2008 Summer Olympics
Also known as
- Games of the XXIX Olympiad
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, are an international multi-sport event, that will be held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008, and followed by the 2008 Summer Paralympics from September 6 to September 17. 10,500 athletes are expected to compete in 302 events in 28 sports, just one event more than was on the schedule of the Athens games of 2004.
The Olympic games were awarded to Beijing after an exhaustive ballot...
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Time
| Start date |
- Aug 8, 2008
| End date |
- Aug 24, 2008
| Included in event |
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- Softball at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Baseball at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Archery at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Synchronized swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Field hockey at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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Olympics
| Participating countries |
| Sports |
| Events |
- Men's 4x400 metres relay
- Men's Volleyball
- Women's Taekwondo, 57 - 67 kg
- Women's Skeet
- Men's Individual Triathlon
- Women's 200m backstroke
- Women's Freestyle Wrestling, 55 - 63kg
- Women's Gymnastics, team competition
- Women's Taekwondo, 49 - 57 kg
- Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling, 84 - 96kg
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| Competitions |
- Archery at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's individual
- Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metres
- Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's heptathlon
- Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre hurdles
- Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's discus throw
- Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 4x100 metre relay
- Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 4x400 metre relay
- Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 4x400 metre relay
- Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's doubles
- Baseball at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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| Demonstration sports |
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| Mascot |
| Venues |
- Beijing National Stadium
- Beijing National Aquatics Centre
- Beijing National Indoor Stadium
- Beijing Shooting Range Hall
- Beijing Olympic Basketball Gymnasium
- Laoshan Velodrome
- Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park
- China Agricultural University Gymnasium
- Peking University Gymnasium
- Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium
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| Number Of Nations |
| Number Of Athletes |
- 10,500
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- Aug 8, 2008
| Finishes being interesting |
- Aug 24, 2008
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