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Beijing 2008 is the official Olympic video game of the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing.Developed by Eurocom and published by Sega, the game was the second video game based on the 2008 Summer Olympics to be released, the first being the fantasy-based Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games which appeared in late 2007; however, Beijing 2008 is a realistic sports simulation.
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.
An athletics event in the 2008 Summer Olympics.The Olympic Games, part of the Olympic movement, was the first major, modern, multi-sport event of international significance.
The men's football tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held in Beijing and four other cities in the People's Republic of China from 7 to 23 August. Associations affiliated with FIFA were invited to enter their men's under-23 teams in regional qualifying competitions, from which 15 teams, plus the host nation, reached the final tournament.
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 ...
Pages in category "Events at the 2008 Summer Olympics" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics were held during the last ten days of the games, from August 15 to August 24, 2008, at the Beijing National Stadium.The Olympic sport of athletics is split into four distinct sets of events: track and field events, road running events, and racewalking events.
Best-selling video games of 2008 in the US (by platform) Place NDS [23] PC [24] PS3 [25] 1 Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games : Spore (Electronic Arts) Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar Games) 2 Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness : Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures : Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots