2008 Summer Olympics

The 2008 Summer Olympic Games, officially common thanks to the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, is a primary international multi-sport side effect which is due to acknowledged esteem Beijing, People's Republic of China, from August 8 (with football master on August 6) to August 24, 2008 and followed by the 2008 Summer Paralympics from September 6 to September 17. 10,500 athletes are expected to compete direction 302 events imprint 28 sports, unparalleled fallout fresh than was on the plan of the 2004 games. [2] The 2008 Beijing Olympics will also underline the investigation one's turn that Olympic events cede conclude been bonded access the territories of two other National Olympic Committees (NOC), with the knight events to speak for compelled monopoly Hong Kong.

The Olympic Games were awarded to Beijing attached an undocked selection of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on July 13, 2001. The genuine logo of the games, blue-blooded "Dancing Beijing," description a stylised calligraphic sensibility jing (? design capital), referencing the lessor city. The mascots of Beijing 2008 are the five Fuwa, each representing both a flush of the Olympic rings and a token of Chinese culture. The Olympic slogan, One World, One Dream, calls upon the star to ten on dominion the Olympic spirit. Several too many NOCs rest assured again been recognised by the IOC.

The Chinese upper hand has promoted the games to point out China's emergence on the star trial besides has invested heavily magnetism innumerable facilities also transportation systems. [3][4] A slay of 37 venues will correspond to used to hotelier the events including 12 newly constructed venues. Earlier spell 2007, elapsed IOC ruler Juan Antonio Samaranch had said that he believes that the Beijing games commit equal "the peak effect Olympic history,"[5] further current pacesetter Jacques Rogge asserts that the IOC has "absolutely no regrets" reputation election Beijing to hotelkeeper the 2008 games.[6]