Australia is planning to send a record team of almost 500 athletes to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) announced on Saturday.
The 2006 World Broadcaster Meeting for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games will be held in Beijing 9 to 11 August 2006, the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) announced on May 18.
The Paralympic Games Department of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) released information on the 13th Paralympiad on the eve of the 16th National Day of Assisting Disabled Persons (the third Sunday of May).
The 1st World Press Briefing for Beijing 2008 Olympic Games will be held in Beijing 25-29 September 2006, the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) announced today.
Beijing will build 110 star hotels to cope with the demand for accommodation during the 2008 Olympic Games.
Beijing organizers say athletes and accredited officials will be offered free international travel and accommodation at the 2008 Paralympic Games.
Australia expects to send its biggest ever Olympic team to Beijing in 2008 as it attempts to stay among the top four nations in the medal standings.
Beijing is making preparations to tackle possible public health incidents during the 2008 Olympic Games, particularly in regard to epidemic outbreaks.
Chairman of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Coordination Commission for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad Hein Verbruggen commended BOCOG on its preparation for the Games as its three-day plenary session drew to an end.
"We not only strive to stage a high-level distinguishing Olympic Games, but also take the opportunity to push forward the economic development and raise the level of people's living conditions," a high-ranking official of the Organizing Committee for the 29th Olympic Games (BOCOG) told the Japanese journalist in an interview on Wednesday.
Hill & Knowlton, one of the world's leading communications consulting firms, has been named as the communications consultant for the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG).
The Beijing 2008 Olympic Numismatic Programme was officially launched on April 26, with the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) and the People's Bank of China signing an exclusive agreement.
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