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'Good Luck Beijing' Marathon Ran
Through Yan Garden
PKU NEWS 2008--04—21
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Peking University, Apr. 21, 2008: ‗Good Luck Beijing‘ Marathon (test game for the
coming Olympics) was held on April 20th. Between 9 to 10 o‘clock, 69 athletes from
six countries ran through Yan Garden successfully, which indicated PKU safeguard
performed very well.
This test game is the only one for the coming Olympics & Paralympics, which makes
it very important for the formal games. The leaders of higher-up and PKU gave lots of
attention. At 8 o‘clock, Zhao Fengtong, the Deputy Mayor of Beijing, came here to
inspect and organize this activity, together with workers from Beijing ‗08‘
Environment Office, Marathon Team of the Olympic Committee, etc. Ju Chuanjin,
Deputy President of PKU and commissary of Beijing Olympics Committee, directed
the safeguard to work from 7 o‘clock to the end of this event.
According to reports, the routine of the Olympic Marathon was formally decided at
the beginning of 2007. After that, the Olympic Office of PKU, the Dept. of Safeguard,
the Dept. of General Affairs and Yan Garden District Office worked with all their
efforts to guarantee successful games. On April 16th, Zhang Yan, Vice Secretary of
the Party of PKU, and Ju Chuanjin especially held a corresponding conference,
which helped a lot, for this test game.
The test game of Olympic Marathon ran through PKU which honored everyone here.
After this game, the departments taking part in will sum up their experience and find
out their defaults to prepare for the formal ones.
Edited By : Liu Xiaohua
Translated By : Cui Qiang
Source : PKU News (Chinese)
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