---Jaques Rogge, IOC President
At the Main Press Center on Saturday, Jaques Rogge, IOC President, was on hand to answer reporters' questions about the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
Rogge remarked that the upcoming Games represented the increasing force Asian countries have become in the sports circle, pointing out that in the last Olympics, Japan, the Republic of Korea and China showed their athletic might quite impressively.
Rogge also spoke about his visit to the Olympic Village on Friday, saying that his high opinion of the site was echoed by all athletes he spoke to while he was there. I've never seen an Olympic Village like this, it's fantastic, Rogge said.
A total of 10,200 athletes are participating in competitions during the Games, Rogge revealed. Between 7,000 and 9,000 of them will be involved in the opening ceremony.
All 205 IOC member states and regions are participating in these Games, he continued.
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