Moreover, Beijing stresses an economical Games. The Bid Committee has adhered to the principles of being scientific, meticulous, prudent and feasible in the budgeting for the Games. Out of the 12 competition and non-competition venues in Beijing, 11 are existing venues inherited from the Beijing 2008 Olympics.
The delegation for the other candidate city, Almaty in Kazakhstan, held its first round of scheduled presentations before Beijing.
"During the presentations we showed our map and we presented in detail our existing venues," a member of the Almaty delegation said after the meeting, which also saw the central Asian delegation answer questions from the 85 IOC members.
The official said that they answered all the IOC questions "both honestly and frankly".
According to the 2022 Evaluation Commission's report released earlier this month, Almaty's vision is to contribute to the Kazakhstan 2050 development plan, enhance the population's health as well as the country's international profile while delivering the games which can be used as model for sustainable and affordable games in the future.
Tuesday is the first of two days of crucial presentations, where both candidate cities Almaty and Beijing will try to impress IOC members ahead of the decisive July 31 vote during the committee's 128th session in Kuala Lumpur this year.
Following are the major events for the 2022 winter games bid.
November 11, 2013:
The Chinese Olympic Committee formally announces its bid to the International Olympic Committee as a candidate city for the 2022 Olympic Winter Games.
March 14, 2014:
The International Olympic Committee officially announces 5 cities bidding to host the 2022 Winter Olympic Games: Beijing, China; Krakow, Poland; Oslo, Norway; Almaty, Kazakhstan; and Lviv, Ukraine.
July 7, 2014:
The International Olympic Committee officially announces the 3 cities that have become candidate cities for the 2022 Olympic Winter Games: Beijing, China; Oslo, Norway; and Almaty, Kazakhstan.
August 1, 2014:
The entire Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games Bid Committee takes their very first picture all together, posed underneath the official bid logo which is designed after the Chinese character for Winter.
October 1, 2014:
With Oslo, Norway officially retracting its bid, the remaining 2 candidate cities for the 2022 Winter Olympics are Beijing, China and Almaty, Kazakhstan.
January 6, 2015:
Representatives from the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Bid Committee arrive in Lausanne, Switzerland to officially deliver their candidature file for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games to the International Olympic Committee.
March 24-28, 2015:
International Olympic Committee Evaluation Commission visits Beijing.
June 1, 2015:
International Olympic Committee released the report by the Evaluation Commission for the Olympic Winter Games 2022.
June 9-10, 2015:
A high-level delegation of senior Beijing 2022 officials travel to Lausanne for the 2022 Candidate City Briefing.
July 31, 2015:
The host city for the Olympic Winter Games 2022 will be elected at the 128th IOC Session in Kuala Lumpur following a final presentation by the cities to the full IOC membership.
