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Top 10 China sports news stories in 2007 by Xinhua (7)
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Workers work in the construction site of the National Stadium known as the "bird's nest" in Beijing, capital of China, May 1, 2007. On the International Labor Day, over 5,300 construction workers are working at their posts in the National Stadium which is the main venue of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. (Xinhua Photo)
1. Preparations for the Beijing Olympic and Paralympic Games have been going on smoothly.
In 2007, the Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2008 Games (BOCOG) unveiled the medal design, torch design, and the routes for the torch relay for next year's Olympics and Paralympics.
All the venues except for the National Stadium have been completed by the end of the year, and the ticket sales for the 2008 Olympic Games was also launched domestically.
International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge paid tributes to the work done by Beijing, saying the local organizers have worked extremely hard to give Beijing an Olympic shape.
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