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{{Olympics infobox|2008|Summer
| Logo = Beijing 2008 Olympics logo.svg
| Size = 150
| Name = Official logo of the 2008 Summer Olympic Games
| Optional caption = 同一个世界同一个梦想 ('''''One World, One Dream''''')<br />The "Dancing Beijing" emblem, depicting a Chinese<br />seal inscribed with the character "Jīng" (京, from the name<br />of the host city) in the form of a dancing figure.
| Motto = 同一個世界同一個夢想 ([[traditional Chinese]])
| Motto = '''''One World, One Dream''''' ([[English]])
| Nations participating = [[#Participating NOCs|(See below)]]
| Athletes participating = 10,500 (approx.)<ref name="athletes_number">{{cite web |url=http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/beijing/full_story_uk.asp?id=1805 |title=6th Coordination Commission Visit To Begin Tomorrow |publisher=[[International Olympic Committee]] |accessdate=2006-05-20}}</ref>
| Officially opened by = TBA
| Athlete's Oath = TBA
| Judge's Oath = TBA
| Olympic Torch = TBA
}}
{{2008 Summer Olympics}}
The '''2008 Summer Olympics''', officially known as the '''Games of the XXIX Olympiad''', are an international multi-sport event, that will be held in [[Beijing]], [[People's Republic of China]] from [[August 8]] to [[August 24]], [[2008]], and followed by the [[2008 Summer Paralympics]] from [[September 6]] to [[September 17]]. 10,500 athletes are expected to compete in 302 events in 28 sports.<ref name="athletes_number"/>
The [[Olympic games]] [[2008 Summer Olympics bids|were awarded]] to Beijing after an exhaustive ballot of the [[International Olympic Committee]] (IOC) on [[July 13]], [[2001]]. The official logo of the games, titled "[[Dancing Beijing]]," features a stylized calligraphic character ''jīng'' (京, meaning ''capital''), referencing the host city. The mascots of Beijing 2008 are the five [[Fuwa]], each representing both a color of the [[Olympic symbols#Flag|Olympic rings]] and a symbol of Chinese culture. The Olympic slogan, ''One World, One Dream'', calls upon the world to unite in the Olympic spirit. [[Sportsperson|Athletes]] will compete in 302 events in 28 sports, just one event more than was on the schedule of the [[2004 Summer Olympics|Athens games of 2004]]. Several new [[National Olympic Committee]]s (NOCs) have also been recognized by the IOC.
The Chinese government has promoted the games to highlight China's emergence on the world stage.<ref>{{cite news|title=China's coming out party |publisher=Toronto Star |date=August 2007 |url =http://www.thestar.com/Sports/Olympics/article/242172}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=2008-The Year of China? |publisher=BusinessCenter.TV |date=2007-08-07 |url= http://www.webcastr.com/videos/travel_leisure/2008-the-year-of-china.html|accessdate=2008-01-02}}</ref> A total of 37 venues will be used to host the events including 12 newly constructed venues. Earlier in 2007, former IOC president [[Juan Antonio Samaranch]] had said that he believes that the Beijing games will be "the best in Olympic history."<ref name="Samaranch">{{cite news |url=http://en.beijing2008.cn/culture/festivals/exhibition/n214101234.shtml |title=Beijing 2008 will be best-ever Games: Samaranch |date=[[2007-06-25]] |accessdate=2007-06-25 |publisher=BOCOG}}</ref>
==Bid==
{| class="wikitable" align="right"
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! colspan="4" | 2008 Summer Olympics bidding results
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! City
! NOC
| bgcolor="silver" |'''Round 1'''
| bgcolor="silver" |'''Round 2'''
|-
| Beijing || {{flagicon|China}} China || align="center"| '''44''' || align="center"| '''56'''
|-
| Toronto|| {{flagicon|Canada}} Canada || align="center"| 20 || align="center"| 22
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| Paris || {{flagicon|France}} France || align="center"| 15 || align="center"| 18
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| Istanbul || {{flagicon|Turkey}} Turkey|| align="center"| 17 || align="center"| 9
|-
| Osaka || {{flagicon|Japan}} Japan|| align="center"| 6 || align="center"| —
|}
{{main|2008 Summer Olympics bids}}
Beijing was elected the host city on [[July 13]], [[2001]], during the 112th [[International Olympic Committee|IOC]] Session in [[Moscow]], beating [[Toronto]], [[Paris]], [[Istanbul]], and [[Osaka]]. Prior to the session, five other cities ([[Bangkok]], [[Cairo]], [[Havana]], [[Kuala Lumpur]], and [[Seville]]) submitted bids to the IOC but failed to make the shortlist in 2000. After the first round of voting, Beijing held a significant lead over the other four candidates. Osaka received only six votes and was eliminated. In the second round, Beijing was supported by an [[absolute majority]] of voters, eliminating the need for subsequent rounds.<ref name="Election">{{cite web|url = http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/beijing/election_uk.asp |title = Beijing 2008: Election |publisher = International Olympic Committee |accessdate = 2006-12-18}}</ref>
After winning the bid [[Li Lanqing]], the vice premier of China, declared "The winning of the 2008 Olympic bid is an example of the international recognition of China's social stability, economic progress and the healthy life of the Chinese people." Previously, Beijing had bid to host the [[2000 Summer Olympics]]. It led the voting over the first three rounds, but ultimately lost to [[Sydney]] in the final round in 1993.
==Preparations==
===Venues===
{{main|2008 Summer Olympics venues|Olympic Green}}
By May 2007, construction of all thirty-one Beijing-based Olympic Games venues had begun.<ref name="Under construction">{{cite news |publisher=BOCOG |date=2007-05-11 |accessdate=2007-05-11 |url=http://en.beijing2008.cn/01/32/article214073201.shtml |title=All Beijing-based Olympic venues under construction}}</ref> The [[Chinese language|Chinese]] government is also investing in the renovation and construction of six venues outside Beijing as well as fifty-nine training centers. Its largest [[Architecture|architectural]] pieces will be the [[Beijing National Stadium]], [[Beijing National Indoor Stadium]], [[Beijing National Aquatics Centre]], [[Olympic Green Convention Centre]], [[Olympic Green]], and [[Beijing Wukesong Culture & Sports Center]]. Almost 85 percent of the [[construction]] budget for the six main venues is being funded by [[United States dollar|US$]]2.1 billion ([[Renminbi|RMB¥]]17.4 billion) in corporate bids and tenders. Investments are expected from corporations seeking ownership rights after the '''2008 Summer Olympics'''. Some venues will be owned and governed by the ''State General Administration of Sports'', which will use them after the Olympics as facilities for all future national sports teams and events.
Some events will be held outside Beijing, namely [[Football at the Summer Olympics|football]] (in [[Qinhuangdao]], [[Shanghai]], [[Shenyang]], and [[Tianjin]]), [[Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics|sailing]] (in [[Qingdao]]), and [[Equestrian at the Summer Olympics|equestrian]] (in [[Hong Kong]], because of "uncertainties of equine diseases and major difficulties in establishing a disease-free zone").<ref>[http://en.beijing2008.com/46/67/column211716746.shtml Olympic Venues], Beijing 2008. Retrieved on May 15, 2006.</ref> This will be the third time the Olympics are held under the jurisdiction of 2 different NOCs (Hong Kong and mainland China compete separately).{{Fact|date=July 2008}}
====Beijing National Stadium====
{{main|Beijing National Stadium}}
[[Image:Bird's Nest stadium, May 2008.jpg|thumb|left|350px|The Beijing National Stadium.]]
The centerpiece of the '''2008 Summer Olympics''' will be the Beijing National Stadium, nicknamed the "Bird nest" because of its nest-like skeletal structure.<ref name="391 days left">{{cite news |url=http://olympic.org/uk/news/olympic_news/full_story_uk.asp?id=2244 |title=The Olympic Games en route for Beijing |publisher=International Olympic Committee |date=2007-07-13 |accessdate=2007-07-16}}</ref> Construction of the venue began on [[December 24]], [[2003]]. The [[Guangdong Olympic Stadium]] was originally planned, constructed, and completed in 2001 for the Games, but a decision was made to construct a new stadium in Beijing.<ref>[http://www.architectureweek.com/2002/0501/design_1-1.html ArchitectureWeek - Design - China's Banner Stadium - 2002.0501<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Government officials engaged architects worldwide in a design competition. A [[Switzerland|Swiss]] firm, [[Herzog & de Meuron]] Architekten AG, collaborated with China Architecture Design & Research Group to win the competition. The stadium features a lattice-like concrete skeleton forming the stadium bowl and will have a seating capacity of 80,000 people. Architects originally described the overall design as resembling a bird nest with an immense ocular—an opening with a [[retractable roof]] over the stadium. However, in 2004, the idea of retractable roof was abandoned for economic and safety reasons. The Beijing National Stadium will be the site of the opening and closing ceremonies, as well as the athletics events and soccer finals. The stadium's designer [[Ai Weiwei]] has since withdrawn his support for China's Olympic games, saying "he wants nothing to do with them anymore".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-CdWcszb_8|title=Stadium designer blasts China Olympics|publisher=Aljazeera|date=2007-08-12 |accessdate=2007-07-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/13/china.olympics.reut/?iref=mpstoryview|title= Chinese architect slams Olympic 'pretend smile'|accessdate=2007-08-16 |publisher= Reuters}}</ref>
===Transport===
[[Image:Beijing 2008 olympic venues.png|thumb|right|250px|This is a map of the Olympic venues in Beijing. Several expressways [[Beltway|encircle]] the center of the city, providing for quick transportation around the city and between venues.]]
In preparation for the huge rush during the games, [[Beijing Subway|Beijing's subway system]] underwent a major expansion which increased its capacity to more than twice its previous size. The previous system was composed of four lines and 64 stations. An additional seven lines and more than eighty new stations were constructed, including a direct link to [[Beijing Capital International Airport]]. In the airport itself, eleven unmanned trains, each transporting a maximum of 83 passengers, will expedite the movement of people throughout the new terminal building.<ref name="Airport trains">{{cite news |url=http://en.beijing2008.cn/news/olympiccities/beijing/n214096864.shtml |title=Un-manned trains to operate at new airport terminal building |date=[[2007-06-13]] |publisher=[[BOCOG]] |accessdate=2007-06-17}}</ref> Most of them are scheduled to operate from June 30, 2008, one month before the beginning of the games. In January 2007, the [[BOCOG]] announced that the Metro cars will be fitted with video screens showing the latest news and events during the games. Additionally, cellphone signals would be made available, so that people can use their communication devices in the metro stations or underground.<ref name="Video screen">{{cite news |url = http://en.beijing2008.cn/31/45/article214014531.shtml |title = Official: passengers can watch the Games in Beijing metro |publisher = [[BOCOG]] |date = [[2007-01-31]] |accessdate = 2006-02-15}}</ref>
According to the General Administration of Civil Aviation of China, a new five-level [[Emergency population warning|emergency alert system]] for [[extreme weather]] and security threats will be implemented in the airport. This system is designed to ensure smooth and safe transportation for the estimated three million domestic and overseas visitors who will flock to Beijing for the games in August 2008.<ref name="Airport security system">{{cite news |url=http://en.beijing2008.cn/news/dynamics/headlines/n214101265.shtml |title=Beijing airport to launch emergency alert mechanism for Olympics |date=[[2007-06-25]] |accessdate=2007-06-25 |publisher=[[BOCOG]]}}</ref>
On the ground, Beijing is set to designate thirty-eight official public transit routes that will link the Olympic venues. During the games, 2,500 large-size [[bus]]es and 4,500 [[minibus]]es will be operated by a total of 8,000 drivers to transport people across various venues. Prior to the games, public transport will be optimized in order to reduce the existing 110 overlapping routes.<ref name="Transportation">{{cite news |url = http://en.beijing2008.cn/05/25/article214012505.shtml |title = 38 public transit routes to the Olympic venues |publisher = [[BOCOG]] |date = [[2007-01-22]] |accessdate = 2007-01-29}}</ref>
[[Beijing]] will be implementing a temporary [[road space rationing]] based on plate numbers during the Games in order to significantly improve air quality in the city.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/15/world/asia/15china.html?hp|title=Traffic Beijing Stops Construction for Olympics | author= Andrew Jacobs | date=2008-04-14 | publisher= New York Times | accessdate=2008-04-14 | language= }}</ref> Under the traffic plan made public on June 20, 2008, the rationing will be enforced for two months, between July 20 to September 20, as the Olympics will begin on August 8, and then will be followed by the 2008 [[Paralympics]], from September 6 until 17. <ref name="Examiner08">{{cite news| url=http://www.examiner.com/a-1451114~Beijing_sets_restrictions_on_cars_during_Olympics.html |title=Beijing sets restrictions on cars during Olympics | author= Stephen Wade | date=2008-06-20 | publisher=National Examiner | accessdate=2008-06-23 | language= }}</ref> The restrictions will be in placed on alternate days depending on the plates ending in odd or even numbers. This measure is expected to take 45% of the 3.3 million car fleet off the streets. In addition, 300,000 heavy polluting vehicles will be banned from July 1, and the plan also prohibits access to most vehicles coming from outside Beijing. The boosted public transport network is expected to absorve this additional demand, estimated in more than 4 million extra passengers per day.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/06/23/2282484.htm?site=olympics/2008 |title=Beijing to launch Olympic 'odd-even' car ban | author= Reuters | date=2008-06-23 | publisher=ABC news | accessdate=2008-06-23 | language= }}</ref><ref name="Examiner08"/>
==Marketing==
===Emblem, Slogan and Mascots===
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{{main|Dancing Beijing|Fuwa}}
[[Image:Beijing 2008 Tiananmen Square1.jpg|left|thumb|''Dancing Beijing'' emblem depicted in a flower garden.]]
The 2008 Summer Olympics emblem is known as "Dancing Beijing" (舞动的北京). The emblem combines a traditional Chinese red seal and a representation of the [[Chinese calligraphy|calligraphic]] [[Chinese character|character]] ''jīng'' ([[wikt:京|京]], "national capital") with athletic features. The open arms of the calligraphic word symbolizes the invitation of China to the world to share in its culture. IOC president [[Jacques Rogge]] was very happy with the emblem, saying, "Your new emblem immediately conveys the awesome beauty and power of China which are embodied in your heritage and your people."<ref name="Message">{{cite news |url = http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200308/03/eng20030803_121618.shtml |title = Rogge's Message for Beijing Olympics Emblem Unveiling |publisher = People's Daily Online |date = 2003-08-03 |accessdate = 2006-12-19}}</ref>
The slogan for the 2008 Olympics is "''One World, One Dream''" ({{zh-stp|s=同一个世界 同一个梦想|t=同一個世界 同一個夢想|p=Tóng Yíge Shìjiè Tóng Yíge Mèngxiǎng}}.)<ref name="Slogan">{{cite news|title='One World One Dream' selected as the Theme Slogan for Beijing 2008 Olympic Games |url=http://en.beijing2008.cn/75/66/article211996675.shtml |date=[[2005-12-25]] |publisher=[[BOCOG]] |accessdate=2007-05-05}}</ref> The slogan calls upon the whole world to join in the Olympic spirit and build a better future for humanity. It was chosen from over 210,000 entries submitted from around the world.<ref name="391 days left" />
The 2008 Olympic Mascots are the five Fuwa ("good luck dolls"). The Fuwa consist of five members that incorporate [[fish]], [[giant panda]], [[fire]], [[Tibetan antelope]], and [[Hirundinidae|swallow]] designs. They roughly correspond with the [[Five elements (Chinese philosophy)|five elements]] of [[Chinese philosophy]]: [[water (classical element)|water]], [[metal (classical element)|metal]], [[fire (classical element)|fire]], [[wood (classical element)|wood]], and [[earth (classical element)|earth]]. The Fuwa each have as their primary color one of the colors of the five [[Olympic Rings]] that stand for the five continents. The five Fuwa are named Beibei, Jingjing, Huanhuan, Yingying, and Nini. When the first syllable of each of the five names are said together, the result is the phrase {{linktext|北|京|欢|迎|你}} (Běijīng huānyíng nĭ) which means "''Beijing welcomes you''".<ref name="Fuwa">{{cite news |url = http://en.beijing2008.com/37/03/column211990337.shtml
|title = The Official Mascots of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games |publisher = BOCOG |accessdate = 2006-12-19}}</ref>
===Tickets===
In April 2007, the over seven million<ref name="tickets">{{cite news |title=China to sell over 7mn tickets |url=http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=101298&version=1&template_id=49&parent_id=29 |publisher=[http://gulf-times.com Gulf Times Newspaper] |date=[[2006-08-07]] |accessdate=2006-08-14}}</ref> tickets for sporting events and ceremonies went on sale. Approximately 75% of tickets went on sale through the Beijing Organizing Committee, which set low ticket prices for domestic tickets, to encourage the Chinese people to attend the Games. International tickets are available through each nation's NOC.<ref name="Tickets on sale">{{cite news |publisher=[[BOCOG]] |url=http://en.beijing2008.cn/39/61/article214036139.shtml |date=[[2007-04-15]] |title=Beijing 2008 tickets go on sale |accessdate=2007-05-05}}</ref> By June 2007, 2.2 million tickets had already been sold.<ref name="⅓ sold">{{cite news |url=http://en.beijing2008.cn/tickets/news/n214099817.shtml |title=Olympic Opening ceremony tickets getting hot |date=[[2007-06-21]] |accessdate=2007-06-25 |publisher=[[BOCOG]]}}</ref>
===Merchandising===
Since early 2007, licensed Olympics merchandise stores have been in business throughout China. More than 800 official stores were in operation at the end of July 2007. Since August 2007, Olympic merchandise has been made available online, with more than 5000 products available via the official merchandising website, which include apparel, mascot dolls, key-chains and commemorative chopsticks.<ref name="Merchandising">{{cite news |url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/2008/2007-07/31/content_5446188.htm |title=Official Olympics gear now just a click away |date=[[2007-07-31]] |publisher=[[China Daily]] |author=Lei, Lei |accessdate=2007-08-03}}</ref>
In November 2007, the overseas Olympic [[online shopping|E-shop]] provided online access to customers all over the world to Licensed Products of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, excluding the USA, Japan, UK, Canada and China.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.bj2008eshop.com/?c=xtc&a=Aboutus |title = The Overseas Olympic E-shop goes on-line 29 November 2007 |publisher = The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games |accessdate = 2007-11-29}}</ref> [[People's Bank of China|China's central bank]] also issued a new 10-[[Chinese yuan|yuan note]] without the picture of [[Mao Zedong]].<ref>Washingtonpost.com "[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/07/AR2008070700991.html Washingtonpost.com]." ''China's new 10-yuan Olympic note bumps Mao Zedong.'' Retrieved on [[2008-07-09]].</ref>
===Music===
The official theme for the torch relay was "Light the Passion, Share the Dream",<ref>[http://en.beijing2008.cn/news/dynamics/headlines/n214311423.shtml Theme song for 100-day Olympic countdown released - The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> with the English version performed by the 106 contestants of [[Miss World 2007]].<ref>[http://en.beijing2008.cn/culture/songs/n214199507.shtml 106 Misses 'light the passion' for the Olympic Games - The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The official song for the game's one-year countdown celebration was "We Are Ready"<ref>[http://en.beijing2008.cn/video/promotional/weareready/ "We Are Ready" - The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> with a version recorded by [[Jackie Chan]]<ref>[http://en.beijing2008.cn/culture/songs/n214147033.shtml Jackie Chan is ready for the Paralympics - The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>. "Beijing Huan Ying Ni" ("Beijing welcomes you") was the theme song for the 100-day countdown celebration.<ref>[http://en.beijing2008.cn/news/dynamics/headlines/n214311423.shtml Theme song for 100-day Olympic countdown released - The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> "I am a Star" and "Smile Beijing" have been selected as theme songs for the Beijing Olympic Volunteers Committee.<ref>[http://en.beijing2008.cn/culture/songs/n214333552.shtml Theme songs for Olympic Torch Relay, Volunteers unveiled on 100-day countdown - The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
==Opening ceremony==
{{main|2008 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony}}
The opening ceremony of the Olympics in Beijing will be held in the [[Beijing National Stadium]], and begin at 08:08:08pm [[China Standard Time|CST]] (12:08:08 [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]]) on [[8 August]] [[2008]].{{Ref_label|A|a|none}} It has been announced that Canada's [[Celine Dion]]<ref>[http://en.beijing2008.cn/culture/songs/n214233951.shtml Celine Dion to sing for 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing - The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> and Taiwan's [[Jay Chou]]<ref>[http://en.beijing2008.cn/culture/songs/n214237717.shtml Jay Chou to treat fans to debut performance of Olympic song - The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> would perform during the opening ceremony.
==Sports==
[[Image:Athletics 2008.png|frame|left|This pictogram depicts ''Athletics''.]]
[[Image:Beijingolympicsmedals.jpg|thumb|right|Medals of the 2008 Summer Olympics. Silver (left), Gold (center), Bronze (right)]]
The program for the Beijing 2008 Games is quite similar to that of the [[2004 Summer Olympics|Athens Games]] held in 2004. The 2008 Olympics will see the return of 28 sports, and will hold 302 events (165 men’s events, 127 women’s events, and 10 mixed events), one event more in total than in Athens.
Overall nine new events will be held, which include two from the new [[Cycling at the Summer Olympics|cycling]] discipline of [[BMX]]. Women will compete in the 3000 m [[steeplechase (athletics)|steeplechase]] for the first time. In addition, marathon swimming events for men and women, over the distance of 10 kilometers, will be added to the swimming discipline. Team events (men and women) in [[table tennis]] will replace the doubles events. In [[fencing]], women's team foil and women's team sabre will replace men's team foil and women's team [[epee]].{{Ref_label|B|b|none}}<ref name=2008programme>{{cite news |url = http://olympic.org/uk/news/olympic_news/full_story_uk.asp?id=1797 |title = Beijing 2008: Games Programme Finalised |publisher = International Olympic Committee |date = [[2006-04-27]] |accessdate = 2006-05-10}}</ref><ref>[http://multimedia.olympic.org/pdf/en_report_1056.pdf Programme of the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, Beijing 2008], International Olympic Committee. Retrieved on May 15, 2006.</ref>
The [[Beijing Organizing Committee]] have released [[pictogram]]s of the 35 Olympic disciplines. This set of sport icons is named ''the beauty of seal characters'', due to each pictogram's likeness to Chinese [[seal script]].<ref name="pictograms">{{cite news |url = http://en.beijing2008.com/37/34/article212033437.shtml |title = Pictograms of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games unveiled |publisher = [[BOCOG]] |date = [[2006-08-07]] |accessdate = 2006-08-09}}</ref>
The following are the sports to be contested at these Games. The number of events to be contested in each sport is indicated in parentheses.
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* Aquatics
** [[Diving at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Diving]] (8)
** [[Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Swimming]] (34)
** [[Synchronized swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Synchronized swimming]] (2)
** [[Water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Water polo]] (2)
* [[Archery at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Archery]] (4)
* [[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Athletics]] (47)
* [[Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Badminton]] (5)
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* [[Baseball at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Baseball]] (1)
* [[Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Basketball]] (2)
* [[Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Boxing]] (11)
* [[Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Canoeing]] (16)
* [[Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Cycling]] (18)
* [[Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Equestrian]] (6)
* [[Fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Fencing]] (10)
* [[Field hockey at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Field hockey]] (2)
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* [[Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Football/soccer]] (2)
* [[Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Gymnastics]] (18)
* [[Handball at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Handball]] (2)
* [[Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Judo]] (14)
* [[Modern pentathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Modern pentathlon]] (2)
* [[Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Rowing]] (14)
* [[Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Sailing]] (11)
* [[Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Shooting]] (15)
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* [[Softball at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Softball]] (1)
* [[Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Table tennis]] (4)
* [[Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Taekwondo]] (8)
* [[Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Tennis]] (4)
* [[Triathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Triathlon]] (2)
* [[Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Volleyball]] (4)
* [[Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Weightlifting]] (15)
* [[Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Wrestling]] (18)
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== Calendar ==
In the following calendar for the 2008 Olympic Games, each blue box represents an event competition, such as a qualification round, on that day. The yellow boxes represent a medal-awarding final for a sport. The number in each box represents the number of finals that will be contested on that day.<ref name="Calendar">{{cite web|url = http://en.beijing2008.cn/cptvenues/schedule |title = Olympic Games Competition Schedule |publisher = [[BOCOG]] |accessdate = 2007-07-05 }}</ref>
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==Torch relay==
[[Image:Official 2008 Summer Olympics Torch in Vilnius.jpg|right|thumb|2008 Olympic Torch]]
{{main|2008 Summer Olympics torch relay|2008 Summer Olympics torch relay route}}
The design of the [[Olympic Torch]] is based on traditional scrolls and uses a traditional Chinese design known as the "Propitious Clouds" (祥云). The torch is designed to remain lit in 65 kilometer per hour winds, and in rain of up to 50 millimeters per hour.
The relay, with the theme '''Journey of Harmony''', is expected to last 130 days and carry the torch {{convert|137000|km|mi|abbr=on}}—the longest distance of any Olympic torch relay since the tradition began at the [[1936 Berlin Games]].<ref name="IOC torch">{{cite news |date=[[2007-04-26]] |title=Beijing 2008: BOCOG Announces Olympic Torch Relay Route |url=http://www.olympic.org/uk/news/olympic_news/full_story_uk.asp?id=2147 |publisher=[[International Olympic Committee]] |accessdate=2007-04-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/09/world/09torch.html?_r=1&ex=1365393600&en=2c75ea71d3f9215b&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&oref=slogin|title=Officials Expect Olympic Torch to Continue on Route}}</ref> So far, the torch relay has been called a "public relations disaster" by ''The Times''<ref name="Public Relations Disaster">{{cite news |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/olympics/article3811649.ece |title=Britain sends mandarins to China on subtle mission |date=[[2008-04-25]] |accessdate=2007-04-27 |publisher=The Times}}</ref> for China, with protests of [[Human rights in the People's Republic of China|China's human rights record]], particularly in [[2008 Tibetan unrest|Tibet]].
[[Image:Beijing 2008 Torch Relay Route.png|left|250px|thumb|Route of the 2008 Olympic Torch Relay]]
The relay began [[24 March]] 2008, in [[Olympia, Greece]]. From there, it traveled across Greece to [[Panathinaiko Stadium]] in [[Athens]], and then to Beijing, arriving on [[31 March]]. From Beijing, the torch followed a route passing through every continent except Antarctica. The torch visited cities on the [[Silk Road]], symbolizing ancient links between China and the rest of the world. A total of 21,880 torchbearers have been selected from around the world by various organizations and entities.<ref name="BOCOG relay">{{cite news |publisher=[[BOCOG]] |url=http://torchrelay.beijing2008.cn/en/news/headlines/n214042288.shtml |title=Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch Relay Planned Route and Torch Design unveiled |date=[[2007-04-26]] |accessdate=2007-04-26}}</ref>
The international portion of the relay has been a problematic, month-long world tour that has seen wide-scale protests to China's human rights abuses and recent crackdown in Tibet. After trouble in London saw several attempts to put out the flame, the following day, the flame was extinguished in Paris .<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article3697392.ece| title=Tibet protests force organisers to snuff out Olympic flame in Paris| date=[[2008-04-07]]| publisher=[[The Times]]| last=Bremner| first=Charles}}</ref> The American leg in San Francisco on [[9 April]] was altered without prior warning to avoid such scenes, although there were still demonstrations along the original route,<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7339380.stm title= Confusion strikes US torch relay| date=[[2008-04-09]]| publisher=[[BBC News]]|</ref> but the remaining legs have not been as disastrous. The relay was further delayed and simplified after the devastating [[2008 Sichuan earthquake]] affecting western China.
[[Image:Tibet Protests .jpg|right|thumb|Protesters in support of the [[Tibetan Independence Movement]] during the Olympic torch relay in [[San Francisco]].]]
The flame was [[2008 Summer Olympics summit of Mt. Everest|carried to the top of Mount Everest]]<ref name="BOCOG relay" /> on a 108 km (67 mi) long "highway" scaling the Tibetan side of the mountain especially built for the relay. The $19.7 million blacktop project spanned from [[Tingri County]] of [[Xigazê Prefecture]] to the [[Everest Base Camp]].<ref name="Everest road">{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/007200706200340.htm |title=China to build highway on Mt Everest for 2008 Olympics |date=[[2007-06-20]] |accessdate=2007-06-25 |publisher=The Hindu}}</ref> In March 2008, China banned mountaineers from climbing its side of Mount Everest and later persuaded the Nepalese government to close their side as well, officially citing environmental concerns.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/climbers-banned-from-everest-as-china-seeks-to-stop-protests-on-summit-796782.html|title=Climbers banned from Everest as China seeks to stop protests on summit|date=[[2008-03-17]] |accessdate=2008-03-23 |publisher=The Independent}}</ref> It also reflected concerns by the communist government that [[Tibet]] activists may try to disrupt its plans to carry the Olympic torch up the world's tallest peak.<ref name="cnn13mar08">{{cite news |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/12/china.everest.ap/index.html |title=China closes its side of Everest to climbers |date=[[2008-03-12]] |accessdate=2008-03-13 |publisher=CNN}}</ref>
The original route included a stop in [[Taipei]] before heading for Hong Kong. Taiwan's government, however, later rejected this proposal, claiming that such arrangement would make the Taiwan relay be seen as part of China's domestic route, rather than the international route.<ref name="Taiwan relay">{{cite news |publisher=Taiwan Journal |title=Taiwan rejects 'domestic' Olympic torch route |url=http://taiwanjournal.nat.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=24170&CtNode=122 |date=[[2007-05-04]] |accessdate=2007-08-15}}</ref> The IOC eliminated Taipei from the relay; both China and Taiwan have blamed each other for injecting politics into the event.<ref name="China torch Taipei">{{cite news |publisher=[[Yahoo!|Yahoo! Canada Sports]] |title=China blames Taiwan for scuttling Olympic torch relay through Taipei, labels 'vile precedent'|url=http://sports.yahoo.com/top/news?slug=ap-china-torchrelay&prov=ap&type=lgns |date=[[2007-09-21]] |accessdate=2007-09-24}}</ref>
==Participating NOCs==
Though the qualifying competitions for various sports are well underway, it cannot be certain which of the current 205 [[National Olympic Committee]]s (NOCs)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/index_uk.asp |title=National Olympic Committees |publisher=International Olympic Committee |accessdate=2008-03-11}}</ref> will participate in 2008. Most NOCs participate regularly, although various circumstances could cause a nation to be absent from the games, as was the case for six NOCs at the [[2006 Winter Olympics]]. Nevertheless, placements in various qualifying events can help predict which nations and how many athletes will be at the games. Steven Roush, chief of sport performance for the [[United States Olympic Committee]], expects that the [[United States]] will bring about 600 competitors to the games, their largest Olympic team thus far.<ref name="USA-600">{{cite news |url=http://en.beijing2008.cn/news/official/ioc/n214119077.shtml |title=About 600 athletes to compete for the U.S. at 2008 Olympic Games |publisher=[[BOCOG]] |date=[[2007-08-03]] |accessdate=2007-08-03}}</ref> Other delegations will be much smaller; [[Afghanistan at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Afghanistan]], for example, will be represented by just four competitors.<ref>[http://www.embassyofafghanistan.org/04.29.2008olympic.html "Afghan Athletes Train for Beijing Olympic "], Afghan embassy to the United States, April 29, 2008</ref>
[[South Africa]]n swimmer [[Natalie du Toit]], five time gold medalist at the [[2004 Summer Paralympics|Athens Paralympics in 2004]], has qualified to compete at the Beijing Olympics, thus making history by becoming the first [[amputee]] to qualify for the Olympic Games since [[Olivér Halassy]] in 1936.<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2008/05/04/sbswim104.xml "Dreams carry Natalie Du Toit to Beijing"], ''The Telegraph'', May 4, 2008</ref><ref>[http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/swimming/news/story?id=3379722 "Du Toit, who lost leg in scooter accident, will swim in Beijing Games"], Reuters, May 3, 2008</ref> [[Natalia Partyka]] (who was born without a right forearm) will compete in Table Tennis for Poland.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.london2012.com/blog/2008/06/18/natalia-paralympic-and-olympic-athlete.php |title=Natalia: Paralympic AND Olympic athlete |accessdate=2008-07-15}}</ref>
{| width="90%" class="toccolours" style="font-size:90%;"
!colspan="4"|List of participating NOCs
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* {{flagIOC|AFG|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|ALB|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|ALG|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|ASA|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|AND|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|ANG|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|ANT|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|ARG|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|ARM|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|ARU|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|AUS|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|AUT|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|AZE|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|BAH|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|BRN|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|BAN|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|BAR|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|BLR|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|BEL|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|BIZ|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|BEN|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|BER|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|BHU|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|BOL|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|BIH|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|BOT|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|BRA|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|IVB|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|BRU|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|BUL|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|BUR|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|BDI|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|CAM|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|CMR|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|CAN|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|CPV|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|CAY|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|CAF|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|CHA|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|CHI|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|CHN|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|TPE|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|COL|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|COM|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|COD|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|CGO|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|COK|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|CRC|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|CIV|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|CRO|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|CUB|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|CYP|2008 Summer}}
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* {{flagIOC|CZE|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|DEN|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|DJI|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|DMA|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|DOM|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|ECU|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|EGY|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|ESA|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|GEQ|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|ERI|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|EST|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|ETH|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|FIJ|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|FIN|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|FRA|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|GAB|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|GAM|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|GEO|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|GER|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|GHA|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|GBR|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|GRE|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|GRN|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|GUM|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|GUA|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|GUI|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|GBS|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|GUY|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|HAI|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|HON|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|HKG|2008 Summer|name=Hong Kong, China}}
* {{flagIOC|HUN|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|ISL|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|IND|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|INA|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|IRI|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|IRQ|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|IRL|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|ISR|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|ITA|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|JAM|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|JPN|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|JOR|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|KAZ|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|KEN|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|KIR|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|KOR|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|PRK|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|KUW|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|KGZ|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|LAO|2008 Summer}}
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* {{flagIOC|LAT|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|LIB|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|LES|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|LBR|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|LBA|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|LIE|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|LTU|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|LUX|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|MKD|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|MAD|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|MAW|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|MAS|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|MDV|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|MLI|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|MLT|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|MHL|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|MTN|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|MRI|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|MEX|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|FSM|2008 Summer|name=FS Micronesia}}
* {{flagIOC|MDA|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|MON|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|MGL|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|MNE|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|MAR|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|MOZ|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|MYA|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|NAM|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|NRU|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|NEP|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|NED|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|AHO|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|NZL|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|NCA|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|NIG|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|NGR|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|NOR|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|OMA|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|PAK|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|PLW|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|PLE|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|PAN|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|PNG|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|PAR|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|PER|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|PHI|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|POL|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|POR|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|PUR|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|QAT|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|ROU|2008 Summer}}
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* {{flagIOC|RUS|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|RWA|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|SKN|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|LCA|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|VIN|2008 Summer|name=St. Vincent & Grenadines}}
* {{flagIOC|STP|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|SAM|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|SMR|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|KSA|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|SEN|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|SRB|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|SEY|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|SLE|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|SIN|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|SVK|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|SLO|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|SOL|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|SOM|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|RSA|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|ESP|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|SRI|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|SUD|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|SUR|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|SWZ|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|SWE|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|SUI|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|SYR|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|TJK|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|TAN|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|THA|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|TLS|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|TOG|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|TGA|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|TRI|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|TUN|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|TUR|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|TKM|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|TUV|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|UGA|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|UKR|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|UAE|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|USA|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|URU|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|UZB|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|VAN|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|VEN|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|VIE|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|ISV|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|YEM|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|ZAM|2008 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|ZIM|2008 Summer}}
|}
===Participation changes===
The [[Marshall Islands]] and [[Tuvalu]] gained National Olympic Committee status in 2006 and 2007 respectively, and are expected to participate in the Games.<ref name="ONOC">{{cite news | title = Marshall Islands joins Olympic Family| url = http://www.oceaniasport.com/onoc/index.cgi?det=1&intArticleID=331&sID=12| publisher =[[ONOC]] | date = [[2006-02-10]] | accessdate = 2006-12-17 }}</ref><ref name="Tuvalu">{{cite news | title = Robert Meets IOC President| url = http://www.oceaniasport.com/tuvalu/| publisher =[[ONOC]] | date = [[2005-04-02]] | accessdate = 2006-12-17 }}</ref><ref name="New NOCs accepted">{{cite news |url=http://www.olympic.org/uk/news/olympic_news/full_story_uk.asp?id=2237 |title=Two new National Olympic Committees on board! |publisher=[[International Olympic Committee]] |date=[[2007-07-06]] |accessdate=2007-07-08}}</ref> The states of [[Serbia]] and [[Montenegro]], which participated at the 2004 Games jointly as [[Serbia and Montenegro]], will now compete separately. The Montenegrin Olympic Committee was accepted as a new National Olympic Committee in 2007.<ref name="New NOCs accepted" /> IOC have promised to recognize the newly independent Republic of [[Kosovo]], but probably not in time for the nation to compete in the Olympics.<ref>{{cite news|title=IOC to recognise Kosovo |publisher=News24 |date=2008-02-17|url=http://www.news24.com/News24/Sport/More_Sport/0,,2-9-32_2272369,00.html|accessdate=2008-02-17}}</ref> [[North Korea]] and [[South Korea]] held meetings to discuss the possibility of sending a united team to the 2008 Olympics.<ref name="Korea1">{{cite news | title = Koreas 'to unify Olympics teams'| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4396170.stm| publisher =[[BBC]] | date = [[2006-05-14]] | accessdate = 2006-12-17 }}</ref><ref name="Korea2">{{cite news | title = Two Koreas Make Progress in Creation of Unified Team| url = http://www.olympic.org/uk/news/olympic_news/full_story_uk.asp?id=1893| publisher =[[International Olympic Committee]] | date = [[2006-09-05]] | accessdate = 2006-09-10 }}</ref> However, the proposal failed, due to disagreements between the two NOCs on the proportion of athletes from the two countries within the team.<ref>{{cite news|title=Koreas fail to agree on fielding joint team for Beijing Olympics |url=http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/news?slug=ap-koreas-unifiedteam&prov=ap&type=lgns |publisher=[[Associated Press|AP]] |date=[[2007-02-13]] |accessdate=2007-02-28}}</ref>
==Broadcasting==
{| width="35%" class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" align="right" style="font-size:92%;"
!colspan="3"|List of international broadcasters
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!Nation!!Broadcaster!!Cite<!-- NOTE: THESE REALLY DO NEED TO BE SOURCED! -->
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|{{flag|Australia}}||[[Seven Network]], [[SBS]]||<ref>[http://youtube.com/watch?v=oolxTbxV_NY Seven Network 2008 - Olympics]</ref>
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|{{flag|Belgium}}||[[VRT]]||<ref>{{cite web|last=Briel|first=Robert|title=Belgian pubcaster VRT to launch HD channel|url=http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/?p=4472|work=BroadbandTVNews.com|date=2008-04-16|accessdate=2008-06-16}}</ref>
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|{{flag|Brazil}}||[[Rede Globo|Globo]], [[Rede Bandeirantes]], [[Sportv]],<br/>[[ESPN Brasil]] and [[BandSports]]||{{Fact|date=May 2008}}
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|{{flag|Bulgaria}}||[[Bulgarian National Television|BNT]]||{{Fact|date=May 2008}}
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|{{flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}||[[Radiotelevision of Bosnia-Herzegovina|BHRT]]||{{Fact|date=May 2008}}
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|{{flag|Canada}}||[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]], [[Radio-Canada]], [[The Sports Network|TSN]], [[Réseau des sports|RDS]]||<ref>*'''CBC/Radio-Canada''':{{cite web|title=CBC Olympics - Schedule|url=http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/schedule/|publisher=CBC|accessdate=2008-06-22}}{{cite press release|title=Statement Regarding the IOC's Awarding of the Broadcast Rights for the 2010 and 2012 Olympic Games|url=http://www.cbc.radio-canada.ca/newsreleases/20050207.shtml|publisher=CBC/Radio-Canada|date=2005-02-07}} The release states that both CBC and Radio-Canada "still own the broadcast rights for...the Beijing Games in 2008."
*'''TSN''':{{cite web|title=Olympics - TV Schedule|url=http://www.tsn.ca/olympics/feature/?fid=10580|publisher=TSN|accessdate=2008-06-22}} As of access date, TSN has stated: "Details of TSN's coverage from the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China will be announced at a later date".</ref>
|-
|{{flag|Chile}}||[[TVN (Chile)|TVN]], [[Canal 13 (Chile)|Canal 13]]||{{Fact|date=May 2008}}
|-
|{{flag|Czech Republic}}||[[Česká televize|ČT1]]||{{Fact|date=May 2008}}
|-
|{{flag|China}}||[[CCTV]]; webcast on [[Sohu.com]]||<ref>{{cite news|last=Ensha|first=Azadeh|title=Chinese Company Gains Olympic Webcast Rights|url=http://olympics.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/17/chinese-company-gains-olympic-webcast-rights/index.html|work=The New York Times|date=2008-06-17|accessdate=2008-06-17}}</ref>
|-
|{{flag|Colombia}}||[[Caracol TV|Caracol]], [[RCN TV|RCN]]||{{Fact|date=May 2008}}
|-
|{{flag|Croatia}}||[[Croatian Radiotelevision|HRT]]||{{Fact|date=May 2008}}
|-
|{{flag|Denmark}}||[[Danmarks Radio|DR]], [[TV 2 (Denmark)|TV 2]]||{{Fact|date=June 2008}}
|-
|{{flag|Eritrea}}||[[Eri-TV]]||{{Fact|date=May 2008}}
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|{{flag|European Union}}||[[Eurosport]]||{{Fact|date=May 2008}}
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|{{flag|Finland}}||[[YLE]]||<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ohjelmat.yle.fi/tapahtumat/tapahtumakalenteri |title=YLE tapahtumat |accessdate=2008-05-19 |publisher=YLE}}</ref>
|-
|{{flag|France}}||[[France 2]]||{{Fact|date=May 2008}}
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|{{flag|Germany}}||[[ARD (broadcaster)|ARD]], [[ZDF]]||{{Fact|date=May 2008}}
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|{{flag|Greece}}||[[ERT]]||{{Fact|date=May 2008}}
|-
|{{flag|Hong Kong}}||[[HKATV|ATV]], [[TVB]]||<ref>{{cite pressrelease|url=http://www.olympic.org/uk/news/media_centre/press_release_uk.asp?id=2262|title=IOC Awards Broadcast Rights in Hong Kong to i-CABLE|quote=Please note: Over the air broadcast rights for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games were acquired by Asia Television Limited and Television Broadcasts Limited through the Asian Broadcasting Union.|date=2007-08-06|publisher=International Olympic Committee|accessdate=2008-04-04}}</ref>
|-
|{{flag|Hungary}}||[[Magyar Televízió]]||{{Fact|date=May 2008}}
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|{{flag|India}}||[[Doordarshan]]||<ref>{{cite news|last=Verma|first=Meenakshi|title=Doordarshan bags Olympics rights for $3mn|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/Media__Entertainment_/Media/Doordarshan_bags_Olympics_rights_for_3mn/articleshow/2520806.cms|work=The Economic Times|date=2007-11-06|accessdate=2008-06-16}}</ref>
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|{{flag|Iran}}||[[Channel 3 (Iran)|IRIB Channel 3]]||{{Fact|date=July 2008}}
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|{{flag|Ireland}}||[[RTÉ]]||<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rte.ie/news/2007/1112/olympics.html |title=China to mark its territory with Olympics 2008 |date=[[2007-11-12]] |accessdate=2008-03-17 |publisher=RTÉ News}}</ref>
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|{{flag|Israel}}||[[Channel 1 (Israel)|Channel 1 ]] [[Sport channel (Israel)|Sport channel]]||{{Fact|date=July 2008}}
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|{{flag|Italy}}||[[RAI]] ([[Rai Due]])||<ref>{{cite news|title=RAI commits to high-definition Olympics|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/sports/e3i417fb14f37cbfdbeef15820b6fefbed0|work=Hollywood Reporter|date=2008-04-15|accessdate=2008-06-16}}</ref>
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|{{flag|Japan}}||[[NHK]]||<ref>{{cite web|title=Summary of Press Conference|url=http://www.nhk.or.jp/pr/english/toptalk/kaichou_e/k_e0806.htm|publisher=NHK|date=|accessdate=2008-06-16}}</ref>
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|{{flag|Latvia}}||[[LTV7]]||{{Fact|date=May 2008}}
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|{{flag|Lithuania}}||[[LTV]]||{{Fact|date=May 2008}}
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|{{flag|Macedonia}}||[[Macedonian Radio Television|MKTV]]||{{Fact|date=May 2008}}
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|{{flag|Montenegro}}||[[RTCG]]||{{Fact|date=May 2008}}
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|{{flag|Mexico}}||[[Televisa]]<br>[[TV Azteca|TV Azteca]]||<ref>{{es icon}}{{cite web|last=Cerón|first=César|title=China, un nuevo reto para Alberto Lati|url=http://www.esmas.com/beijing2008/noticiasbeijing/740961.html|publisher=Televisa Deportes|date=2008-06-12|accessdate=2008-06-16}}</ref>
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|{{flag|Malaysia}}||[[Astro (satellite TV)|Astro]], [[Radio Televisyen Malaysia|RTM]]||<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-04/01/content_7900459.htm |title=Malaysia's TV operator to add more channels for Beijing Olympics |publisher=Xinhuanet |date=[[2008-04-01]] |accessdate=2008-04-03}}</ref>
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|{{flag|Netherlands}}||[[Netherlands Public Broadcasting|NPO]]/[[Nederlandse Omroep Stichting|NOS]]||<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.broadcastpress.nl/ccs/contentviewer01menu.php?showarticlecatid=&menuid=70&article_id=5372&catid=78 |title=NOS brengt Olympische Spelen en EK Voetbal in HDTV |accessdate=2008-03-17 |work=Broadcast Magazine |publisher=Broadcast Press }}</ref>
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|{{flag|New Zealand}}||[[TV ONE]]||<reF>{{cite press release|title=TVNZ announces High Definition plans|url=http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/1318241/1382873|publisher=TVNZ|date=2007-09-28}}</ref>
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|{{flag|Peru}}||[[ATV]]||{{Fact|date=May 2008}}
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|{{flag|Philippines}}||[[Solar Sports]]||<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.solarsports.ph/olympics.html|title=Solar Sports, The Olympic Channel |accessdate=2008-04-07}}</ref>
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|{{flag|Poland}}||[[TVP1]], [[TVP2]], [[TVP Sport]]||<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tvp.info/news.html?channel=-1&news=623281|title=Pekin 2008 w TVP |date=[[2007-12-19]] |accessdate=2008-06-11}}</ref>
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|{{flag|Portugal}}||[[Rádio e Televisão de Portugal|RTP]]||<ref>{{cite news |url=http://diarioeconomico.sapo.pt/edicion/diarioeconomico/edicion_impresa/media_x_publicidade/pt/desarrollo/1118917.html |title=RTP vai transmitir 500 horas de Jogos Olímpicos |date=[[2008-05-05]] |accessdate=2008-06-20 |work=Media & Publicidade |publisher=Diário Económico |language=Portuguese}}</ref>
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|{{flag|Romania}}||[[Romanian Television|TVR]]||{{Fact|date=May 2008}}
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|{{flag|Russia}}||[[VGTRK]], [[Channel One (Russia)|Channel One]]||<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rscc.ru/en/news/news/2007.10.04.html |title=The Russian satellite operator RSCC and the Chinese company CNC signed a cooperation agreement for international satellite TV transmissions from 2008 Olympic Games |accessdate=2008-03-26 |work=News |publisher=Russian Satellite Communications Company
}}</ref>
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|{{flag|Serbia}}||[[RTS]]||{{Fact|date=May 2008}}
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|{{flag|Singapore}}||[[StarHub CableTV]], [[MediaCorp TV]]||{{Fact|date=May 2008}}
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|{{flag|Slovakia}}||[[Slovenská Televízia|STV]]||{{Fact|date=May 2008}}
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|{{flag|Slovenia}}||[[RTV Slovenija]]||{{Fact|date=May 2008}}
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|{{flag|South Korea}}||[[Korean Broadcasting System|KBS]],[[Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation|MBC]],[[Seoul Broadcasting System|SBS]](the Korean Pool, 2002~2008)||<ref>{{cite web
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|{{flag|Spain}}||[[Televisión Española|TVE]]||<ref>[http://www.rtve.es/FRONT_SALA_PRENSA/?go=eacaa4148f48af89730076a6669df2169fcb5b71e1aa29da6b3326aee96788b13163de2d5831b682afa7593d3ac70133]</ref>
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|{{flag|Thailand}}||[[TVPOOL]], [[NBT]] and [[SAT TV]]||{{Fact|date=May 2008}}
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|{{flag|Turkey}}||[[Turkish Radio and Television Corporation|TRT]]||{{Fact|date=May 2008}}
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|{{flag|Ukraine}}|| [[UT1 (Ukraine)|First National]]||<ref>[http://www.1tv.com.ua/euro-2008/euronews/08/05/20/17/29.html official web site]</ref>
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|{{flag|UAE}}||[[Dubai Sports Channel]]||{{Fact|date=July 2008}}
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|{{flag|United Kingdom}}||[[BBC]]||<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympics/7102062.stm |title=Beijing Olympics on the BBC |accessdate=2008-06-28 |publisher=BBC}}</ref>
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|{{flag|United States}}||[[NBC]], [[CNBC]], [[MSNBC]], [[Oxygen (TV network)|Oxygen]], <br/>[[USA Network]], [[Telemundo]], [[Universal HD]], [[NBC Soccer Channel]], [[NBC Basketball Channel]]||<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nbcolympics.com/tv_and_online_listings/index.html |title=Coming in August: The Complete Olympics on NBC |accessdate=2008-06-28 |publisher=NBC}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/beijing/2008-07-08-nbc-tv-web-schedule_N.htm |title=NBC's planned Olympic coverage, on TV and onlineC |accessdate=2008-07-09 |publisher=USA Today}}</ref>
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|{{flag|Venezuela}}||[[Venevision]], [[Meridiano TV]], [[TVES]]||<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lavinotinto.com/detalle_noticia.php?id_categoria=58&id=19567 |title=Medios se alistan para Beijing |accessdate=2008-02-19 |work=News |publisher=Lavinotinto.com}}</ref>
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|{{flag|Vietnam}}||[[Vietnam Television|VTV]]||<ref>{{cite web|title=National TV station said to have Euro 2008 broadcasting rights|url=http://english.vietnamnet.vn/sports/2007/09/738687/|work=VietNamNet|date=2007-09-08|accessdate=2008-06-16}}</ref>
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These games will be the first to be produced and broadcast entirely in [[high definition television]], and will likely garner upwards of four billion viewers.<ref name="HDTV">{{cite news |url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/2008/2007-07/06/content_911825.htm |title=Seeing clearly: Panasonic ushers in first HDTV Game |publisher = China Daily |date=[[2007-07-06]] |accessdate=2008-03-24}}</ref> In their bid for the Olympic games in 2001, Beijing confirmed to the olympic evaluation commission "that there will be no restrictions on media reporting and movement of journalists up to and including the Olympic Games."<ref>[http://multimedia.olympic.org/pdf/en_report_299.pdf Report] of the IOC Evaluation Commission for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in 2008, pg.73</ref>
== Concerns and controversies ==
[[Image:Human Rights Abuse Cannot Co-exist with Beijing Olympics.jpg|thumb|right|The banner reads: "Human Rights Abuse Cannot Co-exist with Beijing Olympics"]]
{{main|Concerns over the 2008 Summer Olympics}}
Concerns over the games include the potential for boycotts from pro-[[Tibet]]an organizations such as [[Students for a Free Tibet]] as well as from organizations such as [[Amnesty International <!-- Human Rights Organization -->]] upset with China's involvement in the crisis in Darfur.<ref name="China 'is fuelling war in Darfur'">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7503428.stm |China 'is fuelling war in Darfur' |date= |publisher= |accessdate=2008-07-12}}</ref> China has also been battling problems with [[air pollution]] both in the city of Beijing and in neighboring areas, which the Beijing Organizing Committee (BOCOG) says it hopes to remedy before the games. The head of [[Interpol]] warned China on April 25, 2008 that there is a "real possibility" that the Beijing Olympics will be targeted by terrorist groups<ref>[http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080425.wolyminterpol0425/BNStory/International/?page=rss&id=RTGAM.20080425.wolyminterpol0425 ''Interpol says Olympic terror attack 'real possibility''. The Globe and Mail. Accessed: April 25, 2008]</ref>, as well as potentially violent disruption from pro-Tibet protestors.<ref>[http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080425/sp_wl_afp/chinaoly2008attacksinterpol_080425160630 ''Interpol chief warns of Olympic terror threat''. Yahoo! News. Accessed: April 25, 2008]</ref>
==See also==
{{Commons cat show2|2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Summer Olympics torch relay}}
{{portalpar|Olympics}}
* [[Beijing Organizing Committee]]
* [[2008 Summer Olympics bids]]
* [[2008 Summer Paralympics]]
* [[2008 Summer Olympics venues]]
* [[2008 Olympic Torch Relay]]
* [[2008 Summer Olympics national flag bearers]]
* [[Zhang Jigang]] (co-directing 2008 Opening and Closing Ceremonies)
* [[Zhang Yimou]] (co-directing 2008 Opening Ceremonies)
* [[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]
* [[Beijing 2008 (video game)]]
== Notes ==
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<li>{{Note_label|A|a|none}}The [[8 (number)#As a lucky or unlucky number|number 8]] is associated with prosperity and confidence in [[Numbers in Chinese culture|Chinese culture]].<ref name="Eight">{{cite web |url=http://afgen.com/china8.html |title=The Number Eight And The Chinese |accessdate=2007-04-22}}</ref></li>
<li>{{Note_label|B|b|none}}The fencing programme will again include all six individual events and four team events, though the team events will be a different set than were held in 2004. The [[Fédération Internationale d'Escrime|International Fencing Federation's]] rules call for events not held in the previous Games to receive automatic selection and for at least one team event in each weapon to be held. Voting is conducted to determine the fourth event. In 2004, the three men's team events and the women's épée were held. Thus, in 2008, the women's foil and sabre events and men's épée were automatically selected. Men's sabre was chosen over foil by a 45–20 vote.<ref name="FencingTeam">{{cite web |type=pdf |url=http://www.fie.ch/download/letters/2006/urgent/09/en/decisions%20ANG.pdf |title=List of decisions of the 2006 General Assembly |date=[[2006-04-08]] |publisher=[[Federation Internationale d'Escrime]] |accessdate=2007-04-22}}</ref></li>
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== References ==
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*[http://www.beijing2008.cn/ Official Website of the 2008 Summer Olympics]
*[http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/beijing/index_uk.asp IOC Official 2008 Summer Olympics Website]
*[http://mapline.eu/china-maps/olympic-competition-venues-in-beijing-2008-beijing-olympic-venues-china.html Olympic competition venues in Beijing 2008]
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