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The Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee
has come up with a series of slogans and cheering routines for crowds at
games' venues, Beijing Times reports.(Xinhua Photo)
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BEIJING, June 5 -- The Beijing Olympic Organizing
Committee has come up with a series of slogans and cheering routines for crowds
at games' venues, Beijing Times reports.
An official with the Committee says the simple chants
and gestures are designed to help spectators cheer for their favorite sportsmen
in a smooth, civilized manner. These gestures include giving a double thumbs-up,
and waving both arms with clenched fists. These actions are accompanied by
several slogans.
The cheering routines ¨C most of which are made up of
four steps - which will be popularized among spectators in the weeks leading up
to the Olympics. Live broadcasts before and during Olympic events will promote
the use of these gestures. Volunteers will also be on hand to direct the crowds
how to cheer.
The Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee has hired 30
cheering squads at Olympic ventures to show spectators how the gestures are
done. The Ministry of Education is also arranging special training sessions in
schools for the 800,000 students who are expected to attend the games.
The gestures and slogans for the 2008 Olympics were
released on Wednesday.
(Source: CRIENGLISH.com)
