Sporting kids win chance to see Olympics live
Published: 26 July, 2008, 17:21
A presentation of the Olympic Friendship Children's Forum has taken place in Moscow. Backed by UNESCO and the Russian Olympic Committee, it lets kids from all over the world communicate and see the Olympics with their own eyes.
Hundreds of kids representing the Olympic nations, representatives from business and politics and world-famous sportsmen gathered on Red Square in Moscow.
Similar events have taken place in Paris and Beijing.
The first ever Olympic Friendship Children's Forum will be held in Beijing, where up to 4,000 children from almost 60 countries are expected to take part.
Twenty school children from each country will get the chance to see the Olympics live. Those selected were chosen for their talents and achievements.
Their prize is a chance to get a taste of the Olympic spirit in a project that is set to become a tradition for both summer and winter Olympics.
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