'Olympic standard' for Tianjin to host the East Asian Games
By Zhao Yinan and Zhang Min in Tianjin | China Daily | Updated: 2013-05-16 05:08
Representatives swear in on April 14 at the volunteer program launching ceremony for the sixth East Asian Games, which will be held in Tianjin. The games will be held from Oct 6-15. Shanghai hosted the inaugural games in 1993. Li Xiang / Xinhua |
Tianjin, one of the venues for soccer during the 2008 Beijing Games, plans to maintain that "Olympic standard" when the coastal city hosts the East Asian Games in October.
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