| Children from the Children's Minor Soccer
League A, China's first national level sports organization for children,
wrote a letter to the president of the International Olympic Committee,
June Antonio Samaranch, in support of Beijing's bid.
They said to host the Olympics in Beijing is the common aspiration
of the 130 million children in China. They wish to see their Olympic
athletes participate in the Beijing Olympics Games and compete with
other athletes from around the world.
The children's soccer leaguer was founded in July of this year
and over 60,000 children from 90 cities across China participate.
(People's Daily 11/29/2000)
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