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The 2008 Summer Olympics marks the milestone for China, where this was the first time it hosting the Olympic Games. The country's capital, Beijing, was chosen as the host city. The motto of the Olympic Games at that time is One World One Dream (同一个世界 同一个梦想)
China was the host nation of the 2008 Summer Olympics. It was represented by the Chinese Olympic Committee (COC), and the team of selected athletes were officially known as Team China. As the host country, China had a total of 639 athletes qualified for places on the national team, being the largest in its Olympic history.
This was the first time China had hosted the Olympic Games, and the third time the Summer Olympic Games had been held in East Asia, following the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, and the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.
List of countries ranked by the number of times they hosted or will host the Olympic Games Total Country Region First Year Last Year Summer Olympics Winter Olympics 10 United States: North America 1904: 2034: 5 (1904, 1932, 1984, 1996, 2028) 5 (1932, 1960, 1980, 2002, 2034) 7 France: Europe 1900: 2030: 3 (1900, 1924, 2024) 4 (1924, 1968, 1992 ...
Gao Min (diving, China's first repeat Olympic gold medalist in any event, 1988 and 1992) Li Xiaoshuang (gymnastics, China's first gymnastics all-around World Champion and Olympic gold medalist, 1992 and 1996) Zhan Xugang (weightlifting, China's first double Olympic gold medalist in weightlifting, 1996 and 2000)
The European Parliament issued a resolution [22] on Beijing's bid to host the 2008 Summer Olympics. To quell concerns over this, Beijing chose the motto of "New Beijing, Great Olympics" in order to emphasize the country's movement towards new ideals for the new millennium.
Beijing Olympics may refer to: 2008 Summer Olympics, Games of the XXIX Olympiad; 2022 Winter Olympics, XXIV Winter Olympic Games; See also.
Chinese Olympics may refer to: 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China; 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China; China at the Olympics (IOC code: CHN) People's Republic of China (1952, 1980–present) Chinese Olympic Committee, its National Olympic Committee; Chinese Taipei at the Olympics (IOC code: ROC, RCF, TWN, and TPE) Taiwan (1956–present)