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Under the direction of Liu Qi, Beijing was elected as the host city for the 2008 Summer Olympics on 13 July 2001, during the 112th IOC Session in Moscow, defeating bids from Toronto, Paris, Istanbul, and Osaka.
- Records Tumble
- Modern and Ancient
- First Medals
Beijing was the Games of records and superlatives. The Opening Ceremony was unforgettable; the athletes’ achievements were astonishing, the organisation was excellent; the venues, breathtaking and the anti-doping tests were stricter. Several hundred million watched worldwide on TV as more than 40 world records and over 130 Olympic records were brok...
The National Stadium, nick-named the “Bird’s Nest”, and the National Swimming Centre, known as the “Water Cube”, were both stunning symbols of the new Beijing. In cycling, the road race followed the Great Wall and passed in front of the “Forbidden City”—two symbols of the thousand-year-old history of the city.
A record 204 National Olympic Committees took part in the Games. Some 87 of them celebrated their medal-winning athletes. Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Mauritius and Togo all experienced podium finishes for the first time. Tajikistan won its first medals thanks to Rasul Boqiev in judo and Yusup Abdusalomov in wrestling; Afghanistan stepped up on to the ...
Aug 7, 2018 · Ten years ago this week, the Beijing Olympic Games drummed themselves onto television screens across the globe. It brought waves of hype in China that the country was preparing to celebrate not...
Aug 7, 2018 · Beijing Olympics 2008: A hope lost or fulfilled? Ten years ago this week, the Beijing Olympic Games drummed themselves onto television screens across the globe. It brought waves of hype...
Jul 13, 2001 · July 13 -- Beijing bested Paris, Toronto, Istanbul and Osaka today, winning the International Olympic Committee's vote to host the 2008 Olympics. International Olympic Committee President Juan Antonio Samaranch made the announcement in front of the five assembled bid committees in Moscow.
Aug 8, 2018 · On this day 10 years ago, 2,008 beating drums signalled the start of the Olympic Games Beijing 2008 in front of thousands of Olympic fans and athletes in the Bird’s Nest National Stadium.
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