Mexico plans a small-scale Olympics in 2010
13/10/2008 17:26
Mexico wants to host a small-scale version of the Olympic Summer Games in
2010 to celebrate the country's bicentenary, a high-ranking official
said.
Jaques Rogge, chairman of the International Olympic Committee,
authorized the event yesterday, said Mario Vasquez Rana, president of the Pan
American Sports Organization.
Rana was speaking at a conference on American
Olympic sports in the Mexican beach resort AcapulCo
Time and date of the
Olympic events were to be fixed by the beginning of next year, he
added.
Xinhua
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