Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics official says pandemic is biggest challenge to Games

BEIJING (Reuters) – Zhang Jiandong, a senior official with the Beijing Organising Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, said on Wednesday that Beijing is prepared for the Games but that the COVID-19 pandemic is the biggest challenge they face.

Zhang was speaking at a news briefing held as the 100 day countdown to the Games begins in Beijing.

(Reporting by Martin Pollard and Gabriel Crossley; Editing by Sam Holmes)