With the Beijing Olympic Games now only 10 months away, the
International Olympic Committee (IOC)'s Coordination Commission
will visit the Chinese capital for the ninth time next week.
Headed by Hein Verbruggen, the IOC coordination commission will
meet with their Beijing Organizing Committee (BOCOG) counterparts
to fully understand the state of BOCOG's preparatory work and also
to review the lessons learned, so far, from the Good Luck Beijing
Sports Events that have already taken place, the IOC said in a
statement.
Ahead of their visit to Beijing, some members of the Commission
will pay a visit to Hong Kong in order to get a first-hand view of
the venues that will be used during the Beijing 2008 equestrian
events.
Following on directly from the October 23-25 Coordination
Commission meetings, the IOC and BOCOG, in partnership with the
United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), will hold the 7th World
Conference on Sport and the Environment in Beijing.
This forum will enable an exchange of knowledge between the
sporting world, NGOs and environmental specialists about the
different ways that sport is looking after the environment that it
affects and that it is affected by.
Under the motto "From Plan to Action", the focus of the
conference will lie in translating opportunities into practical
action to ensure a sustainable future.
(Xinhua News Agency October 20, 2007)