Games of the XXIX Olympiad
The "Dancing Beijing" emblem, depicting a Chinese seal inscribed with the character "Jīng" (京), from the name of the host city in the form of a dancing figure.
Host city	w:Beijing, China
Motto	同一个世界 同一个梦想 (One World, One Dream)
Nations participating	204 NOCs
Athletes participating	11,028[1]
Events	302 in 28 sports
Opening ceremony	August 8
Closing ceremony	August 24
Officially opened by	President Hu Jintao
Athlete's Oath	Zhang Yining
Judge's Oath	Huang Liping</span>
Olympic Torch	Li Ning
Stadium	w:Beijing National Stadium

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.

VenuesEdit

New competition venues Edit

Existing competition venues Edit

Temporary Competition Venues Edit

Competition venues outside Beijing Edit

Controversies, Embarrassments, and Scandals Edit

Torch relay Edit

• Torch relay a 'public relations nightmare' (CNN)

Censorship Edit

• IOC gave nod to website censorship (Toronto Star)

  

• 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 Edit

• 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 Edit

• 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 Edit

• 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)

MedalsEdit

1. China 51 Gold, 21 Silver and 28 Bronze. 100 Medals
2. United States 36 Gold, 38 Silver and 38 Bronze. 110 Medals.
3. Russia 23 Gold, 21 Silver and 29 Bronze. 73Total
4. Great Britain 19 Gold, 13 Silver and 15 Bronze. 47 Total.
5. Germany 16 Gold, 10 Silver and 15 Bronze. 41 Total.
6. Australia 14 Gold, 15 Silver and 17 Bronze. 46 Total.
7. South Korea 13 Gold, 10 Silver and 8 Bronze. 31 Total.
8. Japan 9 Gold, 6 Silver and 10 Bronze. 25 Total.
9. Italy 8 Gold, 9 Silver and 10 Bronze. 28 Total.
10. France 7 Gold, 16 Silver and 18 Bronze. 41 Total.
11. Ukraine 7 Gold, 5 Silver and 15 Bronze. 27 Total.
12. Cuba 2 Gold, 11 Silver and 11 Bronze. 24 Total.
13. Belarus 4 Gold, 5 Silver and 10 Bronze. 19 Total.
14. Spain 5 Gold, 10 Silver and 3 Bronze. 18 Total.
15. Canada 3 Gold, 9 Silver and 6 Bronze. 18 Total.
16. Netherlands 7 Gold, 5 Silver and 4 Bronze. 16 Total.
17. Brazil 3 Gold, 4 Silver and 8 Bronze. 15 Total.
18. Kenya 5 Gold, 5 Silver and 4 Bronze. 14 Total
19. Kazakhstan 2 Gold, 4 Silver and 7 Bronze. 13 Total.
20. Jamaica 6 Gold, 3 Silver and 2 Bronze. 11 Total.
21. Poland 3 Gold, 6 Silver and 1 Bronze. 10 Total.
22. Hungary 3 Gold, 5 Silver and 2 Bronze. 10 Total.
23. Norway 3 Gold, 5 Silver and 2 Bronze. 10 Total.
24. New Zealand 3 Gold, 1 Silver and 5 Bronze. 9 Total.
25. Romania 4 Gold, 1 Silver and 5 Bronze. 8 Total.
26. Turkey 1 Gold, 4 Silver and 3 Bronze. 8 Total.
27. Ethiopia 4 Gold, 1 Silver and 2 Bronze. 7 Total.
28. Denmark 2 Gold, 2 Silver and 3 Bronze. 7 Total.
29. Azerbaijan 1 Gold, 2 Silver and 4 Bronze. 7 Total.
30. Czech Republic 3 Gold and 3 Silver. 6 Total.
31. Slovakia 3 Gold, 2 Silver and 1 Bronze. 6 Total.
32. Georgia 3 Gold and 3 Silver. 6 Total.
33. North Korea 2 Gold, 1 Silver and 3 Bronze. 6 Total.
34. Argentina 2 Gold and 4 Bronze. 6 Total.
35. Switzerland 2 Gold and 4 Bronze. 6 Total.
36. Uzbekistan 1 Gold, 2 Silver and 3 Bronze. 6 Total.
37. Armenia 6 Bronze. 6 Total.
38. Slovenia 1 Gold, 2 Silver and 2 Bronze. 5 Total.
39. Bulgaria 1 Gold, 1 Silver and 3 Bronze. 5 Total.
40. Indonesia 1 Gold, 1 Silver and 3 Bronze. 5 Total.
41. Sweden 4 Silver and 1 Bronze. 5 Total.
42. Croatia 2 Silver and 3 Bronze. 5 Total.
43. Lithuania 2 Silver and 3 Bronze. 5 Total.
44. Mongolia 2 Gold and 2 Silver. 4 Total.
45. Thailand 2 Gold and 2 Silver. 4 Total.
46. Zimbabwe 1 Gold and 3 Silver. 4 Total.
47. Finland 1 Gold, 1 Silver and 2 Bronze. 4 Total.
48. Greece 2 Silver and 2 Bronze. 4 Total.
49. Nigeria 1 Silver and 3 Bronze. 4 Total.
50. Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) 4 Bronze. 4 Total.
51. Mexico 2 Gold and 1 Silver. 3 Total.
52. Latvia 1 Gold, 1 Silver and 1 Bronze. 3 Total.
53. India 1 Gold and 2 Bronze. 3 Total.
54. Austria 1 Silver and 2 Bronze. 3 Total.
55. Ireland 1 Silver and 2 Bronze. 3 Total.
56. Serbia 1 Silver and 2 Bronze. 3 Total.
57. Belgium 1 Gold and 1 Silver. 2 Total.
58. Dominican Republic 1 Gold and 1 Silver. 2 Total.
59. Estonia 1 Gold and 1 Silver. 2 Total.
60. Portugal 1 Gold and 1 Silver. 2 Total.
61. Iran 1 Gold and 1 Bronze. 2 Total.
62. Trinidad and Tobago. 2 Silver. 2 Total.
63. Algeria 1 Silver and 1 Bronze. 2 Total.
64. Bahamas 1 Silver and 1 Bronze. 2 Total.
65. Colombia 1 Silver and 1 Bronze. 2 Total.
66. Kyrgyzstan 1 Silver and 1 Bronze. 2 Total.
67. Morocco 1 Silver and 1 Bronze. 2 Total.
68. Tajikistan 1 Silver and 1 Bronze. 2 Total.
69. Bahrain 1 Gold. 1 Total.
70. Cameroon 1 Gold. 1 Total.
71. Panama 1 Gold. 1 Total.
72. Tunisia 1 Gold. 1 Total.
73. Chile 1 Silver. 1 Total.
74. Ecuador 1 Silver. 1 Total.
75. Iceland 1 Silver. 1 Total.
76. Malaysia 1 Silver. 1 Total.
77. Singapore 1 Silver. 1 Total.
78. South Africa 1 Silver. 1 Total.
79. Sudan 1 Silver. 1 Total.
80. Vietnam 1 Silver. 1 Total.
81. Afghanistan 1 Bronze. 1 Total.
82. Egypt 1 Bronze. 1 Total.
83. Israel 1 Bronze. 1 Total.
84. Mauritius 1 Bronze. 1 Total.
85. Moldova 1 Bronze. 1 Total.
86. Togo 1 Bronze. 1 Total.
87. Venezuela 1 Bronze. 1 Total.

Image GalleryEdit

The Beijing 2008 Olympic medals

The torch during the 2008 torch relay

The cauldron in the "birds nest" during the opening ceremony

The beijing olympic mascots.

Closing Ceremony

Beijing National Stadium

Bikers at Tienanmen

Acrobats perform on memory tower

Usain Bolt celebrates after winning the 100m final at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

Beijing Qianmen (Front Gate) during the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games

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Sources and references Edit

See AlsoEdit

• Logos - A collection of logos featuring this event.
• Mascots - The official mascots of this Olympics'.
• Torch - Information about this Olympics' torch.