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An unprecedented 87 countries won at least one medal during the 2008 Games. Host nation China won the most gold medals (48), and became the seventh different team to top an overall Summer Olympics medal tally, winning a total of 100 medals overall.
Relive the moments that went down in history at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Access official videos, results, galleries, sport and athletes.
Jul 29, 2008 · Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, athletic festival held in Beijing that took place August 8–24, 2008. The Beijing Games were the 26th occurrence of the modern Olympic Games. Some 200 Olympic committees sent almost 11,000 athletes to compete in 28 sports.
The 2008 Summer Olympics were held in Beijing, People's Republic of China, from 8 August to 24 August 2008. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees (NOC) participated. Overall, 302 events in 28 sports were held; 165 events were opened to men, 127 were opened to women and 10 were mixed events.
Blue asterisks display countries achieving their first medal ever in a Summer Olympics. The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, were a summer multi-sport event held in Beijing, the capital of the People's Republic of China, from 8 to 24 August 2008.
1 day ago · In 2008 the Olympic Games were held in China for the first time. In the months prior to the Games’ start, a devastating earthquake in Sichuan province, international focus on China’s pollution problems, and protests over China’s human rights record and Tibet became part of the Olympic story.
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad and officially branded as Beijing 2008, were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China.
Aug 24, 2008 · 8 to 24 August 2008 | Beijing (CHN) Overview. Olympic Summer Games.
2008 Summer Olympics Overview. Facts. Overview. China bid for the 2000 Olympic Games and considered themselves the favorite, and they were upset when the bid went instead to Sydney, which put on a nonpareil Olympic Games. China returned to bid again for the 2008 Olympic Games, and was this time successful.
Summer Olympics 2008 - Sports. Games of the 29 Olympiad, 2008 in Beijing. Common information, bid history, medal count table, sports and the most medal winners of the Summer Olympics 2008.
