The Olympics are here again! This event happens only once every 4 years.
The Olympic Games are an international multi-sport event.
The modern Olympic Games were inaugurated in Athens, Greece in 1896.
This year, the Olympics are held in Beijing, China and will last from 8 August 2008 to 24 August 2008.
During the opening ceremony, athletes from 205 National Olympic Committees marched through the stadium (designed in the shape of a bird's nest) led by the flags of countries from around the world.
The official logo of the 2008 games, titled "Dancing Beijing", features a stylised calligraphic character jīng (京, meaning capital), referencing the host city.
The mascots of Beijing 2008 are the five FUWA, each representing both a colour of the Olympic rings and a symbol of Chinese culture. The names of the 5 mascots are very interesting! They are:-
(a) Bei Bei
(b) Jing Jing
(c) Huan Huan
(d) Ying Ying
(i) Ni Ni
No prizes for guess what sentence these words form!
The Olympic slogan, One World, One Dream, calls upon the world to unite in the Olympic spirit.
If you were to strip away the pomp and splendour, the Olympic Games are really a gathering of young people who share the same goal and the same enthusiasm for sport. As well as inviting the finest athletes in the world to compete against each other, the Games will also provide a stage for China to present itself to the world during 16 days and 17 nights of sporting celebration.
The opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympics that was telecast on television was truly impressive! The Chinese had indeed chosen an auspicious date and time to commence the ceremony, that is, 8.08 pm on 8 August 2008.
Sources:
(1) Wikipedia
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