BEIJING, Jan. 4 -- China's former IOC member He Zhenliang has died aged 85.
He, who was elected to the International Olympic Committee in 1981 and elected IOC vice president in 1989, died at a hospital in Beijing Sunday afternoon, his family said.
He was instrumental in Beijing's successful bid for the right to host the 2008 Olympic Games.
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