BEIJING
2008
Games
of the XXIX Olympiad
From the 8th August to 24th August 2008
ELECTION
On
13 July 2001 at the 112th IOC Session in Moscow, Beijing was elected
the Host City for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in 2008. The
vote followed in line with the recommendation of the IOC Evaluation
Commission 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".
Once
approved by the Executive Board, the cities become official Candidate
Cities and are authorised to go forward into the full bid process.
The five Candidate Cities for 2008 accepted by the IOC Executive
Board on 28 August 2000 were (in the order of drawing of lots):
Osaka, Paris, Toronto, Beijing, Istanbul.
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KEY
FACTS
Opening
date:
8 August 2008
Closing
date:
24 August 2008
Country
of the host city:
People's Republic of China (CHN)
Candidate
cities:
Istanbul (TUR), Osaka (JPN), Paris (FRA), Toronto (CAN)
Official
website:
www.beijing2008.com
Programme
of the XXIX Olympiad, Beijing 2008 PDF FILE
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