International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge arrived in Beijing Monday morning to attend the Sport Accord convention.

 

 

International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge (L) talks with executive vice president of Beijing organizing committee (BOCOG) Wang Wei.

 

The Sport Accord convention, an annual sport trade show, will officially open in the Chinese capital on Tuesday, with group meetings already underway.

 

During his five-day stay in Beijing, Rogge will also chair an IOC executive board meeting from Tuesday to Thursday.

 

The Sport Accord convention gathers representatives from some 100 international sports federations, the IOC executive board, sponsors, bidding and host cities, and other groups and specialists to discuss the key issues facing the sports industry.

 

(Xinhua News Agency April 23, 2007)