新北京,新奥运(New Beijing,Great Olympics)

新北京,新奥运(newbeijing,greatolympics)

"thegamesofthe29tholympiadin2008areawardedtothecityofbeijing." 

theinternationalolympiccommitteeselectedthechinesecapitalasthe2008hostinfridaysvoteduringjuanantoniosamaranchslastiocsessionaspresident.theattractionofstagingthegamesinacountrywhichhastheworldslargestpopulation,aswellashugeeconomicpotential,wontheiocsheart. 

beijingdefeatedfourotherbiddingcities,includingtorontoandparis,tosecurethecountrysfirst-everolympics.osakawasthefirstcitytogoout,anditonlytookonemoreroundforbeijingtowintheolympicrace.

theannouncement,readoutbythe81-year-oldsamaranch,wasansweredwithwildjubilationfromthechinesedelegationinmoscow,andwithfireworksinbeijing.iocseniormemberkimun-yongsaidafterthevotingthatbeijingdeservedtheolympicgames.

"beijingiscapableofstagingagreatolympicgames,"saidthe71-year-oldsouthkorean."theresultwasntasurprisetome." 

withthemotto"newbeijing,greatolympics",beijingpromisestohosta"greenolympics",a"hi-techolympics"andthe"peoplesolympics".

the3,000-year-oldcityisbecomingatrulyinternationalcityandshowinganew,vigorousimagethroughitsongoingeconomicreforms. 

beijingenjoysthewidestpopularsupportamongthefivebiddingcities.agallupopinionpollcommissionedbythegovernmentshowed94.9percentofthepublicinfavorofit.theiocsownsurveysfoundsupportevenhigher.thechinesegovernmenthaspledgedtospend20billionu.s.dollarsbuildingsportscomplexesandrefurbishingthebeijinginfrastructure.thereareplansforanewexhibitioncenterwithtwinskyscrapersthatcouldbetallerthananyintheworld.