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2008 Beijing China Summer Olympics Games
2008 Beijing Olympics Games. Yeah! The most eagerly awaited sporting event has finally begun. Participating in an Olympic has been the dreams of every sports athletes. Winning the Olympic gold is the highest peak that any athlete could ever achieved and I hope the Beijing Olympics will produce a few more sports legend.
The Beijing Olympics Games opening ceremony which began at 8:08:08pm Beijing times or 8:08:08am New York times on the 8/08/08 was a spectacular one. You can check out a few astonishing images of the ceremony at Beijing National Stadium Bird's Nest below.
After checking out the Olympics event's daily schedule why not download some Beijing Olympics wallpaper and screen saver to get your mood going. If you need quick view of the past Olympics maybe this Olympics multimedia gallery could excite you even more.
Before watching the games maybe you should check out this exciting flash videos presentation explaining about each events. Trust me you don't want to miss that. Anyhow you can check out later if you don't have the time to see all the flash shows. Well what we are waiting for. Let's enjoy the games.
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Contents at a Glance
- Top Half Beijing Olympics Table of Contents
- Beijing Olympics Games Overall Medal Standings
- Beijing Olympics Closing Ceremony Photo Gallery
(2008 Beijing Olympic Games is August 8, 2008)
Top Half Beijing Olympics Table of Contents
- Beijing Olympics Games Overall Medal Standings
- Beijing Olympics Closing Ceremony Photo Gallery
- Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony Photo Gallery
- 2008 Beijing Olympics Opening and Closing Ceremonies DVD on Amazon
- Beijing Olympics Featured Lenses
- Quick Overview Of The Beijing Olympic Games
- Beijing Olympics Poll
- Watch Free 'Live' Streaming Of 2008 Beijing Olympics Online
- Beijing Olympics Events That I'll Watch Closely
- Beijing Olympics Stadium Pictures Gallery
- Exciting Stories Related To Beijing Olympics
- Other Interesting 2008 China Olympic Links
- Latest 2008 Beijing Olympics News
- My Selected Beijing Olympics Video Showcase
- 2008 China Olympic Games Miscellaneous Photo Gallery
- 2008 Beijing Olympic Games Tickets on eBay
Beijing Olympics Games Overall Medal Standings
Country
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
China
51
21
28
100
USA
36
38
36
110
Russia
23
21
28
72
Britain
19
13
15
47
Germany
16
10
15
41
Australia
14
15
17
46
S Korea
13
10
8
31
Japan
9
6
10
5
Italy
8
10
10
28
Complete Overall Medal Standing
Beijing Olympics Closing Ceremony Photo Gallery
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Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page dueting with Leona
Perfomers at the closing ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games
London's iconic red double-decker bus
Soccer star David Beckham during the Closing Ceremony of 2008 Beijing Olympics
Two drums float above national stadium floor
Beijing Olympics: Closing Ceremony
Beijing Olympics: Closing Ceremony
Beijing 2008 Olympics Closing Ceremony
Fireworks in the shape of the Olympic rings are shown over National Stadium duri...
Beijing 2008 Olympics Closing Ceremony
Beijing 2008 Olympics Closing Ceremony
Beijing 2008 Olympics Closing Ceremony
Beijing 2008 Olympics Closing Ceremony
Beijing 2008 Olympics Closing Ceremony
Absolutely bang-on representation of England and London, beginning with the Lond...
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The Closing Ceremony Of The Beijing Olympic
Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony Photo Gallery
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2008 Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony
2008 Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony
2008 Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony
Fireworks explode over the Beijing National Stadium
OLYMPICS - OPENING CEREMONY
Fireworks explode over Beijing Olympic Stadium Bird%u2019s Nest
Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony - Torch
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2008 Beijing Olympics Opening and Closing Ceremonies DVD on Amazon
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Beijing Olympics Featured Lenses
Check out the following famous Olympian lenses. You can enjoy more of your favorite Olympian pictures and latest news.-
Michael Phelps Pictures Gallery | Top American Swimmer Biography | Michael Phelps Swimming Videos
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Michael Phelps is a very famous American swimmer. He is now swimming at the 2008 Beijing Olympic and are scheduled to participate in eight events. If he can win gold medal in all of them he will break the 7 gold record in one Olympics set by Mark Spi...
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Top Olympics Gold Medal Winners - Beijing Olympians With The Most Gold Medals
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Who are the top gold medal winners? The most exciting Olympics has come to an end. We have seen a lot of unforgettable Olympics moments. After grueling competition among the best athletes in the world, China as the host nation came out as the one wit...
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Usain Bolt Biography - 100m Track And Field Athlete Pictures And Videos
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Wow! 9.72 sec. I thought man has run fastest enough so I guess I was wrong. Maybe man could someday run faster that makes them fly. With the new world record this upcoming Beijing Olympic would be an interesting one indeed. I would definitely looking...
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Yelena Isinbayeva Pictures | Women Pole Vault Athlete Biography | Yelena Isinbayeva Gallery
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Yelena Isinbayeva is 3 times European champion, 2 times World champion and 1 time Olympics champion. She is the only women pole vaulter that has cleared the 5.0 meter barrier and yet she is only 26 years old. And just recently on the 11th of July 200...
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Womens Gymnastics Beijing Olympics - Artistic Gymnastics Schedule, Results, Photos And Videos
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Womens Artistic Gymnastics is among the favorite events at the Olympics. The current Beijing Olympics is no exception. It is going to be an intense competition when early favorite team USA has to battle it out with team from host nation China. Can th...
Quick Overview Of The Beijing Olympic Games
Beijing Olympics Poll
The listed countries in the poll are selected based on their previous Olympics performance.
Watch Free 'Live' Streaming Of 2008 Beijing Olympics Online
- NBC Olympics On The Go - powered by TVTonic
- Only applicable for US residents. The software needs PC with Windows Vista.
- YouTube Beijing2008's Channel- Opening Ceremony And Events Video Highlights
- Youtube has own a rights from the IOC to show the latest highlights and clips as Video On Demand (VOD) of the Beijing Olympics in 77 territories across Africa, Asia and the Middle East but only in areas without an exclusive digital online provider.
- TVU networks
- TVU Players is a free TV software. You can watch the opening ceremony but not in English. Once installed look for channel related to Olympics in the sports category. You can watch in full screen but the images is not going to be sharp.
- Beijing Olympics - Men TV and Live Streams Schedules - Live Soccer TV
- You can check out this site for some of the men's soccer events.
- Tai Chi Together-in Beijing Olympic Opening Ceremony - Video
- This is a videos that shows the tai chi part of the opening ceremony. I don't know how long it will available there. So hurry if you haven't seen it yet.
Beijing Olympics Events That I'll Watch Closely
My favourite events:-
- Track And Field
- Soccer
- Tennis
- Swimming
- Gymnastic
- Basketball
- Badminton
Men's 100m - Usain Bolt, Asafa Powell and Tyson Gay are battling for supremacy and the current world record (9.72 sec) held by Usain Bolt is definitely in jeopardy.
Men's 110m hurdle - New world record (12.87sec) holder Dayron Robles is trying to hold off host favorite Liu Xiang.
Men's 200m - Usain Bolt again trying to beat the untouchable world record (19.32 sec) set by Michael Johnson in the 1996 Olympics.
Men's 400m - Jeremy Wariner is trying to gain his supremacy after losing to his USA compatriot recently. Maybe with good competition they both could break Michael Johnson world record (43.18 sec) too.
Women's Pole Vault - Current world record (5.04m) holder Yelena Isinbayeva is in trouble after strong performance showing by USA pole vaulter Jennifer Stuczynski when she recently made a new USA national record (4.92m).
Women's High Jump - Blanka Vlasic once again will show everybody else that she is the queen of high jumping.
Men's Soccer - Brazil is looking for their first ever gold medal. Pretty unusual reality if you take a look at their achievement in the World Cup Soccer. Perhaps Ronaldinho could do something to make it happen. Anyhow Argentina with Sergio Aguero and unconfirmed Lionel Messi is not to be denied.
Women's Soccer - The defending Olympics Champion the USA women's team will battle it out with current world champion Germany and the Brazilian team which are led by the gifted soccer player Marta.
Men's Singles - Roger Federer is once again try to revitalize this year season campaign. Anyhow No I in waiting Rafael Nadal will try to show everybody else that he is the new king of tennis. Hopefully his recent loss to Novak Djokovic will not break up his confidence.
Women's Singles - Ana Ivanovic will have an uphill battle to become Olympic champion even though with the absence of injured Maria Sharapova. Perhaps it is once going to be the moment for the recent Wimbledon champion Venus Williams.
Men's Events - Michael Phelps is trying to outswim the previous gold medal haul record of 7 set by Mark Spitz in 1972 Munich Olympics.
Women's Gymnastic - World Champion Shawn Johnson from the USA is trying to prove her new status is not a fluke. Anyhow her teammate Nastia Liukin is among the top gymnasts who are going to challenge her for the all-around title.
Men's Basketball - USA men's team is trying to grab the gold medal back after to losing to Argentina in the 2004 Sydney Olympics semifinal. With Kobe Bryant, Chris Paul and LeBron James in the squad the chance looks very bright. They will play their first game against Yao Ming and the Chinese team on August 9 at 10:15am EST.
Men's Badminton - No 1 Lin Dan and No 2 Lee Chong Wei will once again trying to win their first Olympics gold medal. Anyway they have to battle it out with defending Olympics Champion Taufik Hidayat.
Beijing Olympics Stadium Pictures Gallery
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Birds Nest at Night
Beijing Olympic Stadium
Exciting Stories Related To Beijing Olympics
Other Interesting 2008 China Olympic Links
- Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
- Official ticketing website of the XXIX Olympiad
- Athlete, Team Profiles, Olympics News, Free Photos & Videos - NBC Olympics
- Olympics - Event Schedule Plus Televison Schedule - Yahoo! Sports
- INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - OLYMPIC GAMES
- Official Website of the Chinese Olympic Committee
- Beijing Olympics Results, Medal Counts and Photos - Yahoo! Sports
- List Of Olympic Records
- Category:Olympic records - Wikipedia
Latest 2008 Beijing Olympics News
- 2008 USOlympic & Paralympic Teams to Make Traditional White House ...
- The 597 members of the 2008 US Olympic Team achieved one of the best performances in Games history. The US Team concluded the 2008 Olympic Games with 110 ...
- And the 2008 Oslo Peace Prize Will Be Awarded to…?
- Hu Jia and Gao Zhisheng are Chinese dissidents who were arrested prior to the Olympics to prevent them from speaking out during the games. ...
- President Bush Welcomes Members of the 2008 United States Summer ...
- You can just imagine what it was like when the men's basketball team asked me to get in one of their huddles right before the game against China. ...
- Olympic champion Matthew Mitcham "proud" to be gay role model
- "I was actually very surprised that I was the only 'out' male at the Olympic Games," he told The Age newspaper. "It's a little bit sad because, ...
My Selected Beijing Olympics Video Showcase
2008 China Olympic Games Miscellaneous Photo Gallery
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Can you tell they're excited about Beijing 2008?
At Hong Kong International Airport. Couldn't get the registration number of this...
Olympics Firework
Beijing Highway Olympics
A smoker takes a break next to an advertisement for the 2008 Summer Olympics set...
Air China B737-79L (B-5211) Olympic 2008
2008 Olympic Games countdown
China Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
I happened to be in China exactly one year before the Olympics and the entire co...
Olympic Preparations
2008 Beijing Olympics sculpture exhibit
China's Olympic mascots appearing on the Kowloon foreshore in Hong Kong. From L...
Beijing 2008
Beijing 2008 - Olympic mascot
Countdown to Beijing Summer Games
Beijing 2008 Olympic mascots
Bird Nest- A Inside View
2008 Olympics Hockey
2008 Olympic Games countdown tower
My sister Trisha had Chernel buy this for her in China. It was meant for David a...
Olympics Poster
These are the official mascots of the Beijing Olympics 2008. Friends have bough...
Olympic Medallions
China Olympics Beijing 2008
Bird Nest - A outside view
Birds Nest at Night
Beijing 2008 Olympic torch
Olympic Torch Relay London
BBC Sport has been out to Beijing ahead of the 2008 Olympics to check out the ve...
Beijing 2008's National Aquatic Centre, aka the Watercube, was tested for the fi...
Olympic Village
Beijing Olympic Village 13
Beijing (Olympic Park)
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Olympic Park Beijing
2008 Summer Olympics. The Water Cube.
The Fuwa's spent the day floating around in the pool!
2008 Beijing Olympic Games Tickets on eBay
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Bottom Half Beijing Olympics Table of Contents
- Beijing Olympics Games Overall Medal Standings
- 2008 Beijing Olympics Opening and Closing Ceremonies DVD on Amazon
- More News Watch On Beijing Olympics Games
- Blog Posts On 2008 China Olympics Games
- Miscellaneous 2008 Beijing Olympics Games Videos
- FUWA - Beijing 2008 Olympics Mascot
- How Beijing Won The 2008 Olympics Host Bid
- Fact File On Beijing Olympic Stadium
- Fact File On 2008 Summer Olympics
- Fact File And History Of Olympics Games
- Fact File And History Of Summer Olympics
- 2008 Beijing Olympic Pins on eBay
- 2008 China Olympics Memorabilia on eBay
- 2008 China Olympics Collection on Amazon
- Olympian Wannabe Feedback
More News Watch On Beijing Olympics Games
- Ages of gymnasts at Beijing OK'd; Sydney questions remain
- The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) has closed its investigation of the ages of five Chine...
- For Team USA, a deep pool of defensemen
- With his aggressive, two-way defensive style, Los Angeles Kings defenseman Jack Johnson is one of th...
- U.S. track coach resigns, says relays were not a factor
- Veteran coach Brooks Johnson resigned last month as head of USA Track and Field's high performance d...
- Phelps honored by Baltimore with parade and salute
- Michael Phelps was formally welcomed home Saturday with a two-pronged celebration that began with a...
- Video game exec Probst takes over USOC after Ueberroth
- Larry Probst, chairman of the largest video games publisher, is taking on the Olympic Games. Probst...
Blog Posts On 2008 China Olympics Games
- The 2010 Winter Olympic Games Are Closing In On Vancouver…
- Here we are with only 493 days until the opening of the much anticipated 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver BC, Canada. The buzz is amazing around the world. Everyone is anticipating Vancouver showing off the beauty that this ...
- Air Jordan Classic x Rockstar Games - Midnight Club: LA
- Rockstar Games and Jordan Brand celebrate their ?digital partnership? with a limited-edition sneaker inspired by the soon-to-be released Midnight Club: Los Angeles and Los Angeles street racing culture. Taking their inspiration from the ...
- Leeshai Lemish: The Games are over, the persecution continues
- The Olympics are over, but don't look away from China just yet. The fates of thousands of ordinary Chinese arrested ahead of the Games hinge on what we do this autumn. For people like my Chinese-American friend Si Yang, these roundups ...
- SENNHEISER PROVIDES WIRELESS AND WIRED SYSTEMS FOR NBC’S COVERAGE ...
- BEIJING, CHINA: Sennheiser Electronic Corporation was selected to provide wireless microphones and personal monitor systems to NBC during the network's coverage of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, August 8-24. From the spectacular Beijing ...
Miscellaneous 2008 Beijing Olympics Games Videos
FUWA - Beijing 2008 Olympics Mascot
The Fuwa (; literally "good-luck dolls" and can be known as "Friendlies"), are the mascots of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. The designs were created by Han Meilin, a famous Chinese artist.CCTV - retrieved September 11, 2007 The designs were publicly announced by the National Society of Chinese Classic Literature Studies on 11 November 2005 at an event marking the 1000th day before the opening of the games.
There are five fuwa: Beibei, Jingjing, Huanhuan, Yingying, and Nini. Together, the...
How Beijing Won The 2008 Olympics Host Bid
Five cities made the shortlist with their bids to host the 2008 Summer Olympics (officially known as Games of the XXIX Olympiad) and 2008 Summer Paralympics, which were awarded to Beijing, on July 13, 2001. The other shortlisted cities were Toronto, Paris, Istanbul and Osaka.
Fact File On Beijing Olympic Stadium
Beijing National Stadium (), also known as the National Stadium (?????), or colloquially as the "'Birds Nest'" (??), is a stadium in Beijing, China. The stadium was designed for use throughout the 2008 Summer Olympics and Paralympics.
Located in the Olympic Green, the US$423 million stadium is the worlds largest steel structure. The design was awarded to a submission from the Swiss architecture firm Herzog & de Meuron in April 2003, after a bidding process that included 13 final submissions. The design, which originated from the study of Chinese ceramics, implemented steel beams in order to hide supports for the retractable roof; giving the stadium the appearance of a "Bird's nest". Ironically, the retractable roof was later removed from the design after inspiring the stadium's most recognizable aspect. Ground was broken in December 2003 and the stadium officially opened in June 2008. A shopping mall and a hotel are planned to be constructed to increase use of the stadium, which will host football events after the Olympics.
Fact File On 2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, People's Republic of China, from August 8 (except football, which started on August 6) to August 24, 2008. A total of 10,500 athletes competed in 302 events in 28 sports, one event more than was on the schedule of the 2004 Games. The 2008 Beijing Olympics marked the first occasion that either the Summer or Winter Games were hosted in China, making it the 22nd nation to do so. It also became the third time that Olympic events have been held in the territories of two different National Olympic Committees (NOC), as the equestrian events were being held in Hong Kong (the other two instances being the 1956 games, where the equestrian events w...
Fact File And History Of Olympics Games
The Olympic Games is an international multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games. There have been two generations of the Olympic Games; the first were the Ancient Olympic Games (; ) held at Olympia, Greece. The second, known as the Modern Olympic Movement, were first held in 1896, in Athens, Greece.
The modern Olympics feature the Summer Games and Winter Games. The Paralympic and Youth Olympic Games are variations on the Modern Olympic Movement.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) was founded in 1894 on the initiative of a French nobleman, Pierre Frédy, Baron de Coubertin. His vision was to bring together amateur athletes from around the world to compete in a variety of events. The IOC has become the governing body of the "Olympic Movement," a conglomeration of sporting federations that are responsible for the organization of the Games. The evolution of the Olympic Movement has forced the IOC to change Coubertin's time-honored ideals. The original vision...
Fact File And History Of Summer Olympics
The Summer Olympic Games or the Games of the Olympiad are an international multi-sport event, usually quadrennial, organised by the International Olympic Committee. Medals are awarded in each event, with gold medals for first place, silver for second and bronze for third, a tradition that started in 1904. The Winter Olympics were also created due to the success of the Summer Olympics.
The Games have expanded from a 42-event competition with fewer than 250 male athletes to a 300-event sporting tradition with over 10,000 competitors of both sexes from 205 nations. Organizers for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing expected approximately 10,500 athletes to take part in the 302 events on the program for the Games. The 2004 Summer Olympics, for which organizers had also expected 10,500 competitors, drew a total of 11,099 in the 301 events offered.
Competitors are entered by a National Olym...
2008 Beijing Olympic Pins on eBay
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Travel Beijing, China - 2008 Summer Olympics - Illustrated Guide, Phrasebook and Maps. FREE general info, map and basic phrasebook in the trial
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Beijing Olympic Pin
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2008 Beijing Olympic Mascot: Coin
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Olympian Wannabe Feedback
What do you think about this lens and the games? If you want some information regarding the Beijing Olympics you can make a request using the comment's form too. I'll try to provide it in this lens if I could find the resources. Thanks.
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henrykaye
Watched the opening ceremony live. Liked it very much! It's the best Olympics ever staged! Posted September 27, 2008 |
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MusicMadness
I rather enjoyed watching the olympics. The white water kayaking and triathlon were my favorite. 5* for a great lens. Posted September 14, 2008 |
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Matthew_Ferry
Indeed I can say that this is the most beautiful and extravagant olympics event ever... Posted August 27, 2008 |
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purplelady
Thanks for visiting my baseball lens as it introduced me to your many sports lenses and especially this Beijing Olympics one. 5 gold medals for you. Nice to see that even though you are a soccer fan, you are also a baseball fan. Posted August 23, 2008 |
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buraian
Hey, great lens. I thought you might like to help us decide who had the better Olympics: Michael Phelps or Usain Bolt? I know, it's a tough one! Posted August 23, 2008 |
