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[88] At the end of 2008, the American Film Institute selected the coverage of the 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony as one of their "Eight Moments of Significance" of the year of 2008, and states: "The opening ceremony, directed and staged by acclaimed Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou, marked the most significant live event of the year" and it ...
10 km. men. women. v. t. e. The swimming competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place from 9 to 17 August 2008 at the Beijing National Aquatics Centre. [1] The newly introduced open water marathon events (10 km) were held on 20 and 21 August 2008 at Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park. [2]
Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay. The medal ceremony of the event. *Indicates the swimmer only competed in the preliminary heats. The men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 10–11 August at the Beijing National Aquatics Center in Beijing, China. [1]
Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay; ... This page was last edited on 25 February 2019, at 19:51 (UTC).
Conservative figures in Hollywood such as Rob Schneider and Candace Cameron Bure are outraged over the Paris Olympics’ opening ceremony for featuring a tableau that seemed to evoke Leonardo da ...
July 27, 2024 at 11:47 AM. A parody of Leonardo Da Vinci's famous fresco "The Last Supper" featuring drag queens in the Olympic opening ceremony in Paris has sparked fury among the Catholic Church ...
Olympic highlights: August 12, 2008. Swimming. Michael Phelps of the U.S. set the world record while winning the 200 m men's freestyle, tying the record for most gold medals for an athlete. Natalie Coughlin of the U.S. became the first athlete to successfully defend a gold medal in the women's 100 m backstroke event.
Paris Olympics organizers apologized to anyone who was offended by a tableau that evoked Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper” during the glamorous opening ceremony, but defended the concept ...