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BEIJING

BEIJING 2008

Games of the XXIX Olympiad

From the 8th August to 24th August 2008



NEWS ABOUT BEIJING 2008

John Furlong
© IOC/R. Juilliart
11 December 2008

OCOGS Report to Executive Board

During its final meeting of 2008, the IOC Executive Board (EB) heard updates on the progress of the Games projects from the CEOs of the Organising Committees (OCOGs) of Vancouver 2010 and Sochi 2014. These reports supplemented the...
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PERMANENT FILES


14 May 2008

What is Olympic Express?

Olympic Express is the first Olympic Games “e-journal” for young people from all over the world. It’s interactive, contains a wide range of animated features and provides all the information you need to be able to...
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PRESS RELEASES


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19 December 2008

IOC officially launches 2014 Summer Youth Olympic Games Bid Process

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today officially launched the bidding process to host the 2nd Summer Youth Olympic Games in 2014. A letter was sent out to all National Olympic Committees (NOCs) informing them of the procedure...
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PHOTO GALLERY

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FUTURE GAMES

KEY FACTS

Opening date: 8 August 2008

Closing date: 24 August 2008

Country of the host city: People's Republic of China (CHN)

Candidate cities:
Istanbul (TUR), Osaka (JPN), Paris (FRA), Toronto (CAN)


Election:
Learn more about the election of Beijing


Official website:
www.beijing2008.com

OLYMPIC COLLECTION

EMBLEM
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MEDALS
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MASCOTS
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TORCH
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SPORTS AND EVENTS

Programme of the XXIX Olympiad, Beijing 2008

ORGANISING COMMITTEES OF OLYMPIC GAMES

The Organising Committees of the Olympic Games (OCOGs) organise the Olympic Games in collaboration with their National Olympic Committee and the host city.

Multimedia Gallery

What Fans Like: The Opening Ceremony