Beijing 2022 has added two companies to its sponsorship programme ©Getty Images

International consultancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and Beijing-based Suirui Group have been added to the official sponsorship programme for the 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Beijing.

PwC are set to provide accounting and consulting services for the Beijing 2022, while Suirui Group will provide office collaboration software and supporting services.

The former company have been involved in the majority of Olympic Games since Sydney 2000, assisting in areas such as sustainability, legacy, cost reduction and project management. 

They were also recently selected to independently review the process for selecting and evaluating boxing referees and judges for Tokyo 2020.

Beijing 2022’s sponsorship system breaks members into four tiers - official partners, sponsors, exclusive suppliers and suppliers - based on different prices and rights.

Preparations for Beijing 2022 are continuing despite the outbreak of coronavirus in China ©Getty Images
Preparations for Beijing 2022 are continuing despite the outbreak of coronavirus in China ©Getty Images

As suppliers, PwC and Suirui Group will operate their respective Games’ sponsorship programmes on the fourth tier.

There are a total of 10 Beijing 2022 official partners so far, including Bank of China, Air China, Yili Group, ANTA, China Unicom, Shougang Group, CNPC, Sinopec Group, State Grid, and PICC Group.

Tsingtao Beer, Yanjing Beer, Jinlongyu, Shunxin, Cultural Investment Holdings, Beijing Beiao Group, Heng Yuan Xiang and Qi An Xin are the eight official sponsors to have signed up so far, with EF Education, iFLYTEK, China Post, Hylink and Snickers becoming official exclusive suppliers. 

Preparations for Beijing 2022 continue despite the outbreak of coronavirus in the country, which has infected nearly 115,000 people and killed more than 4,000, the majority from China. 

The capital is set to become the first city to host both the Summer and Winter Games after staging the former in 2008.