General Information:
• The opening celebration was on the 8th of August
• The closing-ceremony was on the 24th of August
• The slogan of the games was: “One world, one dream”
• 11.126 athletes out of 204 countries participated in the games
• 302 competitions in 28 sports (one more than before in Athens)
• First Olympic games in china
• China had the biggest team of athletes (639)
• China was the most successful country of the games (47 gold medals)
Olympic torch relay:
• Took 130 days
• Was the longest torch relay ever (130.000 kilometers)
• The way the Olympic torch went was the antique way of the Silk Road
Nearly all competitions took place in Beijing except sailing and Soccer
New constructions as part of the Olympic Games:
• National stadium (track and field, soccer)
• National swimming Centre (swimming, high diving)
• Shooting hall (all shooting competitions)
• Rowing and canoe park (all rowing competitions)
• Laoshan-Velodrome (track cycling)
Exceptions:
• The most successful athlete was Michael Phelps (USA), who won 8 gold medals
• 45 new world records were established but some were denied later
National Stadium
Capacity: 80.000 seats
Cost: approx. 320 million euros
Cost: 87 million euros
Capacity: 17.000 seats
Today it is used as leisure center
Leopold Buchele