The differences between 2022 Winter Olympic host city finalists Almaty, Kazakhstan, and Beijing start with size.
Look at the nations’ most famous athletes on hand for the International Olympic Committee vote in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Friday.
Kazakhstan has Olympic bronze medalist figure skater Denis Ten, who is 5 feet, 6 inches. China brought Yao Ming, the retired basketball star who is 7 feet, 6 inches.
Only two cities are Olympic bidding finalists, for just the second time in 34 years.
If Almaty wins, it will mark the first Olympics in Kazakhstan.