2008 Beijing Olympic venues proceed smoothly

The Organizing Committee for the Beijing Olympic Games says construction of facilities for the 2008 games is on track. All but one of the new venues will be finished by the end of the year.

BOCOG Executive Vice-President Jiang Xiaoyu (left) takes a close look at the project layout.(File photo)

The competition venues for the 2008 Beijing Olympics have been completed according to plan. The 91-thousand seat National Stadium is the only outstanding project.

Jiang Xiaoyu, BOCOG Vice President, said, "This year, the construction of the Olympic venues has been underway, running smoothly and according to plan. By the end of this year, all except the national stadium will been finished as scheduled."

Thirty-six of the 37 competition venues were scheduled for completion by December 31st.

The National Stadium, because of its exterior lattice of enormous steel beams, is scheduled to be finished by March.