The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
The Olympic Games are the more important multi-sport events of the world.
Every four years are made in their two modalities: Olympic games of Summer and Olympic Games of Winter, with two years of interleave.
The original games go back to year 776 adC, when old the Greeks began to celebrate them in the city of Olimpia, until year 393 dC. In the 1896 idea was retaken by the French nobleman Pierre Frèdy, Baron of Coubertin, having given origin to the era ofthe Modern Olympic Games, in the Greek capital of Athens.Boletos and Tickets
ELECTION
On 13 July 2001 at the 112th IOC Session in Moscow, Beijing was elected the Host City for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in 2008. The vote followed in line with the recommendation of the IOC Evaluation Commission that "a Beijing Games would leave a unique legacy to China and to sports. The Commission is confident that Beijing could organise an excellent Games".
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The Beijing 2008 Olympic Games will be held from Aug 8th to Aug 24th 2008.Informations, travel and tourism information, ticket, numbers & facts, photos, mascots, articles and gossips...
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