Nanjing is going all-out to guarantee the best air quality possible in the city as it prepares to host the 2014 Summer Youth Olympic Games in August.
According to informed sources within Taiyuan Sports Bureau on June 4, the Shanxi provincial government has decided to bid for the 2019 National Youth Games with its capital Taiyuan as the host city.
Nanjing 2014 Summer Youth Olympic Games marked 100-day countdown on Thursday as preparation for the YOG has entered its final stretch.
Hosting the Nanjing Youth Olympic Games in a festive yet frugal way will set a positive example while earning support for the joint bid of Beijing and Zhangjiakou to host the 2022 Winter Olympics, organizers said.
The Nanjing government is moving to improve the city's infrastructure in preparation for the upcoming Summer Youth Olympic Games.
In the run-up to the Nanjing Youth Olympic Games in August, the games' torch was shown to the public for the first time in a ceremony at Nanjing Green Expo Garden on Sunday.
Nanjing is ready to welcome nearly 4,000 athletes this summer to the second edition of the Youth Olympic Games, the games' chief organizer said on Thursday afternoon.
On the heels of the nation's successful 2008 Beijing Olympics, China is readying itself for another major multinational sporting event under the auspices of the International Olympic Committee in 2014.