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Originally having participated in Olympics as the delegation of the Republic of China (ROC) from 1924 Summer Olympics to 1976 Winter Olympics, China competed at the Olympic Games under the name of the People's Republic of China (PRC) for the first time at the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland, although they only arrived in time during the last days to participate in one event. [3]
[1] [2] The 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo were postponed for the first time in the Olympics history to summer 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the 2022 Winter Olympics being held roughly six months later in Beijing which also hosted the 2008 Summer Olympics. [3] [4]
The program for the Beijing Games was quite similar to that of the 2004 Summer Olympics held in Athens. There were 28 sports and 302 events at the 2008 Games. Nine new events were held, including two from the new cycling discipline of BMX. Women competed in the 3,000-meter (9,843 ft) steeplechase for the first time.
The 2008 Summer Olympics was held in Beijing, People's Republic of China. Several new events were held, including the new discipline of BMX for both men and women. Women competed in the steeplechase for the first time. The fencing programme was expanded to include all six events for both men and women; previously, women had not been able to ...
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.
The eight athletes were, in order: Xu Haifeng (shooting, China's first Olympic gold medalist in any event, 1984) Gao Min (diving, China's first repeat Olympic gold medalist in any event, 1988 and 1992) Li Xiaoshuang (gymnastics, China's first gymnastics all-around World Champion and Olympic gold medalist, 1992 and 1996)
The only remaining suitors were Beijing and the little-known city of Almaty in Kazakhstan. When IOC members convened in July 2015 to cast their votes, the Chinese capital prevailed by a slim majority.
Chinese Olympics may refer to: 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China; 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China; China at the Olympics (IOC code: CHN) People's Republic of China (1952, 1980–present) Chinese Olympic Committee, its National Olympic Committee; Chinese Taipei at the Olympics (IOC code: ROC, RCF, TWN, and TPE) Taiwan (1956–present)