With the "truly exceptional" Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games concluded, the Chinese capital has written a chapter of its own as the first city to have hosted both the Summer and Winter Olympics.
China's increasing enthusiasm for hosting the Olympic Games dates back over 30 years ago when Beijing held the 1990 Asian Games. Find out how China has changed over the last three decades, and how much of that change has been influenced by sports.
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