Summer Olympics 2008

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Official Site: Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
Official Site: IOC Beijing 2008
Host City: English version of host city Beijing's website
Wikipedia: 2008 Summer Olympics
NBC Olympics.com: 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games
2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games: Official Schedule
MahaloDaily: Beijing Olympics 2008, Will You be Watching? (Time 3:28)

2008 Olympics News

Google: 2008 Olympics News
Bloomberg.com: Uighur Militants Threaten Olympic Attacks, U.S. Monitor Says (August 7, 2008)
CNN: Beijing cuts cars by half as Olympics near (July 20, 2008)
People's Daily: Chinese, Canadian FMs Hold Phone Talks on Olympics, Tibet (April 8, 2008)
Canada.com: Olympic Committee Braces for More Violence (April 7, 2008)
Associated Press (Breitbart): IOC: Don't Boycott Olympics Over Tibet (March 15, 2008)

Olympic Protests

Mahalo's Guide to China Olympics Protests
The Guardian: San Franciscans Plan Olympic Torch Protests (April 7, 2008)
The Guardian: How French Protests Rained on China's Olympic Parade (April 7, 2008)

Olympic Boycotts

China Daily: Russia Against Boycotting 2008 Olympics: Deputy Pm (April 8, 2008)
Political Radar (ABC News): Clinton Calls on Bush to Boycott Olympic Opening Ceremony (April 7, 2008)
Times Online: Let the Protest Games Begin (February 17, 2008)
Telegraph: Q&A: Why Spielberg Shuns Beijing Olympics (February 26, 2008)

2008 Olympic Sports

USOC: Official Site of the United States Olympic Committee
NBC Sports: Home page for 2008 Olympics coverage

2008 Olympians

Mahalo: Lia Neal

2008 Olympics Blogs and Commentaries

Google Blog Search: Olympics
Conservative Pulse: China Mars 2008 Olympics (April 8, 2008)

2008 Olympics Videos

YouTube Video: Beijing 2008 Olympics 'One World One Dream' (Time: 3:18)

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Guide Note

The 2008 Summer Olympics will be held in Beijing, China, and Hong Kong from August 8-24. China has promoted the 2008 Olympics as an opportunity to unveil itself to the world. The 2008 Olympics will be the first that the summer Olympics are held in a communist country since the Soviet Union hosted in 1980.

Fast Facts

Opening ceremony begins: August 8, 2008 at 8:08 p.m. China Standard Time¹
American television coverage: NBC Sports
2001: Beijing selected as host city, beating out Toronto, Paris, Istanbul, and Osaka
Nine new events added²
Official slogan: One World, One Dream
Also referred to as: Games of the 29th Olympiad

Protest and Controversy

Controversy over Beijing air quality, human rights, censorship and the control of Tibet has led to increased protests. Although a some high-profile individuals, like director Steven Spielberg, will boycott, most nations are planning to present their normal compliment of athletes in Beijing.

In July and August of 2008, the Turkistan Islamic Party, a militant group, released two separate video tapes threating to attack the Olympics in Beijing. The tapes warn Muslims not to send their children to the Olympics and to avoid public transportation. The party reportedly disagrees with China's control over the Xinjiang region.

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