The elaborate closing ceremony that ended the Olympic Games on Sunday also ended nearly a decade in which the ruling Communist Party had made the Games an organizing principle in national life. Almost nothing has superseded the Olympics as a political... ...full story at digg
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Closing Show of the Olympic Games in China Beijing Pequim 2008 »
YouTube video The Olympic Games is an international multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games. There have been two generations of the Olympic Games; the first were the Ancient Olympic Games (Greek: Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες; [Ol... |
| 24 Aug 08 |
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Closing ceremony of Beijing Olympic Games begins » People's Daily &$ &$Photo taken on Aug. 24, 2008 shows the fireworks of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games closing ceremony in the National Stadium, or the Bird's Nest, Beijing, capital of China. The closing ceremony began at 8 p.m. sharp on Sunday.(Xinhua Photo)&$&$ ... |
| 18 Jun 08 |
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Opening and closing ceremony Olympic tickets are transferrable in July » People's Daily The Beijing Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games (BOCOG) will accept applications to transfer tickets for the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games starting in July, as reported by Beijing News. However, the tickets ca ... |
| 26 Aug 08 |
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World media hail Beijing Olympic Games » People's Daily The Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, which ended on Sunday, has been hailed by media across the world as a huge success. The Beijing Olympics "was perfect and 'glared' the world for 16days ... The Games will be remembered as the most praised ones of... |
| 24 Aug 08 |
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IOC chief: Beijing Olympic Games "truly exceptional Games" » People's Daily &$ &$International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge delivers a speech at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games closing ceremony in the National Stadium, or the Bird's Nest, in Beijing, China, on Aug. 24, 2008. (Xinhua Photo)&$&$ The Beijing... |
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Do not politicize Olympic Games, warns BOCOG official » People's Daily Liu Jingmin, executive vice president of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2008 Olympic Games (BOCOG), said Friday political issues should not be associated with the Olympic Games. "All the political issues that have nothing to ... |
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