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 Pele Visits Olympic Village in BeijingPele, the greatest football player of all times, visited today (Aug. 22, 2008) the Beijing Olympic Village and was received with euphoria by athletes and volunteers. In a meeting with the Village Mayor Chen Zhili, Pelé said he was impressed with the structure of the village and with his reception and promised to welcome all Chinese "in Rio for the 2016 Olympic Games."
The 67 year old former athlete toured some of the Village facilities, signed his name in the Peace Wall and visited the athletes restaurant where he was asked to sign shirts and take pictures with dozens of young athletes from various countries. Pele is in Beijing to promote the Rio2016 bid and will stay in town until the morning of the 24th. Washington Alves/COB/Textual
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