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IOC member confident of Beijing Olympics
( 2001-11-13 16:42) (China Daily)

The gala opening ceremony of China's 9th National Games in Guangzhou Sunday has reassured the International Olympic Committee of Beijing's readiness for the 2008 Olympiad, although there are still seven years to go.

After watching the extravaganza ceremony here, Sinan Erdem, a member of the International Olympic Committee, made no hesitation in expressing his confidence about a wonderful Games in Beijing.

"I watched the opening ceremony two days ago, it was magnificent," said Erdem. "I think even today China is ready to organize the Games."

Erdem, who is in Guangzhou for the first time, had also been impressed by Guangzhou, one of the biggest cities in China and a vanguard in the country's reform and opening.

"You have really modern life. The hotel (where I stay) is wonderful, and the facilities are excellent, the city, especially in the evening, life is wonderful," said the IOC member from Turkey who paid a visit to Beijing ten years before. "In my opinion," he went on, "China has improved a lot."

Erdem said that the IOC's decision to choose Beijing for the 2008 Games in Beijing will be a great boost for China.

"China is a big country, and it is trying to open the doors to the outside world, so to bring the Games to China is a good step for the future," he said.

   
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