
The night of July 13, 2001 - Members of IOC express their congratulations to He Zhenliang. (Photo/CNS)
In his bid speech in 1993, He said that he had sworn in 1981 on his inauguration as a member of IOC, that one day the Olympics would be held in China. Fortunately, eight years later, in 2001, He’s dream came true and Beijing was granted the right to host the 2008 Olympics.
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