Top 10 China sports news stories in 2007 _English

Special report: Yearender 2007

Special report: 2008 Olympic Games

BEIJING, Dec. 25 (Xinhua) -- Following are the top 10 Chinese sports stories in 2007 selected by the Xinhua News Agency on Tuesday:

1. Preparations for the Beijing Olympic and Paralympic Games have been going on smoothly.

In 2007, the Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2008 Games (BOCOG) unveiled the medal design, torch design, and the routes for the torch relay for next year's Olympics and Paralympics.

All the venues except for the National Stadium have been completed by the end of the year, and the ticket sales for the 2008 Olympic Games was also launched domestically.

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge paid tributes to the work done by Beijing, saying the local organizers have worked extremely hard to give Beijing an Olympic shape.

Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch Relay Plan and Torch Design are unveiled on April 26, 2007 in Beijing. The Games of the XXIX Olympiad -- Beijing 2008 will take place from 8 to 24 August 2008.

Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch Relay Plan and Torch Design are unveiled on April 26, 2007 in Beijing. The Games of the XXIX Olympiad -- Beijing 2008 will take place from 8 to 24 August 2008. (File Photo)

The picture taken on March 24 shows obverse sides of victory medals of gold (C), silver (L) and bronze (R) for Beijing Olympic Games. BOCOG unveiled the Games' victory medals on the 500-day countdown to the opening of the Beijing Olympic Games at the Capital Museum in Beijing, capital of China, March 27, 2007. (Xinhua Photo/Wang Yong) Photo Gallery >>>

Beijing 2008 Olympic torch design

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