This was the first time China had hosted the Olympic Games, and the third time the Summer Olympic Games had been held in East Asia, following the 1964 Olympics ...

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As of 2024, a large majority of the Games (41 out of 54) have been hosted in Western Europe, the United States, Canada, or Australia. Eight Games have been ...

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Relive the moments that went down in history at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Access official videos, results, galleries, sport and athletes.

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5 days 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 ...

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Of all the games held throughout Greece, the Olympic Games were the most famous. Held every four years between August 6 and September 19, they occupied such an ...

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The XIII Olympic Congress, entitled “The Olympic Movement in society”, was held from 3 to 5 October 2009 in Copenhagen (Denmark) and brought together more than ...

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And it is important to remember that the Beijing Olympics were the first Olympics to take place in an East Asian country that is not host to ...

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The Games of the XXIX Olympiad – Beijing. 2008 took place from 8 to 24 August 2008. Approximately 10,500 athletes competed in 28 summer sports, ...

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After China won the Olympic bid, the Beijing Organising Committee for the. Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) was established. In collaboration with concerned ...

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