Chronicle of Events of Bid for 2008

9 June 1999 -- Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Bid Committee (BOBICO) is established in Beijing. 2 January 2000 -- Logo, motto and website of BOBICO are officially launched. 24 February 2000 -- Meeting between IOC and applying cities, where new bidding procedures and a questionnaire for the applying cities are released. 20 June 2000 - Submission of answers of the questionnaire to IOC. 28-29 August 2000, Lausanne -- Acceptance of Candidate Cities by the IOC Executive Board. The candidate cities are Beijing, Istanbul, Osaka, Paris and Toronto. 1 September 2000 -- IOC sets up the Evaluation Commission to assess the five candidate cities’ and their capability to host the Games. 9 September 2000 - Chinese President Jiang Zemin writes to IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch to express the Chinese Government’s support to Beijing’s bid. 13 September 2000, Sydney -- Drawing of lots by the IOC Executive Board to determine order of Candidate City presentations, etc. 15 September - 1 October 2000, Sydney -- Games of the XXVII Olympiad, 2000. China wins 28 gold medals and ranks third on the medal tally. 25 September 2000, Sydney -- Information meeting between the IOC and the Candidate Cities. 6 September 2000 -- Signature of the Candidature Procedure. 13 December 2000, Lausanne -- Ten-minute presentation by each of the Candidate Cities to the IOC Executive Board. 17 January 2001 -- Submission of Candidature File to the IOC. Mid-February to mid-April 2001 -- Visits of the IOC Evaluation Commission to the Candidate Cities. 20-25 February 2001 -- IOC Evaluation Commission visits Beijing, to inspect the city’s capacities to host an Olympic Games. 15 May 2001 -- Report of IOC Evaluation Commission to the Executive Board. Beijing’s bid is appraised as "excellent." The report says that Beijing would stage an "excellent Olympic Games." Designation by the IOC Executive Board of Candidate Cities to be submitted to the IOC Session for election. 13 July 2001, 112th IOC Session, Moscow -- Election of the Host City of the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in 2008.

Organization of Chinese Olympic Committee

SECRETARY GENERAL Gu Yaoming DEPUTY SECRETARIES GENERALMr Liu Yuanfu, Mr Guo Min, Mr Zhang Hao, Mr Zhang Jian, Mr Shi Kangcheng, Mr Liu Baoli, Mr Song Luzeng, Mr Hou Shudong EXECUTIVE MEMBERSMr Liu Peng, Mr Li Zhijian, Mr Zhang Faqiang, Mr Yu Zaiqing, Mr Duan Shijie, Mr Wang Jun, Mme Li Lingwei Mr Wang Baoliang, Mr Zhang Xinsheng, Mr Yang Shu’an, Mr Li Furong, Mr Feng Jianzhong, Mr Xiao Tian, Mr Cui Dalin, Mme He Huixian, Mr He Zhenliang, Mr Wu Shouzhang, Mr Tu Mingde, Mr Gu Yaoming, Mr Liu Yuanfu, Mr Guo Min, Mr Zhang Hao, Mr Zhang Jian, Mr Shi Kangcheng, Mr Liu Baoli, Mr Song Luzeng, Mr Hou Shudong, Mme Sun Jinfang, Mme Shi Mei (Mongolian nationality), Mme Zhu Ling, Mr Zha Dalin, Mme Ji Jia (Tibetan nationality), Mr Li Minghua, Miss Yang Yang, Mme Li Lingwei, Mme Deng Yaping MEMBERSMr Yu Zaiqing, Mr Yu Xuetian, Mr Ma Wenguang (Hui nationality), Mr Ma Jilong (Hui nationality), Mr Fang Liangqing, Mr Wang Guoqiang, Mr Wang Baoliang, Mr Wang Chunyuan, Mr Wang Jun, Mr Wang Xiaolin, Mr Wang Yitao, Mr Che Xiangdong, Mme Deng Yaping, Mr Wei Di, Mr Feng Jianzhong, Mr Feng Jianping, Mr Shi Kangcheng, Mr Tian Hongzhang, Mme Shi Mei (Mongolian nationality), Mr Shi Zengxing, Mr Qiao Yizhi, Mr Liu Peng, Mr Liu Yuanfu, Mr Liu Baoli, Mr Liu Ying, Mr Sun Kanglin, Mme Sun Jinfang, Mr Sun Changxin, Mr Sun Yongyan, Mr Xu Haifeng, Mr Xu Zengwu, Mr Yan Shiduo (Man nationality), Mr He Zhenliang, Mme He Huixian, Mr Wu Shouzhang, Mr Song Luzeng, Mr Zhang Xinsheng, Mr Zhang Faqiang, Mr Zhang Hao, Mr Zhang Rongguo, Mr Zhang Jian, Mr Zhang Jian, Mr Zhang Zhenhe, Mr Zhang Qing, Mr Zhang Xinan, Mme Zhu Ling, Mr Li Yining, Mr Li Yunlin, Mr Li Yuanwei, Mr Li Yongbo, Mr Li Guangming, Mr Li Zhijian, Mr Li Hua, Mr Li Furong, Mr Li Minghua, Mme Li Lingwei, Mr Li Ruilin, Miss Yang Yang, Mr Yang Naijun, Mr Yang Shu’an, Mr Xiao Tian, Mr Xiao Aishan, Mr Luo Chaoyi, Mr Jin Guoxiang, Mr Hou Shudong, Mr Xin Lancheng, Mr Yao Ming, Mr Zha Dalin, Mr Duan Shijie, Mr Hu Jianguo, Mr Zhao Li, Mr Zhao Yinggang (Man nationality), Mr Zhao Fengpei, Mme Ji Jia (Tibetan nationality), Mr Xu Zhuang, Mr Xu Li, Mr Guo Min, Mr Gu Yaoming, Mr Gao Zhidan, Mr Gao Jian, Mr Gao Jinjin, Mr Tu Mingde, Mr Cui Dalin, Mr Huang Yubin, Mr Fu Guoliang, Mr Xie Xiangdong, Mr Han Zhenduo, Mr Cai Guoxiang, Mr Cai Jiadong, Mr Cai Zhenhua HONOUR MEMBERMme Lu Shengrong COC COMMISSIONSSecretariat Marketing Commission Athletes Commission Anti-Doping Commission Medical Commission Press Commission National Olympic Academy IOC EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERMr Yu Zaiqing IOC MEMBERMr He Zhenliang IOC COMMISSION MEMBERS IN CHINA IOC Culture and Olympic Education Commission: Mr He Zhenliang (Chairman) IOC Athletes Commission: Mme Deng Yaping IOC Women and Sport Commission: Mme Lu Shengrong IOC Medical Commission: Mr Wu Moutian IOC Press Commission: Mr Gao Dianmin IOC Sports and Environment Commission: Mme Deng Yaping IOC Olympic Programme Commission: Mr Wei Jizhong IOC Sport for All Commission: Mr Tu Mingde IOC International Relations Commission: Mr Yu Zaiqing IOC Radio and Television Commission: Mr Yu Zaiqing

The Chinese Olympic Committee (COC)

The Chinese Olympic Committee (COC) is a non-governmental, non-profit national sports organization of a mass character, with the objective of developing sports and promoting the Olympic Movement in the country. It represents China in handling international affairs related to the Olympic Movement. It is the sole representative of the whole country’s Olympic Movement in its relations with the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) and other international sports organizations, as well as all National Olympic Committees (NOCs). The first Chinese sports organization was founded as early as October 1910, and recognized by the IOC in 1922. In May 1954, not long after the founding of the People’s Republic of China, the IOC recognized the All-China Sports Federation (Chinese Olympic Committee) at the 49th IOC Session held in Athens. In 1956, however, the IOC allowed the Taiwan authorities to send a team to the 16th Olympic Games. The All-China Sports Federation protested against the "two Chinas" plot fabricated by the IOC leader. In August 1958, the COC severed all its relations with the IOC. It was not until November 26, 1979 that, with a resolution adopted by all IOC members, the COC’s legal status was reinstated in the IOC, while the Olympic Committee in Taipei was allowed to remain in the IOC under the name of "the Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee." TASKS AND FUNCTIONS — Giving publicity to the basic principles of the Olympicism and ensuring the observation of the Olympic Charter in China; — Promoting Olympic sports and sport for all among the Chinese people and encouraging women to take part in sports activities; — Organizing Chinese sports delegations for participating in the Olympic, continental, international and other world games and providing necessary funds and equipment for these delegations; — Assisting other national sports organizations in staging national meets and competitions; — Fighting against any form of discrimination and violence in sports and strictly prohibiting the use of any substances banned by the International Olympic Committee or International Sports Federations. — Choosing host cities appropriate for the Olympic, Asian and East Asian Games and other comprehensive international sports events to be held in China.