Olympics-Beijing will deliver 'safe and splendid' Games-Chinese President Xi
By Karolos Grohmann
Thomas Bach Sport News
Beijing will deliver 'safe and splendid' Games: Chinese President Xi
BEIJING: The Beijing Olympics, which officially opens on Friday (Feb 3), will be streamlined, safe and splendid, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Thursday, as the head of the IOC decried boycott ghosts "rearing their ugly heads again" over human rights concerns.
Olympics-Beijing ready to deliver safe and outstanding Games-IOC
BEIJING (Reuters) - The Beijing Olympics, officially opening on Friday, will be safe and outstanding while also ushering in a new era for global winter sports, International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach said on Thursday.
Beijing ready to deliver safe and outstanding Games-IOC
BEIJING : The Beijing Olympics, officially opening on Friday, will be safe and outstanding while also ushering in a new era for global winter sports, International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach said on Thursday.
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When Beijing hosts the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics on 4 February, it will become the first city in the world to have hosted both the Summer and Winter Games, which this year's medals have been designed to reflect. They will feature the «jade-inlaid medals of the Summer Games in 2008» to showcase Beijing as the first «dual Olympic city,» according to the official Olympic website.
IOC warned against 'dangerous' idea to meet with tennis star Peng Shuai
The International Olympic Committee has been warned against meeting with Peng Shuai in Beijing during the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Peng Shuai: IOC warned against 'dangerous' meeting at Beijing Winter Olympics
The International Olympic Committee has been warned against meeting with Peng Shuai in Beijing during the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Olympics committee plans meeting with Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai during Beijing Winter Olympics
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