Despite concerns about increasing budgets for major sporting events, staging the Olympics provides more benefits than burden for host cities - especially in developing countries, an IOC executive board member said.
The International Olympic Committee wants to use the current Youth Olympic Games as a test model for a more sustainable approach to future Games' bidding processes and operations, said IOC president Thomas Bach.
Beijing will do a "very good job" if it wins the right to host the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, former International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge said in Nanjing on Friday.
As he visited athletes practicing a variety of sports on Friday, President Xi made sure to give a boost to China's sports culture and youths' physical fitness.
The Nanjing Youth Olympic Games Village will provide a comfortable and secure home away from home for the participants at the gala event.
Chinese student athletes will strive for medals for their country at the Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, starting on Saturday.
The Summer Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing are only several days away. The city is set to welcome the Olympic torch as it makes its journey across the world through a series of events.
Citing disease control precautions, local authorities are urging the public not to worry about the Ebola virus during the Nanjing Youth Olympic Games.
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