• Beijing 2008

Beijing 2008 - Key Facts

ESPN staff
October 12, 2011
Beijing 2008: Key Moments | Quick Hits | Key Facts | Medal Table | Gallery | Olympics Histories Home

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Dates
August 8 to 24

Other candidate cities
Toronto, Paris, Istanbul, Osaka

Mascots
The five Fuwa. Each represented a colour of the Olympic rings and a symbol of Chinese culture

Participants
11,028

Participating nations
204

Sports
28

Events
302

IOC President
Jacques Rogge

Games declared open by
President Hu Jintao

Last relay bearer of the Olympic flame
Sun Jinfang

Flame lit by
Li Ning

Olympic oath read by
Zhang Yining

TV rights
$2.5bn

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