The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic GamesAugust 8-24 2008
Welcome to BeijingIn 2008, when you are at the grand occasion of the Olympic Games with the theme slogan of "One World One Dream", you will also find yourselves experiencing the oriental ancient civilization of Beijing.
Beijing was the capital city of the Liao, Jin, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties of China. The largest palace of the world, the Forbidden City, is located on the central axis of Beijing city. More>>
| Jan 11, 2008 | Events |
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Beijing Sports Center GymnasiumThe Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium will hold the handball preliminaries and quarterfinals and will serve as the training venue for goalball, wheelchair basketball, wheelchair fencing and wheelchair rugby.
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The National Indoor StadiumThe photovoltaic generators skillfully installed under the roof and behind the curtain walls of the National Stadium can put out as much as 100 kilowatts of electricity daily, thanks to the use of solar energy. More>>
Handball
The modern game of handball was first played towards the end of the 19th century in Denmark, Germany and Sweden. Recognition of field handball based on the games of "Raffball" (snatch ball) and "Königsbergerball" (Konrad Koch, 1846-1911) occurred at the turn of the century. G. Wallström introduced Sweden to the sport of "handball" in 1910. More>>
