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The games have begun. The forum is a good place to get the latest updates in the coming days.
The Medal Count and Competition Results pages will be updated daily.
31 March 2008
Olympia, Greece. The torch relay begins in Olympia with the lighting of the Olympic flame, which will be carried by over 1,500 people in the longest torch relay in Olympic history and will touch 6 continents. See the Torch Relay as it happens:
These categories are navigable in every page of the report from a navigation box which uses all 6 colors of the Beijing 2008 Olympics.
Some of the highlights of this Report include:
- Photos of the Torch Relay, International and Domestic legs: Torch Relay Photo Journal (Int'l), Torch Relay Photo Journal (Domestic)
- Olympic Cultural Festivals; First, Second
- An idea of the look and feel of these Summer Games can be found in Colors, Emblems, Mascots, Medals, Torch Design and Spirit
- A detailed list with interactive links and a Flash movie of the Olympic Venues can be found in Venues.
- Olympic Schedule of competition.
- Paralympic Schedule of competition.
Moscow, July 13, 2001
Juan Antonio Samaranch, President of the International Olympic Committee, at the conclusion of the 112th IOC Session, made an announcement that would change the lives of billions of people in China:"The games of the XXIX Olympiad in 2008 are awarded to the city of... Beijing."
Celebrations outside the IOC meeting site in Moscow. July 2001.
Celebrations inside the IOC meeting site in Moscow. July 2001.
Celebrations inside the IOC meeting site in Moscow. July 2001.
Celebrations in Beijing just after the announcement in Moscow. July 2001.
Celebrations in Beijing just after the announcement in Moscow. July 2001.
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, will be held in Beijing, China from August 8, 2008 to August 24, 2008, with the opening ceremony to take place at 8 p.m. on August 8, 2008 (08-08-08-08; the number 8 is associated with prosperity in Chinese culture). Some events, like beach volleyball, sailing, and open water swimming, will be held in the coastal city of Qingdao.
On July 8, 2005, the International Olympic Committee announced that Hong Kong will hold the equestrian events at the site of the Hong Kong Sports Institute in Fo Tan, Sha Tin. The facilities of the Sports Institute may be moved to Wu Kai Sha. This will be the second time the same season of Olympic Games has been hosted by two National Olympic Committees. (A similar arrangement was in place between Melbourne, Australia, and Stockholm, Sweden, for the 1956 Summer Olympics).
