北京推介“奥运品牌”

With the Beijing Olympic Games five years away,business opportunities already abound for Chinese and overseas enterprises.Three forums-held recently-on how to build Olympic brands,on the launch of Olympic Economic Research and on the development of the Chinese sports industry,made entrepreneurs more     

奥运短讯(英文)

Beijing, Athens Mayors MeetThe mayors of Athens and Beijing,the hosts for the 2004 and 2008Olympic Games respectively, haveagreed to cooperate for the successfulorganization of the world's majorsporting gala.Beijing is interested in learning fromAthens' extensive experience inhosting Olympic Games, said BeijingMayor Liu Qi on September 25 whenmeeting with visiting Athens MayorDimitris L. Avramopoulos.Avramopoulos said host cities of theOlympic Games should strengthencooperation.     

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games:Commitments to science and public health

The Beijing 24th 2022 Winter Olympic Games present a unique opportunity to promote the spirit and values of the Olympic Games in relation to their impact on physical activity and global health,sports medicine,and sports performance.The 2022 Winter Olympic Games mark the 98th year since the first Winter Games were held in Chamonix,France,in 1924.The inaugural Winter Olympic Games sponsored 16 events,and 250 athletes from 16 nations participated.1 In contrast,the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games will sponsor 109 events.     

北京“取经”雅典

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will help Torino and Beijing prepare for the 2006 Winter and 2008 Summer Olympic Games by sending staff of these two organizing committees to participate in Athens' preparations for the 2004 Olympic.     

北京奥运大“减负”

Chinese Olympic organizations and athletes will be either granted preferential taxpolicies or be totally exempt from paying tax at the 2008 Beijing Games,the Ministryof Finance,the State Administration of Taxation(SAT)and the General Administrationof Customs have announced. According to the notice,the Beijing Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games(BOCOG),the International Olympic Committee(IOC),the China Olympic Committee     

北京交通锁定奥运时速(英文)

Beijing has stepped up efforts to provide a safer and quicker transport system for the2008 Olympic Games through planned special transport lines connecting Olympic venueswith the city's external and internal routes."We are confident of fulfilling the promises we made that it will take less than 30 minutesfor athletes and coaches to get from where they live to any gymnasium and stadium in2008," said Liu Xiaoming, professor and vice-president of Beijing Polytechnic University.     

奥运短讯

Steel Group to Partly RelocateShougang Group, one of China's largest steel mills, plans to move some of its facilities out of Beijing next year to further ease pollution in the city ahead of the 2008 Olympic Games.The facilities, capable of producing 2 million tons of steel per year, will be relocated to Qian'an County in Hebei Province, which borders Beijing. Shougang has an iron ore base in Qian'an.Shougang, located in southwestern Beijing, used to be one of major polluters in the city.     

Social Issues in Modern Sport Politics and Nationalism

The topics of this paper are timely since the 2008 Summer Olympic Games have just recently been concluded in spectacular fashion in Beijing. Congratulations to the government of China,the Sports offi cials, spectators and most importantly, to the superb athletes who helped create the most memorable sports event in recent years.     

Social Issues in Modern Sport Politics and Nationalism

The topics of this paper are timely since the 2008 Summer Olympic Games have just recently been concluded in spectacular fashion in Beijing.Congratulations to the government of China,the Sports offi cials,spectators and most importantly,to the superb athletes who helped create the most memorable sports event in recent years.     

奥运短讯

BOCOG briefs IOC on 2008 Games preparationsThe 2008 Olympic organizers on August 29 briefed the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on their progress in the Olympic preparations over past six months.Speaking via satellite hookup with the IOC Executive Board, LiuQi, President of Beijing Organizing Committee of the 2008 Olympic Games (BOCOG), said that BOCOG s preparations mainly focused on a series of fundamental work since their last meeting with the IOC Executive Board in February.     

中国体育,“强体”迎“瘦身”

Baseball, softball and modern pentathlon are expected to stay in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games following the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) decision on November 29, 2002 to postpone a vote on dropping the three sports.After debating on a controversial report on slimming the Olympic Program for the 2008 Games, the IOC Session held in Mexico City decided to put off any final decision until after the 2004 Athens Olympics.     

羊年45亿铺通衢(英文)

Beijing is pouring huge sums of money into anambitious plan to make its transportation networkfit for the 2008 Olympic Games. This year alone, the city of 13 million people plansto spend 4.5 billion yuan (540 million US dollars)on improving its roads and rails. Work will start thisyear on seven subway and urban railway linesacross the capital. By 2008, more than 150kilometers of urban railways will be built. This will expand the total length of urban railwaylines in the capital to 300 …     

亚洲体坛开始联合行动共襄武术进奥运(英文)

The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), Asia's top sportsgoverning body, and all its members will support wushu, or theChinese martial arts, to become an official event at the 2008Beijing Olympics, OCA President Sheikh Ahmad AI-Fahad Al-Sabah said on September 27 in the South Korean city of Busan."I think all Asia will go together to support wushu to be partof the Olympic Games," said Al-Sabah, who flew in Busan forthe 14th Asian Games which began on September 29 and endedon October 14.     

奥运短讯

Beijing to Add Second GreenBelt by 2008 Beijing expects to add an area of412 square kilometers to its green beltsby 2008, with half of the city thencovered by trees, lawns and gardens. Work on Beijing's second green loopwill be completed within six years, saidBeijing top official Liu Qi at a ceremonyto mark the opening of the secondphase in the city's green program. Beijing, preparing for hosting the2008 Olympic Games, built its first loopof green belt around the downtown,covering…     

北京的绿色宣言

Beijing Organizing Committee of the 2008 Olympic Games (BOCOG) released a draft of the Ecological Environment Protection Plan on September 6.The Ecological Environment Protection Plan, a part of the "Beijing Olympic Action Plan", will serve as the guideline for the city's environmental development in the next six years.The draft plan, which is composed of six parts, is subject to public opinions In the following month, said BOCOG. BOCOG will revise the draft in accordance with the public opinionsand then work out the final edition.     

WHAT COLORS to Welcome 2008 Olympics

In the eyes of experts, Olympic colors are represented in the chains of the Olympic Games, including: buildings, environment, city image, facilities, advertisements, shops, people's clothes and even the colors of autos.Olympic colors should be expressive as to show the lofty aspiration of a nation and enthusiasm of mankind.On the colors for Beijing Olympic Games and for the city itself, a reporter with People's Daily had an interview with experts.     

Risk management strategies for the 2022 Olympic Winter Games: The Beijing scheme

<正>As the first international sporting event scheduled since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)pandemic, the Beijing XXIV Olympic Winter Games were officially held in China between the 4th and 20th of February2022.¹According to the International Olympic Committee(IOC), there were approximately 2900 elite athletes from 91National Olympic Committees competing in 109 events during the 16 days of the Games.     

BOCOG圆满定格2002

Liu Jingmin, executive vice president of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2008 Olympic Games (BOCOG), said recently that all the tasks for the year 2002, the first year after Beijing was awarded the 2008 Olympic Games, had been completed on schedule.     

奥运短讯(英文)

Olympic preparation in full swingJiang Xiaoyu, vice president of the 2008 Olympics Organizing Committee, announced the Beijing Games preparation had been into full swing since June 2003.Design chosen for swimming centerA Sino-Australian joint plan was chosen as the design for the National Swimming Center, a major venue for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.Sydney-based PTW Architects and engineering company Ove Arup Pty. Ltd. designed the 17,000-seat stadium with China State Construction Engineering Corps.     

北京奥组委开门纳贤(英文)

A public recruitment push by the Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2008 Olympic Games (BOCOG) to fill its 56 positions has aroused tremendous enthusiasm since October 17.More than 2.000 applications, as well as over 600 phone calls, 200 e-mails and 1.9 million website hits have been registered by BOCOG."I would like to devote myself to the holding of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, which is a great event for every Chinese." an anonymous applicant for one of BOCOG's positions said.He said although the salary would not be as high as some foreign companies, working on the committee would be a wonderful opportunity for sports and Olympic fans.