China’s Olympians Pledge to ‘Repay the Leader With All Our Might’ at Kick-Off Ceremony

A worker makes repairs to a video wall at the Main Media Center, ahead of the opening ceremonies for the Beijing Winter Olympics in February, on January 9, 2022 in Beijing, China. Katopodis/Getty Images

A group of Chinese Olympians chanted a vow to compete in the upcoming Olympic Games for the glory of their motherland and their leader in Tiananmen Square in Beijing last week.

The Beijing Winter Olympic Games are to be held from Feb. 4 to Feb. 20, 2022.