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2008 Beijing Olympic Games
- 2008 will be the first Olympics held in China
- Nearly 200 billion dollars (US) will be invested
- Among the investments are improvements to Beijing’s infrastructure and the creation of a state of the art athletics facility
- Beijing was awarded the games over other cities,including Toronto and Paris
- With a population of over 1.2 billion, China is a unique venue with the potential to be one of the greatest games in modern times
- Future Chinese Olympians train from a very early age. Once talent is found, athletes are taught by some of the best trainers in the world.
- China has consistently been a leader in Olympic medal count, winning more than 60 medals at the Athens games in 2004
- Over 94% of the Chinese population wanted the 2008 games held in their country.
In 2008, China will welcome the world ’s biggest sports festival to Beijing for the first time. A great source of civic and national pride, the Olympic games will be the largest multi-national gathering ever held in China.
Building on the success of the Athens games last year, the 2008 Olympic Committee is spending over $200 billion on new state of the art facilities and infrastructure in order to handle all of the athletes and expected visitors. With the rebuilding of the city, 2005 is a great time to visit China and see all the changes happening in preparation for the games.
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