Rogge: `Magic of games' will take over in Beijing

Despite the thorny issues of politics, pollution and media freedoms, IOC president Jacques Rogge said Saturday he has no regrets about holding the Olympics in China and predicted the "magic of the games" will take over once the competition begins.

Less than a week before the opening ceremony, Rogge addressed a number of the issues which have made the Beijing Games among the most politically contentious in history.

The International Olympic Committee has come under fire for failing to get China to live up to promises to improve its human rights record, clean up Beijing's noxious smog and provide unfettered Internet access to the media.

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