BEIJING,Feb.3(Xinhua)--Afterhavingbeenclosedforrenovationslastingmorethantwoyears,theBeijingOlympicMuseum(BOM)reopenedtothepubliconSaturdaytomarkthesecondanniversaryofthe2022BeijingOlympicWinterGames.LocatedsouthoftheNationalStadiumknownasthe"Bird'sNest",theBOM,foundedin2009,nowcoversatotalareaof26,000squaremeters.Throughmorethanathousandexhibits,themuseumdemonstratesBeijing'slegacyasadualOlympiccity.ThomasBach,presidentoftheInternationalOlympicCommittee(IOC),expressedhisbestwishestotheChinesepeoplefortheupcomingSpringFestivalandnotedviavideolink,"AllChinesepeoplecantakegreatprideinthefactthatwhenBeijingbecamethefirstcityintheworldtohostboththesummerandwintereditionsoftheOlympicGames,youwerewritinggreatOlympichistory.""ThenewandimprovedBeijingOlympicMuseumisashiningexampleofalivinglegacyandwillcontinuetoinspireeveryvisitorwithtimelessOlympicvalues,"saidBach.Beijing'sDeputyMayorSimaHongadded,"TheBOMwillhostaseriesofexhibitions,aswellaseducational,researchandculturalactivities,whichcanboostthetourismandsportsindustries.BeijingwillalsostrengthencooperationwiththeIOCandotherinternationalorganizationstocarryforwardtheOlympicspirit."Duringtheceremony,ChineseathletesYeQiaobo,DengYaping,TongWen,WuDajingandHanXiaopengalsodonatedtheircollectionstotheBOM,includingtabletennisbats,iceskatingbladesandskis.WinterOlympicchampionWusaid,"Eachcollectiontellsastorywhichisunforgettableforus.IbelievetheexhibitioncanmotivatemorepeopletoenjoysportsandfeeltheOlympicspirit."Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.