Closing Ceremony for the 2022 Paralympic Winter Games in Beijing

The closing ceremony of the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing marked the end of an almost six-week run for international sports in the Chinese capital that began with the opening of the Winter Olympics on February 4th.

The ceremony ended a run for Asia of hosting four of the last eight Olympics and Paralympics, starting with the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The next Summer Olympics and Paralympics are in 2024 in Paris, followed by Winter Games in Milan-Cortina, Italy in 2026, and Los Angeles in 2028 with the Summer Games.

The earliest return to Asia looks like the 2030 Winter Olympics with Sapporo, Japan, a top contender. It was the Winter Games host in 1972.