Like a titan from mythical times, Usain Bolt once stormed into the Olympic stadium in Beijing, leaving the world in awe. His ...
The Bird's Nest stadium where the Olympics were held is one of Beijing's most famous buildings Ten years ago this week, the Beijing Olympic Games drummed themselves onto television screens across ...
The stadium is still open to visitors today and even offers tours where guests can see what it was like to compete there. The ...
Nearby residents and tourists can easily traverse the Beijing Olympic Center Area, the main venue of the 2008 Summer Games and the 2022 Winter Games, since local authorities have arranged the removal ...
Beijing's Olympic Park will function around the clock, becoming an always-open public space in the heart of the capital. The ...
Stadium architect Ai Weiwei refused to ... times the cost of the 2004 Games in Athens. For instance, Beijing 2008 was the first Olympic Games to provide a Wi-Fi connection to journalists so ...
but also a rendition of Beethoven’s Ode to Joy and music written specifically for the 2008 Beijing Olympic and Paralympic Games. The official ceremony began with IPC President Sir Philip Craven and ...
Beneath the brave words at the president-elect’s victory were real worries that action will stall without the United States.
Other democrats and dissidents, who criticized Beijing for its Olympic maneuvers ... The opening ceremony was held in the new National Stadium, dubbed the “Bird’s Nest.” ...
Known as "Diamond of the Bohai Gulf", Tianjin is the gateway to the Chinese capital Beijing ... the Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium covers 78,000 square meters, with a seating capacity of 60 ...
Each country's team is preceded into the Olympic Stadium by an athlete or delegation representative ... Lopez Lomong became a U.S. citizen in 2007 and qualified for 1500m race for the Beijing Games on ...
The first Formula E race takes place around Beijing's Olympic 'Bird's Nest' Stadium on September 13 2014. All Formula E events take place in just one day – practice, qualifying and a one-hour ...