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Beijing 2008: Games Programme Finalised

“Not just 16 days of competition” that was how Yang Shu’an, Executive Vice-President of the Beijing Organising Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad – Beijing 2008 (BOCOG) described the legacy surrounding the Beijing Games, in the context of a panel discussion entitled: “Staging a successful major event”, at this year’s Sport Accord. The subjects of legacy, planning and partnership were the main elements that the panel, which included representatives from Beijing 2008, London 2012 and an IOC member, brought to the forefront. These three important elements of the IOC’s work all come together to show that indeed, the Olympic Games are “not just 16 days of competition”.

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