Usain Bolt

Usain St. Leo Bolt born on 21 August 1986, is a Jamaican sprinter widely regarded as the fastest person ever. He is the first man to hold both the 100 metres and 200 metres world records since fully automatic time measurements became mandatory in 1977. Along with his teammates, he also set the world record in the 4×100 metres relay.

In the Olympic Games of Beijing in 100 m final, Bolt broke new ground, winning in 9.69 s with a reaction time of 0.165 s.

 

Here, you can see a video where Usain Bolt breaks the world record of 100m in the Olympic Games of Beijing in 2008.

 

 

In this video, Usain Bolt and Jamaica team break the world record in the 4x100 metres relay, with 37.10sec. 

 

Michael Phelps

Michael Fred Phelps II born on 30 June 1985, is a retired American swimmer and the most decorated Olympian of all time, with a total of 22 medals. Phelps also holds the all-time records for Olympic gold medals (18), Olympic gold medals in individual events (11), and Olympic medals in individual events for a male (13). In winning eight gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Games, Phelps took the record for the most  first-place finishes at any single Olympic Games.

 

In this video, Michael Phelps breaks a world record in the Olympic Games of Beijing in 2008.

Medal Count

Participating Countries

Here, you can see a list of countries that participated in the Olympic Games: Afghanistan, Albania…

This video shows the countries that participated in the Olympic Games of Beijing in 2008.

Closing Ceremony

The 2008 Summer Olympics Closing Ceremony concluded the Beijing Games on 24 August 2008. It began at 8:00 pm and took place at the National Stadium of Beijing.

The Ceremony included the handover of the Games from Beijing to London. Guo Jinlong, the Mayor of Beijing handed over the Olympic flag to the Mayor of London Boris Johnson, followed by a performance. 

In this video you can see how was celebrated the Closing Ceremony.
 

Events in the Olympic Games

Here, you can see a list of different events that were practiced in the Olympic Games: Athletics, Badminton, and a lot more.

In this video, you will watch a Gymnastic Gala of the Olympic Games of Beijing 2008. I hope you like it.

You can see a video in which an Olympic athlete has a weightlifting accident.

Stadium

The Beijing National Stadium was inaugurating 28 June 2008 and the architects are Herzog and de Meuron.

The stadium is commonly known as “bird's nest”, due to its exterior steel net.

The stadium measures:

§ 330 m long

§ 220 m wide

§ 69 m high

It is equipped with a system of solar energy and collection of rainwater for irrigation and cleaning. It has the capacity of 91,000 spectators.

                                            Image of the "bird´s nest"
 
Here, you can see some videos of the stadium of Beijing.

Opening Ceremony

The 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony began at 8:00 pm China Standard Time on 08/08/2008. The artistic part of the ceremony comprised two parts titled "Brilliant Civilization" and "Glorious Era" respectively. The first part highlighted the Chinese civilization and the second part exhibited modern China.

The sequence of events:

§ Welcoming ceremony

§ Artistic section

§ Parade of nations

§ Speeches by the Presidents

§ The lighting of the flame cauldron

In this video you can see how was celebrated the Opening Ceremony.

Powerpoint of Beijing

Hello everybody, here you can see a "Powerpoint" of the Olympic Games of Beijing 2008. I hope you like it.

In this video, you will watch a promotion video of the Olympic Games of Beijing.