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The traditional Gymnastics Champions Gala took place on August 20 at the National Indoor Stadium. Participants are mainly selected from the 2008 Olympic trampoline and artistic gymnastics, as well as medalists from world championships. In addition, some Chinese pop stars appeared in the Gala.
On May 15, 2008, He participated in the Tianjin World Cup, breaking two world records. [7] [10] At the 2008 Olympics, He was a member of the gold medal-winning Chinese team. In the uneven bars final, she and Liukin both posted final marks of 16.725, and earned identical A- and B-panel scores of 7.70 and 9.025, respectively.
This is a list of the gymnasts who represented their country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing from 8–24 August 2008. Gymnasts across three disciplines ( artistic gymnastics , rhythmic gymnastics , and trampoline ) participated in the Games.
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 ...
China was the host nation of the 2008 Summer Olympics. It was represented by the Chinese Olympic Committee (COC), and the team of selected athletes were officially known as Team China. As the host country, China had a total of 639 athletes qualified for places on the national team, being the largest in its Olympic history.
Chinese women at the 2016 Olympic Games. Gymnastics events have been staged at the Olympic Games since 1896, with women competing for the time at the 1928 Olympic Games. [1] Chinese female artistic gymnasts first competed at the 1984 Olympic Games and have competed at every subsequent Olympic Games.
The women's artistic team all-around competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium on August 13, 2008. Teams qualified through the general artistic qualification performances. Each team was composed of six gymnasts.
This Olympic Games marked the return of the Summer Olympic Games to Asia after the 1988 Olympics in South Korea. It was the first Olympics for Serbia as a separate state since 1912 and the first for Montenegro, having separated from Serbia in 2006. It was also the first Olympics for Nepal as a republic, the Marshall Islands and Tuvalu.