IOC inspectors shower praise

Wed, 04 Dec 2002 | Source: REUTERS

BEIJING: Top Olympic officials met in Beijing on Monday for their first comprehensive meeting with the organizers of the 2008 Olympic Games, full of praise for a city already undergoing a makeover.

"So much work has been done, so much progress is going on in Beijing, that we do not feel this is the first meeting," said Francois Carrard, director general of the International Olympic Committee.

A commission of 30 IOC members and technical experts will receive a two-day progress report from the Beijing Organizing Committee (BOCOG) on the city's construction of venues, added subway lines and efforts to clear up smog and traffic congestion. --Reuters

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