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Best Games of my life: Samaranch
By Xinhua
Xinhua
Updated: 2008-08-26 09:31
MEXICO CITY -- Honorary President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Juan Antonio Samaranch said that the 29th Olympic Games of Beijing was the best one of his life.
International Olympic Committee honorary president Juan Antonio Samaranch attends the men's basketball gold medal match Spain against The US of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 24, 2008 at the Olympic basketball Arena in Beijing. [Agencies] |
"I have attended many Olympic Games since Helsinki 1952, Finland and the ones of Beijing 2008 have been the best I have ever seen," Samaranch said as quoted by Mexican daily El Sol de Mexico on Monday.
Successful Olympic Games need three things: good organization and facilities, a good local sports delegation, and people's enthusiasm, and China fulfilled all of them, Samaranch said.
China achieved "good organization and facilities and it has presented to the world the best stadium and swimming pool of the world," Samaranch said.
"China achieved very good results. They are the first at the gold medal table," Samaranch said.
And the enthusiasm of the Chinese people was seen on the thousands volunteers who participated during Beijing 2008.
Samaranch also said that the Olympic Games of London 2012 will be different, they "will have their own personality", so there is not a point to compare London 2012 with Beijing 2008.