The+Olympics

The Olympics: Created by Marko "Dear Chinese Friends, Tonight, we come to the end of 16 glorious days which we will cherish forever. Thank you to the people of, all the wonderful volunteers and BOCOG! Through these Games, the world learned more about China, and China learned more about the world. Athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees came to these dazzling venues and awed us with their talent. New stars were born. Stars from past Games amazed us again. We shared their joys and their tears, and we marvelled at their ability. We will long remember the achievements we witnessed here. As we celebrate the success of these Games, let us all together wish the best for the talented athletes who will soon participate in the Paralympic Games. They also inspire us. To the athletes tonight: You were true role models. You have shown us the unifying power of sport. The Olympic spirit lives in the warm embrace of competitive rivals from nations in conflict. Keep that spirit alive when you return home. These were truly exceptional Games! And now, in accordance with tradition, I declare the Games of the XXIX Olympiad closed, and I call upon the youth of the world to assemble four years from now in London to celebrate the Games of the XXX Olympiad. Thank you!" These were the final words said by Jacques Rogge, the president of the Olympics, as the 2008 summer olympics in Beijing came to an end. The summer Olympics were full of emotions, glory, and amazement. The Beijing Olympics started with an amazing opening ceremony on 8/8/08 in their new stadium called the Bird's nest. This ceremony showed amazing skills and modern technology that amazed everyone around the world. In the Olympics, countries from all around the world competed to win medals and to make their country proud. The Chinese people built the Water Cube. The Water Cube was an indoor swimming area where all water events took place. This cube held the breaking of 25 wolrd records.The Chinese people you used there wonderful land for their advantage. One landmark they used was the Great Wall of China. They had part of the torch run through the Great Wall of China. This Great Wall also gave the spectators something to do in between the games.Millions of the specators flocked there to climb the wall. Among the people were many of the athletes from around world. One of the main reasons of the olympics is to win and theseare the sports they competed in: Archery Athletics Badminton Baseball Basketball Beach Volleyball Boxing Canoe/Kayak Flatwater Canoe/Kayak Slalom **Click here to take a quiz: The Olympics Quiz** Cycling BMX Cycling Mountain Bike Cycling Road Cycling Track Diving Equestrian Fencing Football Gymnastics Artistic Gymnastics Rhythmic Trampoline Handball Hockey Judo Modern Pentathlon Rowing Sailing Shooting Softball Swimming Synchronized Swimming Table Tennis Taekwondo Tennis Triathlon Volleyball Water Polo Weightlifting and Wrestling  . Click here for The Olympics Bibliography

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