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IOC PRESIDENT ROGGE SPEAKS AT MCDONALD'S CHAMPION KIDS MEDIA EVENT IN BEIJING

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge, left, and Chinese athletes attend a media event launching McDonald's Champion Kids program at a school in Beijing, China on August 9, 2007. The program will enable up to 300 kids from around the world to travel to the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games to share their stories and experiences with their local communities and hometown news outlets. (UPI Photo/Stephen Shaver)


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