left corner left corner
China Daily Website

Chinese president meets Olympic chief Bach

Updated: 2013-11-19 18:58
( Xinhua)

BEIJING - Chinese President Xi Jinping met with International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach here on Tuesday.

Xi congratulated Bach on being elected as ninth IOC president and thanked Bach and IOC's support and guidance of China's sports and Olympic movement, especially of Beijing Olympic Games and Nanjing Youth Olympics.

In a ceremony following the meeting, Bach awarded the Chinese president the Olympic Order in Gold, the highest award of the Olympic movement.

8.03K
 
...
 
  • Group a building block for Africa

    An unusually heavy downpour hit Durban for two days before the BRICS summit's debut on African soil, but interest for a better platform for emerging markets were still sparked at the summit.
...
...