OLY House Beijing 2022

Games-time Olympian Reunions

Beijing 2022 is an opportunity for all of us to come together, be inspired and celebrate the amazing achievements of Olympians.

A perfect way for NOAs to connect with Olympians either in person or online is through Olympian Reunions. And WOA is here to help and support you with organising.

Upcoming Olympian Reunions

NOA	Activity	Date	Location	Contact Details
Portugal	OLY Presentation	26-Mar	Cascais, Portugal	Cascais Olímpico - AAOP
Philippines	Airbnb Experience	26-Mar	Online	philippines@olympians.org

Are you an Olympian and have yet to connect with your NOA? Please find your local contact via the NOA Directory

To find out more click here.

If you have other ideas about how to celebrate Olympians and the Winter Games please let us know.

For help, advice or feedback email info@thewoa.org.

Olympians Association of Japan (OAJ) – Online Reunion

Olympian Reunion – 5^th February

OAJ livened up the Olympic Winter Games in Beijing and brought ‘cheers’ to Team Japan with an online Olympian Reunion event on 5 February. 33 people attended including:

Junko Hiramatsu OLY [Maiden name: Ueno] (Figure skating) 1960 Squaw Valley, 1964 Innsbruck
Tomio Aoi OLY (cross-country skiing) 1972 Sapporo
Eriko Sanmiya OLY (Speed Skating) 1998 Nagano, 2002 Salt Lake City
Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi OLY (curling) 2018 Pyeongchang

OLY Canada

Airbnb experience – 15^th February

Six Olympians attended an online Group Recovery session with Olympian Neville Wright OLY. Neville connected with the Olympians on Zoom and shared his journey to the Olympics as well as going through various sequences of movement and recovery that he has used as a high-performance athlete.

NOC Colombia

Colombian OLY Presentation – 16^th February

Organised by the Colombian Olympians Association, friends and family of Olympians from Colombia got together to host an OLY presentation for Olympians in Beijing. Laura Gomez OLY, speed skating, and Carlos Quintana OLY, cross country, were presented with their OLY pin and certificate. The Olympians shared stories of how they started out in winter sports in Colombia, and how their preparation for the Beijing 2022 Olympic Games has been so far.

Olympians Singapore

Airbnb experience – 25^th February

As part of OLY House Beijing 2022, 10 Singaporean Olympians joined Olympians Singapore in an Airbnb Experience where Parisian hosts took them on a virtual bike tour around the City of Lights. The hosts shared the history and culture at different stops including the Notre Dame Cathedral, Palais Royal, along the River Seine and the Eiffel Tower.

Nepal Olympians Association

Skill Development Training and OLY Presentation – 24^th & 25^th February

Nepal Olympians Association and Nepal Olympic Committee organised a 2-day Skill Development Training Course, including Public Speaking sessions, Yoga, Meditation and Sport Psychology. The sessions were attended by 40 Olympians, finishing with an official OLY Presentation.