2008 Summer Olympics

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Summer Olympic Games international sporting event multi-sport event

The 2008 Summer Olympics were an international multi-sport event held in China that showcased Beijing’s rapid modernization and featured memorable performances by athletes like Michael Phelps and Usain Bolt.

Aliases (6)

Beijing 2008 Olympic Games ×4
Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics ×3
2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony ×2
Beijing 2008 ×2
Beijing 2008 Olympic ceremonies ×1
athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Summer Olympic Games → international sporting event → multi-sport event →
athletesVillage	Beijing Olympic Village →
biddingCity	Beijing → Istanbul → Osaka → Paris → Toronto →
cauldronLighter	Li Ning →
closingDate	2008-08-24 →
collectiveMascotName	Fuwa →
continentOfHostCity	Asia →
country	China →
currencyOfHostCountry	Renminbi →
editionNumber	29 →
featuredAthlete	Michael Phelps → Usain Bolt →
followedBy	2012 Summer Olympics →
governingBody	International Olympic Committee →
hostCity	Beijing →
hostCountryCapital	Beijing →
hostSelectionCity	Moscow →
hostSelectionDate	2001-07-13 →
iocPresidentAtGames	Jacques Rogge →
mainAquaticsVenue	Beijing National Aquatics Center →
mainStadium	Beijing National Stadium →
mascot	Beibei → Huanhuan → Jingjing → Nini → Yingying →
motto	One World, One Dream →
notablePerformance	Michael Phelps won eight gold medals in swimming → Usain Bolt set world records in the 100 m and 200 m sprints →
numberOfAthletes	approximately 11000 →
numberOfEvents	302 →
numberOfParticipatingNations	204 →
numberOfSports	28 →
officialName	Games of the XXIX Olympiad →
olympicTorchRelayEndLocation	Beijing National Stadium →
olympicTorchRelayStartDate	2008-03-24 →
olympicTorchRelayStartLocation	Olympia, Greece →
openingDate	2008-08-08 →
openingDeclaredBy	Hu Jintao →
organisingCommittee	Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games →
precededBy	2004 Summer Olympics →
symbolized	Beijing’s rapid modernization →
timeZone	China Standard Time →
typeOfGames	Summer Games →

Referenced by (42)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Beibei → Beibei ("Beijing 2008 Olympic Games") → Huanhuan ("Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics") → Jingjing → Jingjing ("Beijing 2008 Olympic Games") →	associatedWith
Candace Parker → Carmelo Anthony → Dwyane Wade → Tamika Catchings →	OlympicGoldMedalist
Beijing National Stadium ("2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony") → Bird's Nest ("2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony") → Bird's Nest ("athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics") →	hostedEvent
Beibei → Jingjing →	createdForEvent
One World, One Dream → One World, One Dream ("Beijing 2008 Olympic Games") →	officialSloganOf
Diana Taurasi → Sue Bird ("Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics") →	OlympicGoldMedal
Games of the XXIX Olympiad ("Beijing 2008") →	abbreviation
Nini →	associatedWithEvent
Bird's Nest →	builtForEvent
Games of the XXIX Olympiad →	commonName
Michael Phelps →	competedIn
Usain Bolt set world records in the 100 m and 200 m sprints →	competition
Nini ("Beijing 2008 Olympic Games") →	createdFor
Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games →	eventOrganized
2004 Summer Olympics →	followedBy
Michael Phelps won eight gold medals in swimming →	hasCompetition
Beijing →	hosted
Chris Bosh →	medalEvent
Dirk Nowitzki →	OlympicAppearances
Usain Bolt ("Beijing 2008") →	olympicGames
Kobe Bryant →	OlympicGamesParticipated
Jason Kidd ("Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics") →	OlympicGamesParticipatedIn
Michael Phelps →	olympicGoldMedalsAt
Christine Sinclair →	OlympicParticipation
Capital Airport Express →	openedFor
Terminal 3 (Beijing Capital International Airport) →	openedForOlympics
2008 Summer Olympics women's football tournament →	partOf
2012 Summer Olympics →	precededBy
Beijing Capital International Airport →	terminal3BuiltFor
One World, One Dream ("Beijing 2008 Olympic ceremonies") →	usedIn