Asia’s top sports official, Sheikh Ahmad al Sabah, president of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), said Beijing is now “first among equals” following the release of the IOC’s evaluation report.
He said the IOC report on the five bidding cities was “carefully but definitely weighted in favour of Beijing”.
“You have to know how to read the code of what is being written, but those who know and those who vote and will understand the IOC is saying Beijing is the best city”, the Sheikh told AFP.
“We wish all of the bidding cities the best of luck, but I have to say this is excellent news for Beijing and excellent news for Asian sport because one of our two candidates has comfortably passed the technical tests”. Beijing is now positioned with the Olympic movement as first among equals”, he said.
