Rogge sent an invitation to the Olympic Games on the spot. Why did Rogge only receive Olympic invitations from five countries? What's the point?

Why did you choose representatives from five countries to accept the invitation?

A special countdown ceremony was held in Beijing to show the host country's enthusiastic support for the Olympic Games.

(Reporter He Wen) Why did you choose Greece, Canada, Britain, Russian Federation and China as representatives to send invitations to the Olympic Games? Last night, people from BOCOG introduced the story to our reporter.

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Choose five representative countries as "special cases"

The official said that Greece is the birthplace of the modern Olympic Games, and the other four countries are the host countries of the 2008 Olympic Games and the next three Olympic Games (including the Winter Olympics). Among them, Beijing, China will host the 2008 Olympic Games, Vancouver, Canada will host the 20 10 Winter Olympics, London, England will host the 20 12 Olympic Games, and Sochi, Russia will host the 20 14 Winter Olympics.

The invitation ceremony was held in the host city, which is one of the reforms implemented by Rogge since he took office. Therefore, when Liu Peng, President of the Chinese Olympic Committee, received the invitation letter for the 2008 Olympic Games from President Rogge, it added another layer of meaning. Liu Jiaoshou, the chief planner of the China Tour of the International Olympic Committee's Olympic Treasures Exhibition, commented that this is the first time that Beijing has made an exception. In his view, this change "more reflects the solemnity and commitment of the host country of the Olympic Games, as well as its enthusiasm and support for the Olympic Games".

Secret 2

Saon began the re-invitation ceremony.

The solemn and grand invitation ceremony last night made the audience at the scene and in front of the TV guess: At which Olympic Games did the International Olympic Committee start the invitation ceremony? When did China receive the first invitation letter from the International Olympic Committee? On these two questions, our reporter interviewed Professor Liu Chenchen last night.

Liu Jiaoshou said that after World War II, the IOC's requirements for Olympic-related ceremonies have gradually become strict and comprehensive, especially since Samaranch became the president of the IOC.

At which Olympic Games did China receive the Olympic invitation from the International Olympic Committee? The professor agrees with this view: during the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, before the first modern summer Olympic Games was held in Athens in 1896, the Qing government had received an invitation letter from the International Olympic Committee. He believes that the reasons why the Qing government did not send teams to participate in the competition at that time were as follows: First, the Qing government did not understand the "Olympic Games" because it was closed to the outside world; Second, the national strength at that time could not support the Qing government to send teams to participate in the Olympic Games. It was not until July 30th, 1932 that China sent athletes to participate in the 10th Olympic Games held in Los Angeles, which is the well-known story of sprinter Liu Changchun's "going to the meeting alone".