KEY POINTS:
Clean air, blue skies and none of the public disruptions that have accompanied the Beijing Games. That's what Madrid's 2016 Olympics bid is ready to promise.
Madrid's push to host the Olympics came to the Chinese capital, accompanied by videos pushing a candidature organisers say will be the greenest and greatest in history.
A new video with the catchline of "Whoever you are, from wherever you are, how you are. Welcome" provides the multicultural face to a bid from a country that's still adapting to a large influx of immigrants and its own regional differences, which have included a recent spate of bombings by ETA.
With protests over Tibet and the thick Beijing haze stealing headlines at these Olympics, Madrid has always considered itself a harmonious choice for 2016. Madrid promises sustainable transport and technology and, above all, sunny skies.
It is up against Chicago, Tokyo and Rio de Janeiro.
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