Badge design contest for 2008 Beijing Olympics launched_体育新闻

Badge design contest for 2008 Beijing Olympics launched

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Chinanews, Beijing, May 21 - The badge design contest supported by the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) was kicked off on May 17 in Beijing, to solicit¹ the design of the badge for the 2008 Olympic Games from people in the mainland, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan.

Every Olympic Games has its unique badge, representing the tradition and art style of the hosts country, as well as the Olympic spirit of friendship and peace.

The first Olympic badge came into being in 1896, when the Athens Olympic Games was held. Nowadays, various Olympic badges have become the favorites of collectors worldwide. The organizing committees of the Games even prepare special zones for collectors to exchange badges, and such zone will be arranged during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

The deadline for the contestants² to submit their designs is set on June 30, and the result will be announced on August 8, 2007, one year countdown to the 2008 Beijing Games.

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1 solicit
vi.勾引；乞求；vt.请求，乞求；招揽(生意)
参考例句：
Beggars are not allowed to solicit in public places.乞丐不得在公共场所乞讨。 We should often solicit opinions from the masses.我们应该经常征求群众意见。

2 contestants
n.竞争者，参赛者( contestant的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The competition attracted over 500 contestants representing 8 different countries. 这次比赛吸引了代表8个不同国家的500多名参赛者。 Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency. 两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。来自《简明英汉词典》

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