The first time he made it clear that many European countries in view of the Olympics, the proposed "China should immediately set up the Olympic Games team."
Innsbruck, two-times Olympic city (1964 and 1976), offers a range of both summer and winter sports facilities that can barely be matched by any other city of its size anywhere in Europe.
For a small country, Scotland's hosted more than its fair share of big events: the Commonwealth Games, European football finals, huge annual New Year celebrations.