Index

 The Olympic Emblem

 Introducing Olympics 2008
 History
 The Olympic Oath
 Bid
 Venue
 Torch Relay
 Beijing National Stadium
 Opening Ceremony
 Closing Ceremony
 Bharat ke Teen Ratna
 THE OLYMPIC EMBLEM

 Every emblem of the Olympics tells a story. The

Beijing 2008 Olympic Games emblem "Chinese Seal,
Dancing Beijing" is filled with Beijing's hospitality
and hopes, and carries the city's commitment to
the world
 Introducing Olympics 2008
 The 2008 Summer Olympic Games, officially known
as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major
international multi-sport event that took place in
Beijing, People's Republic of China, from August 8
to August 24 2008. A total of 10,500 athletes
competed in 302 events in 28 sports, one event
more than was on the schedule of the 2004
Games.
 The official logo of the Games, titled "Dancing
Beijing”referring to the host city.The 2008
Olympics was the third time the Olympics had
taken place on the Asian continent.
 The Games saw 43 new world records and 132 new
Olympic records set.A record 87 countries won a
medal during the Games.
 Chinese athletes won 51 gold medals altogether,
the second largest haul by a national team in a
modern, non-boycotted Summer Games.
 Michael Phelps broke the record for most golds in
one Olympics and for most career gold medals for
an Olympian. Usain Bolt secured the traditional
title "World's Fastest Man" by setting new world
records in the 100m and 200m dashes.
 HISTORY
A call for an oath was announced as early as 1906
by International Olympic Committee (IOC) president
and founder Pierre de Coubertin in the Revue
Olympique.This was done in an effort to ensure
fairness and impartiality.
The Olympic Oath was first taken at the 1920
Summer Olympics in Antwerp by a fencer/water polo
player. The first judge's oath was taken at the
1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo.
 THE OLYMPIC OATH

 The Olympic Oath is taken by one athlete and one

judge at the opening ceremonies of each Olympic
Games. It was spoken in Greek at the 2004
Summer Olympics in Athens and in Italian at the
2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.
 “In the name of all the competitors I promise that
we shall take part in these Olympic Games,
respecting and abiding by the rules which govern
them, committing ourselves to a sport without
doping and without drugs, in the true spirit of
sportsmanship, for the glory of sport and the
honour of our teams.”
 The judge, also from the host nation, likewise
holds a corner of the flag but takes a slightly
different oath:
 “In the name of all the judges and officials, I
promise that we shall officiate in these Olympic
Games with complete impartiality, respecting and
abiding by the rules which govern them in the true
spirit of sportsmanship.”
 BID
Beijing was elected the host city on July 13, 2001,
during the 112th IOC Session in Moscow, defeating
Toronto, Paris, Istanbul, and Osaka.
Prior to the session, five other cities (Bangkok,
Cairo, Havana, Kuala Lumpur, and Seville) submitted
bids to the IOC but failed to make the short list in
2000. After the first round of voting, Beijing held a
significant lead over the other four candidates.
Osaka received only six votes and was eliminated.
In the second round, Beijing was supported by an
absolute majority of voters, eliminating the need for
subsequent rounds.
 VENUE
By May 2007, construction of all 31 Beijing-based
Olympic Games venues had begun. Some events were
held outside Beijing, namely football in Qinhuangdao,
Shanghai, Shenyang, and Tianjin.
Some venues will be owned and governed by the
State General Administration of Sports, which will
use them after the Olympics as facilities for all
future national sports teams and events.
 TORCH RELAY
The design of the Olympic Torch is based on
traditional scrolls and uses a traditional Chinese
design known as the "Propitious Clouds.
The torch relay was called a "public relations
disaster" for China by The Times, with protests of
China's human rights record, particularly about
Tibet.
The relay began March 24, 2008, in Olympia,
Greece. From there, it traveled across Greece to
Panathinaiko Stadium in Athens, and then to Beijing,
arriving on March 31.
 BEIJING NATIONAL STADIUM
The centrepiece of the 2008 Summer Olympics is
the Beijing National Stadium, nicknamed the Bird's
Nest because of its nest-like skeletal structure.
Construction of the venue began on December 24,
2003. The stadium features a lattice-like steel
outer skeleton around the the concrete stadium bowl
and has a seating capacity of over 90,000 people.
Architects originally described the overall design as
resembling a bird nest with an immense ocular
opening with a retractable roof over the stadium.
OLYMPIC STADIUM
Opening Ceremony
 The opening ceremony was held at the Beijing
National Stadium. It began at 8:00 pm China
Standard Time on August 8 2008.The number 8 is
associated with prosperity and confidence in
Chinese culture, and here it was a triple eight for
the date.
 It opened with the beating of Fou drums for the
countdown.The official song of the 2008 Olympics
was performed by Britain's Sarah Brightman and
China's Liu Huan, and was titled You and Me, on a
large spinning rendition of the globe.
 The 2008 Olympics saw the return of 28 sports
some of which, athletics, aquatics, gymnastics and
cycling, were divided into multiple disciplines and
held 302 events (165 men’s events, 127 women's
events, and 10 mixed events.
 Overall, 9 new events were held, which included 2
from the new cycling discipline of BMX. Women
competed in the 3000 m steeplechase for the first
time.
 In addition, marathon open water swimming events
for men and women, over the distance of 10
kilometres, were added to the swimming discipline.
 The following were the 28 sports to be contested at
these Games (the four aquatic disciplines are also
specified).
 Archery, Athletics, Badminton, Baseball, Basketball,
Boxing,Canoeing,Cycling,Equestrian Fencing,Field
hockey,Football,Judo,Modern,pentathlon,Rowing,Sailin
g,Shooting,Softbal,Tabletennis,Taekwondo,Tennis,Tria
thlon,Volleyball,Weightlifting,Wrestling.etc.
 The Beijing Organising Committee was given special
dispensation by the IOC to run a wushu competition in
parallel to the Games. The Wushu Tournament Beijing
2008 saw 128 athletes from 43 countries participate,
with medals awarded in 15 separate disciplines.
Closing Ceremony
 The 2008 Summer Olympics Closing Ceremony
concluded the Beijing Games on August 24, 2008.
It began at 8:00pm China Standard Time , and
took place at the Beijing National Stadium.
 The Ceremony included the handover of the Games
from Beijing to London. Guo Jinlong, the Mayor of
Beijing handed over the Olympic flag to the Mayor
of London Boris Johnson, followed by a
performance organized by the London Organising
Committee for the Olympic Games (LOCOG).
 BHARAT KE TEEN RATNA

VIJENDRA SINGH

SUSHIL KUMAR

ABHINAV BINDRA