Guangzhou to bid for 2010 Asian Games
( 2003-12-22 15:44) (Xinhua)
China's southern metropolis
of Guangzhou plans to bid for the 2010 Asian Games with the approval from the
central government, local medai reported Monday.
The mayor of Guangzhou said the application will be submitted to the Olympic
Council of Asia (OCA) soon.
The OCA is expected to send delegations to inspect facilities in all
candidate cities next February and March and the final decision for host city
will be announced in June.
Guangzhou has never hosted an international sports event but held the Chinese
National Games in 2001.
Officials said the current facilities updated would be sufficient for an
Asian Games.
Busan in South Korea host the 2002 Asiad and Qatar's Doha will stage the
event in 2006.
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