(News from Qingdao Daily) Yesterday morning, the Olympic Sailing Sub-committee held grand ceremony to welcome the second batch athletes teams. Standing commissioner of the CPC Shandong Committee, secretary of the CPC Qingdao Committee, honorary president of the Beijing Olympic Sailing Sub-committee Yan Qijun presented gifts to the athletes.

    The athletes teams in the second batch are from countries and regions such as Belgium, Israel, Chinese Hong Kong, Denmark, Argentina, Poland, Norway, Russia, Thailand, Netherland, Colombia, Estonia, Korea, New Zealand, Australia.

    Deputy secretary of the CPC Qingdao Committee, mayor of Qingdao, president of the Beijing Olympic Sailing Sub-committee Xia Geng delivered a speech. He first expressed his warm welcome to all sailing athletes and friends from all over the world representing the 2008 Beijing Olympic Sailing Sub-committee, and 8 million plus Qingdao citizens, welcome them to go to "home".