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Hace 5 días · As host country, China won 48 golds, 22 silvers and 30 bronze, total 100 medals, ranked 1st at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Guo Jingjing won two golds in diving, becoming the first Chinese diver to defend two events successfully.
Hace 2 días · The men's football tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held in Beijing and four other cities in the People's Republic of China from 7 to 23 August. Associations affiliated with FIFA were invited to enter their men's under-23 teams in regional qualifying competitions, from which 15 teams, plus the host nation, reached the final tournament.
Hace 3 días · New sports included women’s football (soccer), beach volleyball, lightweight rowing, women’s softball, and mountain biking (cross-country cycling). The Games’ festivities were marred by the explosion of a homemade pipe bomb left among spectators at Centennial Olympic Park.
13 de may. de 2024 · Residents in Beijing enjoy their leisure time at the Olympic Park, a legacy of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. [Photo/China Daily] The 2008 Beijing Olympics did not just bring a surging number of travelers to the capital city, but also boosted the integration of sport and tourism.
19 de may. de 2024 · Every emblem of the Olympics tells a story. The Beijing 2008 Olympic Games emblem "Chinese Seal, Dancing Beijing" is filled with Beijing's hospitality and hopes, and carries the city's commitment to the world.
Hace 3 días · In 2008, China successfully held the extraordinary Beijing Summer Olympics and now is witnessing the 24th Winter Olympics. China has made decisive contributions to the development of the Olympic movement and the practice of sport for all.
Hace 5 días · How China won its bid for the 2008 Olympics. By Qin Xiaoying (China Daily) Updated: 2007-06-08 06:57. One of the great leaps leading up to the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games was the remarkable change in China between its near-miss bid in 1993 and the successful bid eight years later.
