And now the IOC are just making up silly words to justify having the Olympics there.
International Olympic Committee chief Jacques Rogge believes the games could be a changing factor in China.
"We believe that China will change by opening the country to the scrutiny of the world through the 25,000 media who will attend the games," he said in a statement.
"Awarding the Olympic Games to the most populous country in the world will open up one fifth of mankind to
Olympism."
Storms ahead for Olympic torch
wtf is "olympism" - sounds like something pornographic that Willy Wonka's workers get up too after a night on the turps.
I see China is planning to take the flame up to the top of Mount Everest - nothing like the spirit of 'our flame has gone higher than anyone elses - sucks to be round-eye! ha!' to bring the huddled masses together.
oh my - such cynicism and still so far out from the actual event.