Malian student achieves Winter Olympics dream

When the 2022 Winter Olympics kicked off on Friday night in Beijing, Komani Mayentao, an international student at the Beijing International Studies University, strutted onto the glittering stage of the National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, together with other foreign students and professors.

Since being selected last year as a performer at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics, Mayentao, a 24-year-old student from Mali, has visited the Bird's Nest for rehearsals no matter rain or shine.

"I'm very lucky to participate in the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics. I really value this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity," says Mayentao, whose Chinese name is Zhang Yisheng.