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Beijing, the city was elected on July 13, 2001, at the 112th IOC Session in Moscow, beating Toronto, Paris, Istanbul and Osaka. Prior to the meeting, five other cities of Bangkok, Cairo, Havana, Kuala Lumpur and Seville have submitted tenders for the IOC to do, but not in the shortlist 2000. The vote was as follows distributions.
The "political structures" of non-Chinese commanders were clearly described, the IOC Evaluation Commission for the exception of Beijing and Beijing cited the same position: "The political system is that" work for China " . Evaluation of the committee also said: "The strong global presence of state control and care is healthy."
After the first ballot, Beijing held a significant lead over the other four candidates. Osaka got only six votes and was eliminated. In the second round, Beijing has been adopted by an absolute majority of voters, as well as the need for the following rounds.
After the victory of the offer, the Vice-Premier of the People's Republic of China, Li Lanqing said (2001, August 17): "The benefit of the 2008 Olympic bid is an example of the international recognition of China, social stability, economic progress and the healthy life of the Chinese people. Bid Beijing hosted the Summer Olympics 2000. He proceeded to vote on the first three rounds, but finally lost to Sydney in the final round in 1993. |
