Winter Olympics: Closing ceremony marks ends of Beijing 2022 as IOC president Thomas Bach calls for peace

The Winter Olympics came to an end with the closing ceremony in Beijing on Sunday.

After two weeks of action in which almost 3,000 athletes competed in 109 events across 15 disciplines, the Olympic flame was extinguished at the Bird’s Nest stadium.

International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach called for political leaders "around the world" to be inspired by the athletes’ "example of solidarity and peace".

"This unifying power of the Olympic Games is stronger than the forces that want to divide us," he said amid rising tensions between Russia and Ukraine.

Great Britain leave Beijing with two medals - gold in the women’s curling and silver in the men’s event.

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