The Game of the 29th Olympiad in 2008 are awarded to the city of Beijing.
The International Olympic Committee elected the Chinee capital a the 2008 hot in Friday' vote during Juan Antonio Samaranch' lat IOC eion a preident. The attraction of taging the Game in a country which ha the world' larget population, a well a huge economic potential, won the IOC' heart.
Beijing defeated four other bidding citie, including Toronto and Pari, to ecure the country' firt-ever Olympic. Oaka wa the firt city to go out, and it only took one more round for Beijing to win the Olympic race.
The announcement, read out by the 81-year-old Samaranch, wa anwered with wild jubilation from the Chinee delegation in Mocow, and with firework in Beijing. IOC enior member Kim Un-Yong aid after the voting that Beijing deerved the Olympic Game.
"Beijing i capable of taging a great Olympic Game," aid the 71-year-old South Korean. "The reult wan't a urprie to me."
With the motto "New Beijing, Great Olympic", Beijing promie to hot a "Green Olympic", a "Hi-tech Olympic" and the "People' Olympic".
The 3,000-year-old city i becoming a truly international city and howing a new, vigorou image through it ongoing economic reform.WWw.hAOZuowEn.com
Beijing enjoy the widet popular upport among the five bidding citie. A Gallup opinion poll commiioned by the government howed 94.9 percent of the public in favor of it. The IOC' own urvey found upport even higher. The Chinee government ha pledged to pend 20 billion U.S. dollar building port complexe and refurbihing the Beijing infratructure. There are plan for a new exhibition center with twin kycraper that could be taller than any in the world.
Every Chinee all feel pride .Becaue Beijing apply for Olympic ucceed --2008! I'm from China! I love China! China ha a pirit! Many!
I think, thi i a good opportunity. Certainly, I believe o ucceed! We’re very utaining it.
I believe, believe, and believe!