Facts about China: 2008 Summer Olympics
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On 13 July 2001 at the 112th IOC Session in Moscow, Beijing was elected as the host City of the XXIX Summer Olympic Games. The 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics, mark the first time, China will host the biggest sporting spectacle in the world.
The Chinese government has pledged to spend 20 billion dollars for building brand new and state of the art sports complexes and refurbishing the Beijing infrastructure. Organizers are planning to offer more than 7 million tickets and most of the tickets will be inexpensive. With unprecedented economic growth and investment, Beijing is definitely the place to be in 2008.
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