Games of the XXIX Olympiad

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Summer Olympic Games international sporting event multi-sport event

Games of the XXIX Olympiad is the formal title of the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, China.

Aliases (1)

2008 Beijing Olympics opening ceremony ×1

Statements (59)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Summer Olympic Games → international sporting event → multi-sport event →
abbreviation	Beijing 2008 →
aquaticsVenue	Beijing National Aquatics Center →
aquaticsVenueNickname	Water Cube →
bidCity	Beijing → Istanbul → Osaka NERFINISHED → Paris → Toronto →
closingCeremonyVenue	Beijing National Stadium →
closingDate	2008-08-24 →
commonName	2008 Summer Olympics →
emblemColor	red →
emblemDescription	stylized calligraphic figure of a dancing athlete in the shape of the Chinese character Jing →
followedBy	2012 Summer Olympics →
governingBody	International Olympic Committee →
hostCity	Beijing →
hostCityFirstTimeOlympics	true →
hostContinent	Asia →
hostCountry	China →
hostCountryFirstSummerOlympics	true →
hostSelectionCity	Moscow →
hostSelectionDate	2001-07-13 →
legacy	construction of new sports venues in Beijing → expansion of Beijing transport infrastructure →
mainStadium	Beijing National Stadium →
mainStadiumNickname	Bird's Nest →
mascot	Beibei → Huanhuan → Jingjing → Nini → Yingying →
mascotGroupName	Fuwa →
motto	One World, One Dream →
notableIssue	air pollution concerns in Beijing → human rights concerns in China →
numberOfAthletes	approximately 11000 →
numberOfEvents	302 →
numberOfParticipatingNOCs	204 →
numberOfSports	28 →
officialName	Games of the XXIX Olympiad →
olympiadNumber	29 →
olympicCauldronDesigner	Cai Zhisong NERFINISHED →
openingCeremonyDirector	Zhang Yimou →
openingCeremonyVenue	Beijing National Stadium →
openingDate	2008-08-08 →
organisingCommittee	Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games →
precededBy	2004 Summer Olympics →
selectedBy	International Olympic Committee →
timeZone	China Standard Time →
torchRelayEndDate	2008-08-08 →
torchRelayEndLocation	Beijing National Stadium →
torchRelayStartDate	2008-03-24 →
torchRelayStartLocation	Olympia NERFINISHED →
torchRelayType	international torch relay →
typeOfCompetition	amateur and professional athletes →
year	2008 →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
2008 Summer Olympics → Games of the XXIX Olympiad →	officialName
One World, One Dream →	associatedWithEdition
Michael Phelps won eight gold medals in swimming →	hasOlympicGamesEdition
Usain Bolt set world records in the 100 m and 200 m sprints →	olympicGames
Lang Lang ("2008 Beijing Olympics opening ceremony") →	performedAt
Games of the XXX Olympiad →	precededBy
XXIV Olympic Winter Games →	previousSummerGamesInHostCity