2008 Olympics
Beijing Game
Games of the XXIX Olympiad
August 8-24, 2008
The Beijing Games will show the world on August 8. 2008. The Games will also provide a stage for China to present itself to the world during 16 days and 17 nights of sporting celebration. Athlete participating 10,500 and Events 302 in 28 Sports. And this year will be first operated broadcast with High-Definition Technology
The official emblem of Beijing 2008 entitled "Chinese Seal-Dancing Beijing" cleverly combines the Chinese seal . The figure resembles the Chinese character "Jing", which stands for the name of the host city and represents a particularly significant Chinese style. The artwork embodies four messages:
- Chinese culture
- the color of red
- Welcomes friends
- to challenge the extreme and achieve the perfect and promote the Olympic motto of "Citius, Altius, Fortius (Faster, Higher, Stronger)
Background: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 of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on July 13, 2001. The official logo of the games, titled "Dancing Beijing," features a stylized calligraphic character jīng (京, meaning capital), referencing the host city. The mascots of Beijing 2008 are the five Fuwa, each representing both a color of the Olympic rings and a symbol of Chinese culture. The Olympic slogan, One World, One Dream, calls upon the world to unite in the Olympic spirit. Several new National Olympic Committees (NOCs) have also been recognized by the IOC.
The Chinese government has promoted the games to highlight China's emergence on the world stage. A total of 37 venues will be used to host the events including 12 newly constructed venues. Earlier in 2007, former IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch had said that he believes that the Beijing games will be "the best in Olympic history."
BroadcastingThese games will be the first to be produced and broadcast entirely in high definition television, and will likely garner upwards of four billion viewers.
Some List of TV coverageAustralia Seven Network, SBS [HD available)
ESPN Brasil and BandSports
Canada CBC, Radio-Canada, bold, TSN, RDS
China CCTV network
Europe - Eurosport
Germany - ARD, ZDF Anixe HD
India - India Doordarshan
Indonesia - TVRI
Japan - NHK
Malaysia - Astro, RTM
Philippines - Solar Sports, Basketball TV
Thailand - TVPOOL, NBT and SAT TV
England - BBC
USA - NBC, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, USA Network, Telemundo, NBC Soccer Channel, NBC Basketball Channel Universal HD
Vietnam - Vietnam VTV
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- 2008 China Olympics Medal Table
