IOC president Jacques Rogge has said he has no regrets for having China host the Olympic games, despite the problems that have had to be dealt with in the last couple of weeks. He believes the “magic of the games” will take over.
He compared it to the situation in Athens which struggled to complete its venues in time for the games.
“It’s a totally different ball game,” he said at a news conference. “Today we have absolutely no concerns about the organization. No regrets. Come the 9th of August (the opening day of competition), the magic of the games and the flawless organization will take over.”
He also said the athletes’ was the “best ever”.
“I’ve never seen a village like this,” said Rogge, who competed in three Olympics in sailing and stays in the village during the games.
On the internet issue, he said it was up to China as to how they run it in their country and was not an issue of the IOC.
“I’m not going to apologize for something the IOC is not responsible for,” Rogge said. “We are not running the Internet in China. Chinese authorities are running the Internet in China.”
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