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A number of concerns and controversies surfaced before, during, and after the 2008 Summer Olympics, and which received major media coverage.Leading up to the Olympics, there were concerns about human rights in China, [1] [2] [3] such that many high-profile individuals, such as politicians and celebrities, announced intentions to boycott the games to protest China's role in the Darfur conflict ...
During a women's volleyball qualification tournament, a match between Japan and Thailand caused controversy after the Thai team were given two red cards during the final set. [ 123 ] [ 124 ] Japan finished the tournament third and qualified for the Olympics, while Thailand finished fifth and did not qualify.
Pages in category "2008 controversies" The following 33 pages are in this category, out of 33 total. ... Concerns and controversies at the 2008 Summer Olympics;
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This week, Beijing will become the first city in the world to have hosted both the Summer and Winter Olympics. The 2008 Summer Games were a spectacular celebration, a sort of coming-out party for ...
Concerns and controversies at the 2008 Summer Olympics; ... Concerns and controversies at the 2024 Summer Olympics; 0–9. 1968 Olympics Black Power salute;
The Olympics may be an event that is all about athletics, but that doesn't mean that the most shocking things happen during the tournaments. Throughout the years, incidents from doping scandals to ...
The 2008 Olympics were watched by 3.5 billion people worldwide, and featured the longest distance for an Olympic Torch relay. [3] [4] The 2008 Games also set numerous world and Olympic records, and were the most expensive Summer Olympics of all time, and the second most expensive overall, after the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi.