With the successful example of the Asian Games, China, which is developing rapidly in the reform and opening up, also needs to strengthen foreign exchanges, integrate into the international community and publicize its image, so as to decide Beijing's bid for the Olympic Games.
1991On February 26th, the plenary session of the Chinese Olympic Committee was held in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. It was decided that China would apply to the International Olympic Committee to host the 27th Olympic Games in Beijing in 2000, and the Olympic dream of Beijing, China began. From 65438 to 0993, Beijing formally applied to the International Olympic Committee to host the 27th Olympic Games in 2000, and put forward the slogan "Open China looks forward to the Olympic Games".
This slogan is quite contemporary. After more than ten years of reform and opening up, China has gradually opened its mind to the world, and its economic aggregate has also been greatly improved. Especially after the 1990 Asian Games in Beijing, the people of China are eagerly looking forward to hosting the Olympic Games in their own country and showing the world a brand-new China. Regrettably, in the final round of voting, Beijing lost to Sydney, Australia by two votes.
After the failure of the Olympic bid, China began to sum up the reasons for the failure, and found that he was really too optimistic about the situation at that time, and many hidden problems were ignored, such as the unsatisfactory traffic and communication in Beijing at that time, the imperfect public facilities, etc ... These were probably the reasons for losing the tickets. To make persistent efforts, it is necessary to optimize and transform the city to solve these problems and hidden dangers. After six years of preparation, China decided to bid for the 2008 Olympic Games again in June. City or Beijing. 1On April 6, 1999, Beijing Mayor Liu Qi went to ioc headquarters, Lausanne, Switzerland, and submitted Beijing's application for hosting the 2008 Olympic Games.
This time, Occean and Beijing came prepared and put forward three cores: Green Olympics, People's Olympics and High-tech Olympics. After summing up the lessons of the last failed bid for the Olympic Games, Beijing has increased its investment in environmental governance. In the process of urban construction and governance, the support and cooperation of Beijing people is also a major factor in the success of the bid for the Olympic Games. At 9: 00 am on August 28th, 2000, Beijing joined four other cities, including Paris, and changed from an applicant city to a candidate city, successfully passing the qualifying round. On May 38, 2006 15, the IOC Evaluation Committee said in its evaluation report on Beijing: "The 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing will leave a unique and precious legacy for China and the world sports."
2001July 13, this must be an unforgettable day for many Beijing residents. At 22: 08 that night, IOC President Samaranch announced in Moscow that Beijing had become the host city of the 2008 Olympic Games. That night, the good news came, and Beijing residents flocked to the streets to have a carnival. From the success of 200 1 Olympic bid to the 2008 Olympic Games, the government worked hard to build an optimized city in these seven years, and the people of Beijing always actively cooperated, just to meet their dreams.