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Article: IOC Release Evaluation Report for Candidate Cities for 2008

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May 15, 2001
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LAUSANNE, May 15 (Xinhua) -- Hein Verbruggen, president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Evaluation Commission for the 2008 Games, announced here on Tuesday that Beijing, Paris and Toronto are rated as having the ability to organize an excellent Olympic Games in 2008.

The Evaluation Commission is confident that none of the three cities would have any particular major risk in preparing the 2008 Games, said Verbruggen at the press conference where the technical evaluation ...

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