Courtesy of China Tourism Group
Beijing, February 10 (China News Network) -- At noon on February 10, Juan Antonio Samaranch, chairman of the Coordination Committee of the International Olympic Committee for the Beijing Winter Olympic Games, appeared at the Zhangjiakou Winter Olympic Village Athletes' Restaurant and experienced a series of processes such as hand consumption, meal selection, meal collection, and dining.
This time, samaranch jr. was very low-key, and was recognized by the staff near the end of the meal. According to reports, during the lunch rush hour of the day, Chen Yueliang, commander-in-chief of the Winter Olympics project of China Tourism Group, and Wang Dayong, deputy commander-in-chief, went to the athletes' restaurant to inspect the work of each service point in accordance with the daily routine. When Chen Yueliang inspected the nutrition information desk, the head of the catering team reported to him that there was a gentleman who was eating like samaranch jr.
After communicating with the relevant person in charge of the operation team of Zhangjiakou Winter Olympic Village of the Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee, Chen Yueliang came to Samaranch Jr. together and asked for his opinion on the athletes' restaurant. Mr. Samaranch Jr. put on a mask to communicate with the staff present, personally cooperated with the epidemic prevention and control work, and smiled and left a message of praise, which wrote: "Congratulations to the Service Team of Zhangjiakou Winter Olympic Village, the service is great, the food is great, the atmosphere is great, thank you!" ”
Samaranch Jr. left a message to the athletes' restaurant to praise the China Tourism Group
For the Olympic movement, Samaranch is a special surname. Both Olympic Games in Beijing have ties to it. Since Beijing won the right to host the Winter Olympic Games, the Beijing Winter Olympic Organizing Committee and the International Olympic Committee have always maintained close communication, and Samaranch Jr. has participated in the whole process. His father, Samaranch Sr., was president of the International Olympic Committee from 1980 to 2001, and it was Samaranch Sr. who personally announced to the world that Beijing had won the right to host the 2008 Olympic Games.
A few days ago, Mr. Samaranch Jr. expressed his praise and expectations for the Beijing Winter Olympics in an interview with the media. "The Beijing Winter Olympics will be an extraordinary global winter sports event." (End)