第13屆世界奧林匹克收藏博覽會于24日在京開幕，國際奧委會終身名譽主席薩馬蘭奇在開幕式上表示，北京奧運會籌辦工作取得舉世矚目的成就，并深信2008年北京奧運會將成為奧運史上最出色的一屆奧運會。

Former IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch (left) receives gift from BOCOG President Liu Qi at the opening of the World Olympic Collectors Fair in Beijing, June 24, 2007. (Xinhua Photo)

BEIJING, June 24 (Xinhua) -- Former IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch said on Sunday that he believes the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing would be the best ever in Olympic history.

"I would like to repeat I am sure that the Olympic Games in Beijing will be the best in Olympic history," said Samarach when addressing the opening ceremony of the World Olympic Collectors Fair in the Chinese capital.

Part of the fifth 2008 Olympic Cultural Festival, the fair is being held in China for the first time, featuring a large display of pins, stamps, coins and other memorabilia bearing the Olympic rings. Other items on display will include Olympic torches, trophies andwarm-up suits. There will also be a collection of Olympic-related stamps donated by Samaranch to the Lausanne-based Olympic museum.

Over 320 exhibitors from 30 countries and regions will display their Olympic collections.

Olympic pin trading has become a tradition, arising from the first modern Olympics in Athens, Greece, where athletes, officials and judges exchanged cards with their names and titles affixed.

Beijing Olympic organizers launched a pin-designing contest in May, welcoming people from all over China to share ideas about the Beijing Games. The Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee (BOCOG) has issued over 500 types of Olympic pins with the figure expected to reach 4,000.

Vocabulary:

warm-up suits：運動服

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