Olympic Games
The Games feature athletes from all over the world and help promote the Olympic spirit.
This lens includes Olympics information from blogs, news, photos and more.
Photo Galleries: Beijing Summer Games
- Photo Galleries: Beijing Olympics 2008 - Los Angeles Times
- Robert Gauthier %uFFFD Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times
Festivities at the National Stadium draw the 2008 Beijing Summer Games to a close. PHOTO GALLERY: CLOSING CEREMONY Photo Galleries: Beijing Summer Games
(Vancouver 2010 OLYMPICS is February 12, 2010)
Beijing Olympics Closing Ceremony Photos
- 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games Closing Ceremony
- View photo galleries from the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics Closing Ceremony.
Search photographs by country, olympic sport or athlete. See pictures of each olympic athlete online at NBCOlympics.com and watch the summer games from Beijing, China only on NBC Television.
Beijing Olympics 2008
The Games of the XXIX Olympiad were held in Beijing August 8, 2008 with the opening ceremony taking place at 8 p.m. (08-08-08-08 - the number 8 is associated with prosperity in Chinese culture).
On 13 July 2001 at the 112th IOC Session in Moscow, Beijing was elected the Host City for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in 2008. The vote followed in line with the recommendation of the IOC Evaluation Commission that "a Beijing Games would leave a unique legacy to China and to sports. The Commission is confident that Beijing could organise an excellent Games".
Beijing Olympic Event Tracker
- 2008 Beijing Olympics Event Schedule - Olympics Tracker - Interactive Feature - NYTimes.com
- NYTimes.com Olympics 2008
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Official Olympic Links
Watch Olympics live, find schedules, videos, blogs, photos, & more
- 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing | Athlete, Team Profiles, Olympics News | Free Photos & Videos | NBC Olympics
- Watch the 2008 Summer Olympics from Beijing China. Visit the NBC Olympics website for featured Olympic athlete profiles, daily online blogs, videos and photos from the Olympic games online. Learn the history of the summer Olympic sports and the modern summer games.
- NBC Olympics.com - Medals
- Metal Tracker
- THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF THE OLYMPIC MOVEMENT
- International Olympic Committee - Discover the organisation, the heroes, the past Games, the news of the Olympic movement, Live sports news, the Olympic Museum.
- Connect To The Atheletes
- YouÕre a just a few small steps away from the 2008 US Olympic Team. Browse the teams to search for a specific athlete, and read what theyÕve written to their fans. YouÕll see exactly how youÕre connected to them. Then, leave a message and invite friends to make their own connections Ð through you Ð
- The China Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
- The Official Website of the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
- INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - OLYMPIC GAMES
- All the Games since 1896 - Winter and Summer Games: relive the emotion of previous Games by selecting a date or host city.
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Olympic News
- The Seattle Times: Olympics news and results
- News and information about current and future Olympic games, including the 2010 Vancouver winter games. Includes regular reports from columnist Ron Judd.
- Olympics on Yahoo!
- Comprehensive Olympics news, scores, standings, fantasy games and more.
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Olympic Blogs
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NewsWatch of The Olympics
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- is an integration of self-defence, self knowledge and self well-being.T'ai Chi is a way of life that has been practiced by the Chinese for thousands of years. T'ai Chi means "the ultimate." T'ai Chi encourages the fulfillment of the individual person, yet also emphasizes that this
China Olympics Song
Our Dreams Olympic 2008 song
perormanced by jang nara. nara sang with a big choir. Feels nice this mv. and got somemore clip from nara 2007 concert at Beijing. we all together to celebrate Olympic 2008.
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Phelps Power of Eight
- Phelps revels in the power of eight - Aquatics, Olympics - The Independent
- He did it. Eight finals. Eight golds. Eight records, seven of them new world standards, and the other a fresh Olympic mark. By earning another gold medal yesterday, in the 4x100 medley relay, Michael Phelps did not so much rewrite the record books as start a new one. If he were a nation of one, he'd
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Beijing Olympics Medals Photo
Links to Olympic Medals Sites
- Olympic Medals
- Informative lens about the Olympic Medals with photos.
- 2002 Olympic Winter Games Medals
- Medal Design
The medals are designed in the shape of river rocks like those found in the spectacular streams and rivers of Utah, and they embody the spirit of the American West - from the forging of the West to the technological present.
* Medal Front: An athlete emerges from a background of flame, rock or ice, symbolizing a mastery of the elements. The image of fire and the words "Light the Fire Within" celebrate the athlete's passion to compete and their ability to inspire greatness in us all. The Olympic Rings at the base of the medal and the Roman numeral XIX at the base of the ribbon loop complete the medal design.
* Medal Back: Nike, the Greek goddess of victory, is in full stride and holds a small victory leaf, symbolizing the olive wreaths presented to winners during ancient Olympic Games. Within Nike's embrace is an illustration of one of 16 different venues where the medal was won. In addition, each medal carries an engraving specific to one of 78 specific events. These features make these the most customized medals ever created. O.C. Tanner's revolutionary manufacturing process makes each victory medal slightly unique - like individual rocks sculpted by water and wind. Each is a piece of art.
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What's the Chat about Beijing?
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Olympic Stories
Olympic "Stories"
Chicago native filmmaker Steve James, director of "Hoop Dreams", "Stevie", and many other great films and documentaries, was hired by the Chicago Olympic Committee to direct this short film to help keep Chicago in the running for the 2016 Olympic Games. It's pretty cool. The athletes are all real people. I like the boxer the best. Also, check out this link for an interview with the director Steve James: http://video.nbc5.com/player/?id=103447
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CoolFoto wrote...
You really have a lot of info here. 5* and lensroll to http://www.squidoo.com/olympicswim
Posted May 03, 2009
Squidster wrote...
This is a very comprehensive lens with a lot of information. I've lensrolled it into my discussion lens "Does the world still need OLYMPICS?"
Posted November 04, 2008
SemperFidelis wrote...
Hi TeaLady, Sadly, the Olympics are over, but your lens will last forever! Blessed, 5-starred, and favorited by a Squid Angel today! :)
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Posted September 04, 2008
Adam_Chandler wrote...
Great Lens! I love the olympics. The opening ceremonies in Beijing were absolutely amazing.
Posted August 19, 2008
pyle_mountain wrote...
Great lens! These Olympic Games have been great fun to watch. Phelps is amazing!
Posted August 19, 2008
YesterYearsGoodies wrote...
Thanks for the massive compilation of all things Olympic! I just dropped my friends off for lunch at Benny's in Ann Arbor, and it was the busiest I've ever seen -- probably because it was mentioned in the media as Michael Phelps' breakfast restaurant while he was training. Just another example of the impact of the Olympics on everyone.
Posted August 19, 2008
Evelyn_Saenz wrote...
Congratulations on Lens of the Day!
Picking a favorite event is difficult. I wish that they would show all of the various sports on TV and broadcast the efforts of the athletes from all countries. It seems that in the past the emphasis was more international. Now it's all about the US teams.
I love the way you covered all aspects of the Olympic medals. You really know how to put a lens together.
Posted August 19, 2008
Gusher wrote...
great lens. good thanks for sharing that info. very useful. :)
btw, you can check here for 2008 Beijing Olympics Medal Tally Count, Update Results, thanks. :)
Posted August 19, 2008
Margo_Arrowsmith wrote...
Nice lens Don't forget to set your alarm for 6 am EDT 8/21 to see the Rhythmic Gymnastics! They are really wonderful and true athletes! http://www.squidoo.com/rhythmicgymnastics
Posted August 17, 2008
Kanga wrote...
Congratulations on getting into the top 100! It's great to see lenses in the Beijing Olympics 2008 Group doing so well! :-)
Posted August 16, 2008
Marti wrote...
Fabulous lens, Pat! Congratulations and thanks for your hard work on this!
Posted August 16, 2008
GypsyOwl wrote...
Congrats on the LR (#91 of over HALF a MILLION)Very Well Deserved! :D
Posted August 16, 2008
Torino Olympic Games 2006
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