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Article: Roundup: IOC officials, many world leaders say no to Beijing Olympics boycott

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Roundup: IOC officials, many world leaders say no to Beijing Olympics boycott

BEIJING, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Officials of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and many world leaders have voiced their objection to boycotting the Beijing Olympic Games and any attempt to politicize the sports event.

IOC President Jacques Rogge said on Saturday that the IOC had no regrets about its "wise choice" of Beijing to host the 2008 Olympics.

"IOC considers that it made a wise choice in awarding the games to Beijing and we have no regrets," Rogge said in Singapore. He also expressed satisfaction with what China has done for the Beijing Olympic Games.

Hein Verbruggen, chairman of the IOC's ...

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