| The 2008 Summer Olympics. The Games of the XXIX Olympiad Beijing, China August 8, 2008 to August 24, 2008 |
Beijing was elected host city on July 13, 2001,
during the 112th IOC Session in Moscow,
beating out Toronto, Paris, Istanbul, and
Osaka. Beijing previously bid to host the 2000
Summer Olympics, and was the favorite of the
voters until the city lost to Sydney in the final
round of voting in 1993.
The events program for the Beijing 2008
Games is quite similar to that of the Athens
Games held in 2004. The 2008 Olympics will
see the return of 28 sports, and will hold 302
events;165 mens events, 127 women’s events,
and 10 mixed events, one more event in total
than in Athens.
during the 112th IOC Session in Moscow,
beating out Toronto, Paris, Istanbul, and
Osaka. Beijing previously bid to host the 2000
Summer Olympics, and was the favorite of the
voters until the city lost to Sydney in the final
round of voting in 1993.
The events program for the Beijing 2008
Games is quite similar to that of the Athens
Games held in 2004. The 2008 Olympics will
see the return of 28 sports, and will hold 302
events;165 mens events, 127 women’s events,
and 10 mixed events, one more event in total
than in Athens.
The centerpiece of the 2008 Summer Olympics will be the Beijing National Stadium. The
stadium will feature a lattice-like concrete skeleton forming the stadium bowl and will seat
80,000 people. Beijing National Stadium will be the site of the opening and closing ceremonies
of the games as well as the athletics events and soccer finals.
stadium will feature a lattice-like concrete skeleton forming the stadium bowl and will seat
80,000 people. Beijing National Stadium will be the site of the opening and closing ceremonies
of the games as well as the athletics events and soccer finals.
| Swimming Diving Synchronized Swimming Water Polo Archery Athletics Badminton Baseball Basketball Boxing Canoe/Kayak Flatwater Canoe/Kayak Slalom |
| Cycling Equestrian Fencing Football Gymnastics Artistic Gymnastics Rhythmic Gymnastics Trampoline Handball Hockey Judo Modern Pentathlon |
| Rowing Sailing Shooting Softball Table Tennis Taekwondo Tennis Triathlon Volleyball Beach Volleyball Weightlifting Wrestling |
| The Games in Beijing will play host to the 28 summer sports currently on the Olympic program. Approximately 10,500 athletes are expected to participate in the Games, with around 20,000 accredited media bringing the Games to the world. |
| Events of the of the XXIX Olympiad |
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