Beijing Olympics 2008 – General Knowledge Update

 

General Knowledge Update for Competitive Entrance and Recruitment Exams 2008

Officially Name: The Games of the XXIX Olympiad

Held At: Beijing, People's Republic of China

Dates: August 08 to August 24, 2008, followed by the 2008 Summer Paralympics from Sep 6 to Sep 17.

Main Venue: Beijing National Stadium, nicknamed the "Bird nest" because of its nest-like structure.

Number of participating Athletes: Approximately 10,500

Number of Sports: 28

Official Logo: "Dancing Beijing", A stylized calligraphic character JING (means capital)

Official Slogan: One World, One Dream

Mascots: Five Fuwa, each representing a colour of the Olympic rings and a symbol of Chinese culture.

Beibei is the Fish, Colored Blue, Represents Sea

Jingjing is the Panda, Colored Black, Represents Forests

Huanhuan is the Olympic Flame, Colored Red, Represents Fire

Yingying is the Tibetan Antelope, Colored Yellow, Represents Earth

Nini is the Swallow, Colored Green, Represents Sky

When you put their names together - Bei Jing Huan Ying Ni - they say "Welcome to Beijing,"

Olympic Torch: based on traditional scrolls and uses a traditional Chinese design known as the "Propitious Clouds". The Olympic relay is themed "Journey of Harmony". It will last 130 days covering 137,000 km (or 85,000 mi), the longest distance of any Olympic torch relay since the tradition began at the 1936 Berlin Games.

Find More details in our Second GK Update for Beijing Olympics.

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