The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic GamesAugust 8-24 2008
25 NOCs (Nations)
464 athletes (26 women, 438 men)14 events
Saint-Moritz 19 February 1928. Closing Ceremony : Standard bearers ot the Nations.
Official opening of the Games by: President of the Helvetic Confederation Edmund Schulthess.
Lighting the Olympic Flame by: For the Winter Games, the flame was lit for the first time in 1952 in Oslo.
Olympic Oath by: Hans Eidenbenz (skiing)
Official Oath by: The first officials' oath was sworn at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich.
The 50km cross country race took place in freakish weather conditions. Per Erik Hedlund was the only competitor to conquer the conditions. His winning time was more than 13 minutes faster than any of the other skiers.
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A new event is contested: the skeleton, which is like luge except that the athletes descend headfirst. And the first Asian participation in the Winter Games, with the presence of Japanese
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The Temple of HeavenThe Temple served as an exclusive altar for monarchs during the Ming and Qing dynasties. More>>
