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[23] [9] American composer Quincy Jones decided to stay on and contribute to the Beijing Olympics, in the hopes of influencing policy through engagement. [24] Taiwanese filmmaker Ang Lee was also part of the team creating the opening and closing ceremonies of the Games; his nationality was omitted from official statements. [25]
This Olympic Games marked the return of the Summer Olympic Games to Asia after the 1988 Olympics in South Korea. It was the first Olympics for Serbia as a separate state since 1912 and the first for Montenegro, having separated from Serbia in 2006. It was also the first Olympics for Nepal as a republic, the Marshall Islands and Tuvalu.
The USA Men's Basketball Team on August 10, 2008. The men's national basketball team of the United States won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.. They qualified for the Olympics by winning the 2007 FIBA Americas Championship held in Las Vegas, Ne
The Olympics are one of the world's oldest sporting events. Here's when the Games started, and how old they are ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics:
This week, Beijing will become the first city in the world to have hosted both the Summer and Winter Olympics. Beijing Olympics then and now: Why 2008 and 2022 Olympics feel worlds apart Skip to ...
Eight Games have been hosted in Asia (all in East Asia), three in Eastern Europe, and two in Latin America. Africa has yet to host an Olympic Games. Other major geographic regions and subcontinents that have never hosted the Olympics include the Middle East, Central Asia, the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, Antarctica, and the Caribbean ...
2008 Beijing Olympics. ... He started in a 101-70 romp over host China to open group play and tallied 18 points, six rebounds and three assists. ... Miss America says she's following the Lord in ...
The United States of America (USA), represented by the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.U.S. athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games in the modern era, except the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, which was boycotted by the American team and 65 other countries in protest of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.