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The Chinese men followed the achievement of the women by taking all three medals, with Ma Lin winning the gold, Wang Hao winning the silver for the second successive Olympics, and Wang Liqin taking the bronze medal in the men's singles. China became the first country to win all the medals for which they are eligible in table tennis: gold ...
The 2008 Olympics were watched by 3.5 billion people worldwide, and featured the longest distance for an Olympic Torch relay. [4] [5] 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.
This is a chronological summary of the major events of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, which was postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The first matches in the group stages of the football and softball events was held on 21 July. The opening ceremony was scheduled two days later on 23 July.
0–9. Chronological summary of the 1960 Summer Olympics; Chronological summary of the 2006 Winter Olympics; Chronological summary of the 2008 Summer Olympics
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 ...
2004 • 2008 • 2012 • 2016 • 2020 • 2024 • 2028: ... Pages in category "2008 Summer Olympics" ... 2008 Summer Olympics cauldron; Chronological summary of ...
2004 • 2008 • 2012 • 2016 • 2020 • 2024 • 2028: ... Pages in category "Events at the 2008 Summer Olympics" The following 30 pages are in this category ...
Blue asterisks display countries achieving their first medal ever in a Summer Olympics. The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, were a summer multi-sport event held in Beijing, the capital of the People's Republic of China, from 8 to 24 August 2008. [1]