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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 ...
While originally budgeted at US$12 billion, various factors caused the budget to expand to US$51 billion, surpassing the estimated $44 billion cost of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Lebanese skier Jackie Chamoun , who had a photo shoot taken of her wearing nothing but ski boots and a thong, had the Lebanese government claim that she ...
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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Political controversy has frequently hovered around the Olympic Games.Here are some of the most memorable moments of political protest and scandal over the years.
1980 Summer Olympics boycott; 1984 Summer Olympics boycott; 2002 Winter Olympics figure skating scandal; 2002 Winter Olympic bid scandal; 2012 Olympics one minute of silence campaign; 2016 Summer Olympics ticket scandal; 2020 Summer Olympics opening ceremony; 2024 Summer Olympics opening ceremony
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 Oxford Olympics Study 2016 estimates the outturn cost of the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics at US$6.8 billion in 2015-dollars. This includes sports-related costs only, such as those incurred by the organizing committee or those incurred by the host city, country, and private investors to build structures required to host the Games.