Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Beijing_2008_Summer_Olympics
GPTKB entity
Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Olympic_Games
gptkbp:athletesOathBy gptkb:Zhang_Yining
gptkbp:bidRunnersUp gptkb:Istanbul
gptkb:Osaka
gptkb:Paris
gptkb:Toronto
gptkbp:bidWinnerAnnouncementDate 2001-07-13
gptkbp:broadcastInHD true
gptkbp:budget US$40 billion
gptkbp:closed 2008-08-24
gptkbp:country gptkb:China
gptkbp:emblem gptkb:Dancing_Beijing
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:London_2012_Summer_Olympics
gptkbp:hostCity gptkb:Beijing
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics
gptkbp:IOCPresident gptkb:Jacques_Rogge
gptkbp:judgesOathBy gptkb:Huang_Liping
gptkbp:logo gptkb:Guo_Chunning
gptkbp:mainVenue gptkb:Beijing_National_Stadium
gptkbp:mascot Fuwa
gptkbp:medalTableTopCountry gptkb:China
gptkb:Russia
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:memberState 204
gptkbp:motto gptkb:One_World,_One_Dream
gptkbp:notableFeature Michael Phelps won 8 gold medals
Usain Bolt set world records in 100m and 200m
First Olympics hosted by China
Record number of world records broken
gptkbp:numberOfAthletes 10942
gptkbp:numberOfEvents 302
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Games_of_the_XXIX_Olympiad
gptkbp:officialWebsite https://en.beijing2008.cn/
gptkbp:opened 2008-08-08
gptkbp:paralympicsFollowed gptkb:Beijing_2008_Summer_Paralympics
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Athens_2004_Summer_Olympics
gptkbp:slogan gptkb:One_World,_One_Dream
gptkbp:song gptkb:You_and_Me
gptkbp:sport 28
gptkbp:sportsIntroduced BMX cycling
gptkbp:sportsReintroduced Fencing team events
Marathon swimming
gptkbp:themeMusicComposer gptkb:Sarah_Brightman
gptkb:Liu_Huan
gptkbp:torchDesigner gptkb:Lenovo
gptkbp:torchLighter gptkb:Li_Ning
gptkbp:torchRelayStartDate 2008-03-24
2008-08-08
gptkbp:venue 37
gptkbp:volunteers 1.7 million
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:London_2012_Summer_Olympics
gptkb:Athens_2004_Summer_Olympics
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6