The International Olympic Committee Executive Board announced that all 12 Beijing 2022 venues were fit for competition ©IOC/Greg Martin

All 12 competition venues for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games have been completed and approved by the respective International Federations at the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board meeting in Lausanne.

The three Olympic Villages, main media centre, national stadium, and other non-competition venues have also been handed over for use, and the overlay construction is said to be "proceeding smoothly".

Ice-making has been completed in the venues for ice sports, and "Look of the Games" plans have been completed.

Despite passing checks, the facilities are still being refined during a series of test events and training activities taking place in Beijing, Yanqing and Zhangjiakou.

In October, international competitions in speed skating, figure skating, short track speed skating, wheelchair curling, bobsleigh and skeleton all took place.

In November and December, further international events for luge, freestyle skiing and snowboard will be held, along with ice hockey testing activities.

While some of these events welcomed spectators from the local community, preparations to open ticket sales for the Games, to fans from mainland China, are being finalised.

In addition to the venue update, the event organiser also highlighted its recent engagement activities which included the 100-days-to-go celebrations, and the launch of the Olympic and Paralympic medals as well as uniforms for volunteers, officials and the workforce.

Organisers also continue to finalise COVID-19 countermeasures following the release of the first versions of the playbooks for the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022.

The second editions are expected to be published on December 8.

The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics are set to run from February 4 to 20 while the Paralympics are due to take place from March 4 to 13.