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After dazzling the world with a spectacular Olympic Games, China claimed that it is ready to pass on the experience it has gained from holding the event to India, which is gearing up to host the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi.
Expressing confidence in India's ability to stage a successful Commonwealth Games in 2010, the Executive Vice Chairman of the Beijing Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (BOCOG) said that his organisation was ready to chip in if required.
"If they (India) have any problem, we are happy to assist without reservation," Jiang said, when asked if Beijing was ready to assist New Delhi in its preparations to host the Commonwealth Games.
Jiang said that holding a high-profile sporting event enabled the host cities to greatly promote economic and social development.
Beijing, for instance, invested billions of dollars in building a high-class infrastructure, including a new airport, metros and highways.
The 2010 Commonwealth Games are scheduled to be held in Delhi between October 3 and October 14.
Other officials involved in the preparations of the Commonwealth Games, said that the sheer planning that has gone into the Beijing Olympics has stunned them.
"The sheer magnitude of planning involved in the Olympics is mind-boggling and we would draw inspiration from the best practices followed here in Beijing," another official has said.
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