Architecture Designs for 2008 Olympic Main Stadium (20030326)Three architecture schemes have been picked for a final design of the National Stadium -- the mainstadium for the 2008 Olympic Games, the Beijing Urban Planning Commission (BUPC) announced Tuesday.  |  |
CPC Senior Official Meets IOC Coordination Commission (20021205)Jia Qinglin (R), a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, meets with Hein Verbruggen, president of the Coordination Commission of the International Olympic Committee for the 2008 Olympic Games, in Beijing Dec. 4, 2002. (Xinhua) |  |
IOC Lavishes Praise on Beijing's Preparations for 2008 Olympics (20021205)Hein Verbrugen, chairman of the Coordination Commission for the 29th Olympic Games in 2008 in Beijing, China, attends a press conference after the commission's first plenary meeting in Beijing Dec. 4, 2002. During its two-day meeting, the Coordination Commission affirmed the work of the Organizing Committee of Beijing Olympic Games. (Xinhua) |  |
First Plenary Meeting of IOC Coordination Commission Opens in Beijing (20021204)The first, two-day plenary meeting of the International Olympic Committee Coordination Commission for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing opens in the Chinese capital Dec. 3, 2002. |  |
Sydney Olympics Offers Lessons on Environmental Protection(20021103)Some lessons learned from the Sydney Olympic Games are key to ensuring that Beijing will deliver a "Green Olympics" in 2008, an official from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Saturday |  |
2008 Beijing Olympic Design Exhibition in HongKong(20021030)A man rides on a special bicycle with screen to "visit" the future Olympic park in the exhibition of prize-winning design for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in Hongkong, Oct. 29, 2002. Virtual reality technique is applied to the bicycle, so that it allows users to forsee the future scenery. All designs exhibited are chosen from 91 plans of 15 countries. (Xinhua) |  |
Beijing Offers Seven Bids for Olympic Stadiums, Gymnasiums(20021026)Seven stadiums and gymnasiums for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games are inviting bid from all over the world, the Beijing Municipal Planning Commission (BMPC) said here on Friday. |  |
IOC Partners Keen to Establish Cooperative Relationshipwith BOCOG (20021023)Gerhard Heiberg, (L3), chairman of the IOC Marketing Commission, and Michael Payne (L4), marketing director of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), attend a meeting with leading members of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2008 Olympic Games (BOCOG) in Beijing on October 22, 2002. Heiberg is heading a 35-member IOC Sponsor Advisory Group (SAG) on a four-day visit to Beijing.(Xinhua) |  |
Beijing to Host Best Ever Olympics, Chinese Vice Premier(20020824)Chinese Vice Premier Li Lanqing said on Friday that Chinese people will work even harder to make the 2008 Beijing Games the best ever Olympics in history. |  |
Working Conference For The 2008 Olympics(20020809)Hein Verbruggen(R-3), chairman of the IOC's Coordination Commission for the 2008 Olympics, chats with IOC sports director Gilbert Felli(R-2) before the working conference of the 29th IOC's Coordination Commission and the 29th Olympic Organizing Committee in Beijing Thursday, August 8, 2002. (Xinhua Photo/Zhao Yingxin) |  |
