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Aug 2, 2008 · The 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing start next Friday—08.08.08—and Volkswagen is looming as having as much presence around the Chinese capital as any of the athletes. A total of 5,000 vehicles have been assigned by Volkswagen Group China to aid logistic support during the Games, moving around athletes, Olympic guests and media.
To help Beijing achieve its goal of a "Green and Hi-tech Olympics", Volkswagen Group China in conjunction with Shanghai Volkswagen and FAW-Volkswagen has contributed a "Green Olympic Fleet" of 30 environmental-friendly vehicles to provide transportation shuttle services between the Main Press Center and the competition venues during the Olympic Games.
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Beijing 2008. The Medals. (GETTY IMAGES ASIAPAC) For the first time, jade is used for the Beijing Olympic medals. The medals have been designed with inspiration coming from "bi", China's ancient jade piece inscribed with a dragon pattern. The medals symbolise nobility and virtue and are the embodiment of traditional Chinese values of ethics and ...
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. Approximately 10,942 athletes from 204 National Olympic ...
Rohullah Nikpai (AFG): taekwondo 58kg. The name Rohullah Nikpai might not carry the same weight as Bolt, Phelps or even Mitcham, but the taekwondo fighter deserves his place in Olympic lore. On 19 August, Nikpai, one of just four Afghanistan team members competing at Beijing 2008, won his country’s first ever Olympic medal.
Usain Bolt. Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt reacting after he won the gold medal in the 200-meter dash at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, August 20, 2008. (more) The 2004 record for participating national Olympic committees (NOCs) was surpassed in 2008, with 204 NOCs represented in the Games. More than 11,000 athletes competed in 302 events in ...
The Beijing Games were a landmark event for the universality of sport: • A record 204 NOCs participating. • A record number of women participating (about 43 per cent). • Athletes from a record 87 NOCs — the most ever — won medals. • The Beijing Games saw a number of countries stand on the medal podium for the first time in their ...
