国际奥委会在莫斯科召开的第112次全会今天通过投票表决后宣布,北京成为2008年夏季奥运会的举办城市,与北京一同竞争举办2008年奥运会的城市还包括巴黎、大坂、伊斯坦布尔以及多伦多,最终北京在第二轮投票中就以超过半数的优势获胜。这次国际奥委会将2008年奥运会的举办权交给北京,这说明国际奥委会认为北京有能力举办奥运会,而且中国有13亿民众支持北京举办这一重大赛事。——美国 CNN The 112th plenary session of the International Olympic Committee held in Moscow announced today that Beijing has become the host city of the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. The cities that compete with Beijing in hosting the 2008 Olympic Games include Paris, Osaka, Istanbul and Toronto, and eventually Beijing won more than half of the votes in the second round of voting. The IOC handed over the right to host the 2008 Olympic Games to Beijing, indicating that the International Olympic Committee believes Beijing has the ability to host the Olympic Games. And China has 1.3 billion people who support Beijing in hosting this major event. - US CNN