IOC pleased with smooth running of Beijing Games 

The International Olympic Committee is pleased with how the Beijing Olympics proceeded since it started last Friday with a spectacular opening ceremony, an IOC official said here on Wednesday.

"We don't have any issues so far and we are very happy with that," IOC's Olympic Games executive director Gilbert Felli told a press conference.

Felli praised the local organizers for the smooth operation of a "fantastic" opening ceremony which involved more than 15,000 performers and was watched by an estimated four billion people around the globe.

"Now we have been very pleased with the outcome of it," he said.

The 10,000-plus athletes are also very "happy" with most aspects of the Games ranging from accommodation to transport and venues, said Felli.

"The athletes are what we care. I can say they are very happy," he said.

"The IOC President (Jacques Rogge) said he took his breakfast at the Olympic Village this morning in a corner so that he is not to be disturbed by too many people.

"But he said so many athletes realized he was there and came to him and said 'President, thank you. I have never seen a condition for us like this.'"

Felli, who has overseen Beijing's preparatory work since it was awarded the Games in 2001 as a member of the IOC's coordination commission, also paid tribute to the volunteers.

"All the volunteers are dedicated to do things," Felli said. "Sometimes we got difficulty in understanding between the volunteers and the people, but we have to say that they are doing a fantastic job."

A total of 100,000 volunteers have been recruited to work for the Beijing Olympics and Paralymics.

The IOC had announced earlier this week that the daily meeting with BOCOG would be held every other day because the Games are running well.

国际奥委会奥运会执行主任吉尔伯特·费利１３日连续用五个“满意”评价已经进行了三分之一的北京奥运会。开幕式、奥运村、场馆、交通、志愿者的表现都让他赞不绝口。

费利说，８月８日他看到了最复杂、最大规模的开幕式，整个过程非常精彩，运行管理十分出色，还有许多国家元首、政府首脑、王室成员来参加，因此令国际奥委会非常满意。

运动员村也相当不错，食宿好、到场馆的交通也好，因此运动员们都很开心，费利说。

“今天早上罗格主席在奥运村吃早饭，虽然他选择了一个角落以免引起太多关注，但依然有运动员发现他，便对他说：‘主席谢谢你，奥运村条件非常好，我们都非常满意。’”费利说。

过去５天里进行了很多场比赛。费利说，他非常满意这些先进的场馆，更满意在里面上演的精彩比赛，不但比赛运行顺畅，而且运动员发挥出很高水平。

“北京奥组委提供了高水准、高质量的条件，工作也非常出色，而且我们也得到了单项体联非常好的反馈，请各位媒体朋友充分报道，”他说。

他特别注意到一些国家在北京奥运会上取得了突破，比如多哥和印度。布克佩蒂为这个非洲国家夺得奥运历史上首枚奖牌，并成为奥运会皮划艇激流回旋比赛首位黑人奖牌得主。在男子１０米气步枪比赛中，印度神枪手宾德拉以７００·５环的成绩夺得印度射击史上首枚奥运会金牌，这也是印度历史上首枚个人项目奥运会金牌。

北京奥运会的交通组织也得到费利夸奖。他说，历届奥运会交通都是困扰组织者的最大难题，也是一项艰巨的工作，因为有４１个场馆在进行着世界级赛事，大量运动员、官员和媒体成员穿梭其中，交通组织非常复杂。不过“现在的工作非常顺畅，没有听到任何抱怨”，他说。

志愿者和安保人员的微笑也给费利留下深刻印象。虽然有时候大家在沟通的时候可能造成一些误解，但志愿者辛勤而投入的工作，安保人员面带微笑，表现非常出色，他说。

也许费利还有一个没有说出的“满意”，那就是收视率。目前他还没有得到关于收视率的具体数字，但已经从广播商那里了解到情况令人满意。

根据收视率机构ＣＳＭ媒介研究发布的数据，仅收看开幕式的中国观众人数就高达８·４２亿。

“我们十分满意与奥组委的关系，也要感谢他们，”费利最后说。