Canadian senior officials sing high praise of Beijing Olympic preparations
7/8/2008 17:13
Organizers of the Beijing Olympic Games have got a preparing job well
done, said chiefs of both Canadian Olymplic Committee (COC) and the Canadian
Olympic Delegation in Beijing today.
"BOCOG has done a remarkable job
preparing Beijing for the Games," Michael Chambers, president of the Canadian
Olympic Committee, told a press conference this morning.
"Everything is ready
for the Games and the people of Beijing have extended a warm welcome to the
athletes and their coaches of the 205 countries from all regions of the world
who are gathering together for this Olympic competition," he said. "The Canadian
Team is ready for and eagerly awaits the Games to begin."
His praise to the
preparations done by the Beijing Organizing Committee of the 29th Olympic Games
(BOCOG) has been echoed by Chef de Mission of the Canadian Olympic Delegation,
Sylvie Bernier.
"We knew that Beijing would go above and beyond in its
preparations for these Games and with what we've seen so far, they have even
managed to exceed our high expectations," said Bernier, the 1984 gold medalist
in diving. "The Olympic Village is spectacular and all of our teams are raving
about their venues. In short, we are very impressed."
Canada have sent a
competing contingent of 332 athletes to the Beijing Olympics, which to start
tomorrow and run through to Aug. 24.
Xinhua
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