![]() ![]() Plus, in Communist Party-controlled China, there is the added concern over large crowds in the current tense run-up to a once-in-a-decade handover of power for the country’s top leadership, which will happen in the autumn. ![]() While the Bird’s Nest does host the odd football match or track and field competition, it has also been the site of a “winter wonderland” theme park and concerts. ![]() Yet today both places are better known for the steady stream of curious tourists they attract - some 4.61 million visitors in 2011 - rather than as locations for major sporting events. excited the passion of one billion people about sport,” China’s sports minister Liu Peng was cited as saying by state media last year, summing up the Games legacy for Beijing. “The successful hosting of the Olympics was not only splendid for Chinese sports, it. ![]() The jewels in the crown were two architecturally-stunning buildings - the main “Bird’s Nest” stadium and the “Water Cube” aquatics centre, described by International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge as “beautiful” and “unprecedented” venues. (Removes reference to rodeo in fifth paragraph)īEIJING, April 9 (Reuters) - Four years after Beijing hosted a spectacular summer Olympics, China’s bustling capital sees vastly improved public transport and infrastructure, but many of the venues built for the event languish unloved, underused and draining public finances. ![]()
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