Role of Olympic and Paralympic liaison staff stressed
(BEIJING, May 14) – The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) has confirmed liaison staff for 205 delegations to the Beijing Olympic Games and 159 delegations to the Paralympic Games, it was leaned here on Wednesday.
At a mobilization meeting on Wednesday, BOCOG President Liu Qi urged liaison staff to fulfill their tasks in earnest as the national (regional) Olympic and Paralympic committees are the most important participants of the Olympics (August 8-24) and Paralympics (September 6-17).
All aspects of BOCOG’s work focus on athletes, he said, urging close cooperation with the delegations with an aim of meeting their needs in the areas of competition, training and daily life.
The liaison staff, Liu said, are senior volunteers to be designated to each delegation, based on the practice of the Olympic Games which strive to upgrade services for the delegations.
The staff need to further study the Olympic Charter and regulations, and take reference from experiences of previous Olympics. “You need to be good assistants of chief de missions and act as a bridge between BOCOG and the missions in terms of information convey and exchange of views,” he said.
He called on them to take advantage of the remaining time to complete and perfect all preparations for the Olympics in order to ensure China’s hosting of a high quality Olympics with distinguishing features.
(BEIJING, May 14) – The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) has confirmed liaison staff for 205 delegations to the Beijing Olympic Games and 159 delegations to the Paralympic Games, it was leaned here on Wednesday.
At a mobilization meeting on Wednesday, BOCOG President Liu Qi urged liaison staff to fulfill their tasks in earnest as the national (regional) Olympic and Paralympic committees are the most important participants of the Olympics (August 8-24) and Paralympics (September 6-17).
All aspects of BOCOG’s work focus on athletes, he said, urging close cooperation with the delegations with an aim of meeting their needs in the areas of competition, training and daily life.
The liaison staff, Liu said, are senior volunteers to be designated to each delegation, based on the practice of the Olympic Games which strive to upgrade services for the delegations.
The staff need to further study the Olympic Charter and regulations, and take reference from experiences of previous Olympics. “You need to be good assistants of chief de missions and act as a bridge between BOCOG and the missions in terms of information convey and exchange of views,” he said.
He called on them to take advantage of the remaining time to complete and perfect all preparations for the Olympics in order to ensure China’s hosting of a high quality Olympics with distinguishing features.