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Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games

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Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games
HeadquartersBeijing
Chairman
Liu Qi
Websitebeijing2008.cn (archived)

The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, or BOCOG, also known as the Beijing Organizing Committee, was an informal name for the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. It was also the organizing committee for the Games of the XIII Paralympiad. The President of BOCOG was Liu Qi (simplified Chinese: 刘淇; traditional Chinese: 劉淇; pinyin: Liú Qí), the then CPC secretary of Beijing Municipality.

On January 28, 2008, BOCOG took control of the Water Cube.[1]

On August 22, 2009, BOCOG is officially dissolved.[2] Its official website is now used by the Beijing Olympic City Development Association.

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  1. ^ The Canadian Press, "Beijing unveils 'cool' Watercube swimming venue for Summer Olympics". Archived from the original on January 31, 2008. Retrieved January 29, 2008.
  2. ^ "北京奥组委宣布解散 未尽事宜由善后办公室处理". 网易体育. 2009-08-24. Archived from the original on 2018-11-26. Retrieved 2018-11-25.