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Gou Zhongwen named president of the Chinese Olympic Committee

Xinhua, December 28, 2016 Adjust font size:

Gou Zhongwen, director of China's General Administration of Sport, was named the president of the Chinese Olympic Committee (COC) here on Wednesday.

In addition, former president of the COC, Liu Peng, was named honorary chairman of the committee.

The announcements were made by the COC during its 2016 session.

Liu had served as president of the COC since 2005. Endit