BEIJING, Aug. 1 (Chinaview) -- Gianni Merlo, president of the International
Sports Press Association (AIPS), said on Friday that the organizing works of the
Olympic Games are very well done.
Merlo
said he
felt "very fresh" when he arrived here on Thursday, though he has been
to the country several times.
"It (
Beijing) is really different now, there
are lots of beautiful changes,"
Merlo
added during an interview with
Chinaview.cn.
"There is nothing impossible in this
world. Everything can be done in a proper way. We have to talk, we have
to understand each other, and we can find the solution all together," added the experienced reporter,
who has covered the Olympic Games 18 times (including Summer and Winter
Olympics).
Merlo , whose first experience in
China
was in 1978, said, "It is positive that there
were a lot of changes in the past years. The Beijing Olympics is only the
beginning and the beginning is good."
He
also gave some suggestions to the young journalists; saying they should go to
the sources more, instead of just searching on the Internet.
"We
have to consult the sources and study the sources, and we must be very
professional; we mustn't be lazy, especially the younger generations who are
growing up with laptops have to go deeper in problems and read more, not only
just take what comes from the screen as the truth. So we should keep learning on
the daily bases.
"In
many ways we are the guardians of fairness in sport. It is our duty to promote
the value of this because sport is vital for the younger generations, not only
as a physical exercise but related to culture and development of peace and
understanding between the people and the world," he
said.
