体坛英语资讯：South African president honors Olympic chief
<p><span word="DURBAN">DURBAN</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 5-- <span word="South">South</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Jacob">Jacob</span> <span word="Zuma">Zuma</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="bestowed">bestowed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>' <span word="s">s</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="civilian">civilian</span> <span word="honor">honor</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span> (<span word="IOC">IOC</span>) <span word="president">president</span> <span word="Jacques">Jacques</span> <span word="Rogge">Rogge</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="appreciation">appreciation</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IOC">IOC</span>' <span word="s">s</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="contribution">contribution</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="struggle">struggle</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="apartheid">apartheid</span> <span word="racial">racial</span> <span word="discrimination">discrimination</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 123<span word="rd">rd</span> <span word="IOC">IOC</span> <span word="session">session</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="port">port</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Durban">Durban</span>, <span word="Zuma">Zuma</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africans">Africans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="recognize">recognize</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outstanding">outstanding</span> <span word="contribution">contribution</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IOC">IOC</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="struggle">struggle</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="apartheid">apartheid</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="racial">racial</span> <span word="oppression">oppression</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="Press">Press</span> <span word="Association">Association</span> (<span word="SAPA">SAPA</span>) <span word="reported">reported</span>.</p><p><span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="government">government</span>' <span word="s">s</span> <span word="apartheid">apartheid</span> <span word="policies">policies</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IOC">IOC</span> <span word="banned">banned</span> <span word="apartheid">apartheid</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="entering">entering</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1964 <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="Zuma">Zuma</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="critical">critical</span> <span word="intervention">intervention</span>" <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="apartheid">apartheid</span>.</p><p><span word="Decades">Decades</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="advancing">advancing</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="freedom">freedom</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="democracy">democracy</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IOC">IOC</span> <span word="encouraged">encouraged</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="formation">formation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="united">united</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="racial">racial</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="federations">federations</span>.</p><p><span word="Zuma">Zuma</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="democratic">democratic</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="participation">participation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1992 <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Barcelona">Barcelona</span> <span word="with">with</span> "<span word="the">the</span> <span word="IOC">IOC</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="encouragement">encouragement</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="support">support</span>" .</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="bestowing">bestowing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Order">Order</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Companions">Companions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="OR">OR</span> <span word="Tambo">Tambo</span> (<span word="Gold">Gold</span> <span word="class">class</span>)<span word="on">on</span> <span word="Rogge">Rogge</span>, <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="demonstrating">demonstrating</span> <span word="its">its</span> "<span word="immense">immense</span> <span word="gratitude">gratitude</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IOC">IOC</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="solidarity">solidarity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="commitment">commitment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="country">country</span>."</p><p><span word="Zuma">Zuma</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="sport">sport</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="promote">promote</span> <span word="peace">peace</span>, <span word="friendship">friendship</span>, <span word="unity">unity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tolerance">tolerance</span> <span word="worldwide">worldwide</span>.</p>
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