enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. 2008 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Summer_Olympics

    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.

  3. China at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_at_the_2008_Summer...

    China won a total of 100 medals, 48 gold, 22 silver, and 30 bronze, which became its largest ever medal tally in Olympic history. [4] On August 17, 2008, China achieved its greatest ever Olympic performance when the women's table tennis team defeated Singapore in the final to claim the nation's 33rd gold medal, surpassing the previous best tally of 32 at Athens 2004.

  4. 2008 Summer Olympics medal table - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Summer_Olympics_medal...

    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]

  5. List of 2008 Summer Olympics medal winners - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_2008_Summer...

    The 2008 Summer Olympics were held in Beijing, People's Republic of China, from 8 August to 24 August 2008. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees (NOC) participated. Overall, 302 events in 28 sports were held; 165 events were opened to men, 127 were opened to women and 10 were mixed events. [1]

  6. Concerns and controversies at the 2008 Summer Olympics

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concerns_and_controversies...

    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 ...

  7. 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Summer_Olympics...

    The creative team for the opening and closing ceremonies of the Beijing 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Games consisted of a roster of renowned individuals. The artistic performance of the Opening Ceremony, titled the "Beautiful Olympics", had the internationally acclaimed filmmaker Zhang Yimou as General Director, and Zhang Jigang and Chen Weiya ...

  8. Chronological summary of the 2008 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronological_summary_of...

    Yin Jian won China's first ever Olympic sailing gold medal in the women's sailboard. [237] Taekwondo. Rohullah Nikpai won Afghanistan's first Olympic medal ever by taking bronze in the men's 58 kg contest. [238] Wu Jingyu from China defeated Thai athlete Buttree Puedpong in taekwondo women's 49 kg contest receiving a gold medal. Buttree became ...

  9. Venues of the 2008 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venues_of_the_2008_Summer...

    In addition, six venues outside Beijing hosted events, two of which were newly built for the Olympics. Beijing won its bid to host the 2008 Olympics on 13 July 2001. [ 1 ] The first new venues to begin construction were the Beijing National Stadium , Beijing National Aquatics Center , Beijing Shooting Range Hall , and the Laoshan Velodrome ...