CONI President, Giovanni Malagò, together with honorary IOC member, Mario Pescante, and Secretary General, Carlo Mornati, received IOC member, member of the Athletes' Commission, and member of the board of the WADA FOUNDATION, Chinese Olympic Committee and speed skating Olympian Hong Zhang today at the Foro Italico. 

During the meeting, in addition to general topics, they talked about Beijing 2022, the general moment experienced by the movement and the challenges that await it in the coming years, with an eye on the next Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Milan Cortina 2026. Zhang won five-ring gold at Sochi 2014 and has been an IOC member since 2018.