The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the XXIX Olympic Summer Games, were celebrated in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 through August 24. The opening ceremony started at 08:08:08 pm CST (12:08:08 UTC) at the Beijing National Stadium.
| Voting results for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City | Country | Round 1 | Round 2 | |
| Beijing | China | 44 | 56 | |
| Toronto | Canada | 20 | 22 | |
| Paris | France | 15 | 18 | |
| Istanbul | Turkey | 17 | 9 | |
| Osaka | Japan | 6 | ||
Venues
New competition venues
Existing competition venues
Temporary Competition Venues
Competition venues outside Beijing
Controversies, Embarrassments, and Scandals
Torch relay
Censorship
- IOC gave nod to website censorship (Toronto Star)
Olympic Stadium
- Tessa Jowell condemns Chinese assault on ITN journalist as 'ugly breach' (Times Online UK; Tessa Jowell is a British MP and Minister of the Olympics for the UK)
- Chinese police rough up British TV reporter (The Olympian, McClatchy Newspapers)
Opening ceremony
- Beijing Olympic 2008 opening ceremony giant firework footprints 'faked' (Telegraph UK)
- Blue Screen of Death Strikes Bird's Nest During Opening Ceremonies Torch Lighting (Gizmodo)
- Olympic girl seen but not heard (CNN)
Human rights
- China's un-Olympic human rights record (Calgary Herald)
- Crackdown continues for Chinese human rights activists, with no Olympic truce during Games (Reporters sans frontieres aka Reporters without borders)
- Beijing Olympics 2008: Elderly evicted women given labour sentence (Guardian UK)
Age falsification
- Teeny-Tiny Matter of Age for China’s Gymnasts (NY Times)
- China accused of putting forward Olympic gymnasts who are too young to compete (Daily Mail UK)
Medal table
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| 1 | China | 48 | 22 | 30 | 100 |
| 2 | USA | 36 | 39 | 37 | 112 |
| 3 | Russia | 24 | 13 | 23 | 60 |
| 4 | Great Britain | 19 | 13 | 19 | 51 |
| 5 | Germany | 16 | 11 | 14 | 41 |
| 6 | Australia | 14 | 15 | 17 | 46 |
| 7 | South Korea | 13 | 11 | 8 | 32 |
| 8 | Japan | 9 | 8 | 8 | 25 |
| 9 | Italy | 8 | 9 | 10 | 27 |
| 10 | France | 7 | 16 | 20 | 43 |
| 11 | Netherlands | 7 | 5 | 4 | 16 |
| 12 | Ukraine | 7 | 4 | 11 | 22 |
| 13 | Kenya | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 |
| 14 | Spain | 5 | 11 | 3 | 19 |
| 15 | Jamaica | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 16 | Poland | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| 17 | Ethiopia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 18 | Romania | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 19 | Cuba | 3 | 10 | 17 | 30 |
| 20 | Canada | 3 | 9 | 8 | 20 |
| 21 | Hungary | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 22 | Norway | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 23 | Brazil | 3 | 4 | 10 | 17 |
| 24 | Belarus | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 |
| 25 | Czech Republic | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 26 | Slovakia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 27 | New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 28 | Georgia | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 29 | Kazakhstan | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 30 | Denmark | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 31 | North Korea | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 31 | Thailand | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 33 | Mongolia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 34 | Switzerland | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 35 | Argentina | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 36 | Mexico | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 37 | Belgium | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 38 | Zimbabwe | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 39 | Slovenia | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 40 | Azerbaijan | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 40 | Indonesia | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 42 | Bulgaria | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 42 | Turkey | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 44 | Chinese Taipei | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 44 | Finland | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 46 | Latvia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 47 | Dominican Republic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 47 | Estonia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 47 | Portugal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 47 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 51 | India | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 52 | Iran | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 53 | Cameroon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 53 | Panama | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 53 | Tunisia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 56 | Sweden | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 57 | Lithuania | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 57 | Nigeria | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 59 | Croatia | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 60 | Colombia | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 60 | Greece | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 62 | Armenia | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 63 | Uzbekistan | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 64 | Austria | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 64 | Ireland | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 64 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 64 | Serbia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 68 | Algeria | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 68 | Bahamas | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 68 | Morocco | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 68 | Tajikistan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 72 | Chile | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 72 | Ecuador | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 72 | Iceland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 72 | Malaysia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 72 | Samoa | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 72 | Singapore | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 72 | South Africa | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 72 | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 72 | Vietnam | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 81 | Egypt | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 82 | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 82 | Israel | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 82 | Mauritius | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 82 | Moldova | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 82 | Togo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 82 | Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Image Gallery
Bidding logo
Official logo
The Beijing 2008 Olympic medals
The torch during the 2008 torch relay
Beijing 2008 sport pictograms
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The cauldron in the "birds nest" during the opening ceremony
The Beijing Olympic mascots
Closing Ceremony
Sources and references
- ↑ Template:Cite press release
See Also
- Logos - A collection of logos featuring this event.
- Mascots - The official mascots of this Olympics'.
- Torch - Information about this Olympics' torch.
