WINNERS
GAMES OF THE 29 OLYMPIAD
Start:
08 Aug 2008
End:
24 Aug 2008
Countries:
204
Athletes:
11196
Sports:
38
Events:
302
City:
Beijing, China
BEIJING 2008 - Bid History
- Five candidate cities were bidding to host the Olympic Games 2008 - Beijing, China; Istanbul, Turkey; Osaka, Japan; Toronto, Canada and Paris, France.
- In July 2001, at the 112th IOC Session in Moscow, Beijing, China, was selected as the host city of the Games of the 29 Olympiad.
- It was the first election that used the two-phase bidding procedure, and the final ballot results were: Beijing - 56 votes, Toronto - 22.
Games of the 29 Olympiad, 2008 - Interesting Facts
- The Opening ceremony of the Games of the 29 Olympiad began at 08:08:08 local time on 08-08-2008 at the new 91,000-seat National Stadium, also named Bird's Nest, and Chinese President Hu Jintao officially opened the Olympic Games 2008.
- Despite the calls for a boycott of the Beijing 2008 after the Tibet crackdown, all National Olympic Committees, except Brunei, participated in the Olympic games.
- Swimmer from USA Michael PHELPS won 8 gold medals, beating Mark SPITZ'S record of seven in a single Olympics and becoming the most famous athlete in the history of the Olympic games with 14 gold medals.
- An athlete from Jamaica Usain BOLT won all sprint events in track and field - 100, 200m, and 4x100m relay - all in world record time. He was later stripped of one gold after the Jamaican team was disqualified in the relay.
Summer Olympics 2008 - Medal Table
BEIJING 2008 - Top Medalists
USA
8
0
0
AUS
3
0
0
CHN
3
0
0
GBR
3
0
0
AUS
2
1
1