Samaranch: Beijing 2022 to be 'most intelligent' Games

China is poised to deliver the "most intelligent Olympics in history" when Beijing and Zhangjiakou host the 2022 Winter Games.

That's the expectation of International Olympic Committee vicepresident Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr., who also told Xinhua that his late father and namesake considered China an indispensable part of the organization.

"Before he became IOC president, my father knew that the Olympic movement would not amount to anything without China, and that is why he worked for China's inclusion during his mandate," said Samaranch Jr.