2008 Olympics

A quaint idea in the 1890s, the Olympic Games are now the foremost sporting event in the world. Information on the winners and medals abounds, but this unique book provides information on the events surrounding the Olympics: political controversies, scandals, tragedies, economic issues, and peripheral incidents. Covering specific games from the 1896 Olympics in Athens to the 2002 games in Salt Lake City, this volume also presents plans for the 2004 Athens games, 2006 Turin games, and the 2008 summer games.

The Economics of Staging the Olympics: A Comparison of the Games 1972-2008

2008 Summer Olympics - The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, will be held in Beijing in the People's Republic of China from August 8, 2008 to August 24, 2008, with the opening ceremony to take place at 8 p.m.

2008 Summer Olympic bids - Five cities made the shortlist to host the 2008 Summer Olympics which were awarded to Beijing, People's Republic of China on July 13, 2001. The other cities were Toronto (Canada), Paris (France), Istanbul (Turkey) and Osaka (Japan).

European Union member states at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Following the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, the President of the European Commission Romano Prodi issued a press release congratulating EU athletes for their success, and stating that he hoped to see teams in the 2008 Beijing games carrying the EU flag as well as their own national flags. His chief spokesman, Reijo Kemppinen, commented that the EU had "swept the floor in the Olympic Games", with nearly three times as many medals as the United States, which topped the medals ...

Beijing National Stadium - The Beijing National Stadium will be the main track and field stadium for the 2008 Summer Olympics and be host to the Opening and Closing ceremonies. In 2002 Government officials engaged architects worldwide in a design competition.

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