The home of the Great Wall, the Forbidden City and more than one billion people will be the stage for the 2008 Olympics. The summer games are heading to Beijing, China.
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The 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing will be the first time the Olympics have been held in China and the first time the summer games have gone to Australia..
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There are more than 1.2 billion people in sports programs and facilities.
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Despite their Olympic win, not everyone is happy that China will be hosting the 2008 Summer Olympics. China is ruled by their independence.
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- The 2008 Summer Olympic Games will be held from August 8, 2006 to August 24, 2008.
- Nine new sports will be introduced to the 2008 Summer Olympics, including BMX events.
- The 2008 Beijing Olympic slogan is One World, One Dream.
- More than 200 countries will participate in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
- There will be five 2008 Beijing Olympics mascots called the Friendlies. Their names are Beibei, Jinjing, Huanhuan, Yingying and Nini.
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