortina Gianpietro Ghedina (2nd R) wave the Olympic flag during the closing ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games at the National Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 20, 2022. (Xinhua/Cao Can)
Photo taken on Feb. 20, 2022 shows the Milano-Cortina eight-minute show during the closing ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games at the National Stadium in Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua/Li He)
Photo taken on Feb. 20, 2022 shows the Milano-Cortina eight-minute show during the closing ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games at the National Stadium in Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua/Li He)
Photo taken on Feb. 20, 2022 shows the Milano-Cortina eight-minute show during the closing ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games at the National Stadium in Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua/Li Ran)
Photo taken on Feb. 20, 2022 shows the Milano-Cortina eight-minute show during the closing ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games at the National Stadium in Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua/Cao Can)
