Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Saturday, November 02, 2002
China's Harbin to Bid for 2014 Winter Olympics
Despite its failure to win the hosting right for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, China's northeastern city Harbin remains confident and will bid for the 2014 Winter Olympics.
Despite its failure to win the hosting right for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, China's northeastern city Harbin remains confident and will bid for the 2014 Winter Olympics.
Zhao Yinggang, director of Heilongjiang provincial sports administration, said that "we will continue to bid for the 2014 Winter Olympics by improving our enviroment and implementing our Olympic projects in accordance with the municipal infrastructure development."
On August 28, the executive committee of the International Olympic Committee revealed four finalists for the 2010 Winter Olympics, including Vancouver of Canada, with China's Harbin beingcircled out of the race.