Children appeal for Beijing to host 2008 Olympic games

Children appeal for Beijing to host 2008 Olympic games

BEIJING, China - A total of 2,008 children appeal for Beijing to host the 2008 Olympic Summer Games in a rope-jumping event in Beijing on June 10. Besides Beijing, Toronto, Paris, Osaka and Istanbul have expressed their intention to invite the games to their cities.

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