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The Latest: China says Beijing on track for 2022 games

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Latest on the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local):

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Organizers of the Winter Olympics in 2022 in Beijing are promising that everything is already on track for the country's second Olympics, building on experience from the Summer Games in 2008.

Pan Zhiwei, director of international relations, says the games will attract 300 million more Chinese to participate in winter sports.

Pan says: "We know that we have a long way to go to be a strong nation in winter sports. An important reason for us to bid for the Olympic Winter Games is our desire to popularize and develop winter sports through hosting the games.