Jacques Rogge Beijing Quotations

There is no doubt that after the great success you have achieved in Athens last year during the Olympic Games, and with the preparations that you have now for the National Games, I would not be surprised if China would lead the medal count in 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

We are fully confident about China's capacity in holding grand sports events, and believe Beijing Olympic will achieve great success. And we are also convinced that the Chinese is capable in holding large-scale international event,

We will work with them at the Olympic Games at Beijing and see if there's a chance to come back. I understand the disappointment of those who pleaded for the reinstatement.

The IOC is absolutely clear that it wants full respect of human rights. It is clear that the staging of the Olympic games in Beijing will do a lot for the improvement of human rights and social relations in China.

I declare the Games of the 28th Olympiad closed and, in accordance with tradition, I call upon the youth of the world to assemble four years from now at Beijing to celebrate with us there the Games of the 29th Olympiad.