The Beijing Olympics will be held from August 8 -24
2008. Beijing was elected to host the 2008 Olympic Games in
2001 in Moscow,
The Olympic committee decided that "a Beijing Games would
leave a unique legacy to China and to sports. The Commission
is confident that Beijing could organise an excellent
Games".
Besides Beijing, Hong Kong is to host the equestrian events,
Shanghai the preliminary football rounds along with Shenyang,
Tianjin and Qinhuangdao while Qingdao will host the Olympic
sailing competition. Beijing is eight hours ahead of GMT.
Tickets for the Beijing 2008 Olympic are now available
to Olympic fans worldwide through various channels
depending on their country of residence.
Building work in Beijing has been going ahead at a pace.
Among the new stadiums planned for 2008 are:
- National Stadium
- National Indoor Stadium
- Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park
- National Aquatics Center
- Laoshan Velodrome
- Wukesong Indoor Stadium
- Peking University Gymnasium
- Beijing Shooting Range Hall
- China Agricultural University Gymnasium
- Olympic Green Tennis Centre
- University of Science and Technology Beijing
Gymnasium
- Beijing University of Technology
Gymnasium
