Olympic
A little about Olympic background
Rome 1960 -- Games of the XVII Olympiad
Fifty-four years after Italy had to give up hosting the Olympics, Rome finally got its chance. They made the most of their dramatic history, holding the wrestling competition in the Basilica of Maxentius.
Among the other ancient sites that were used were the Caracalla Baths (gymnastics) and the Arch of Constantine (finish of the marathon). Paul Elvstrom of Denmark won the gold medal in the single-handed dinghy class yachting - for the fourth consecutive time.
Hungarian fencer Aladar Gerevich earned his sixth consecutive gold medal in the team sabre event. In canoeing, Sweden’s Gert Fredriksson won his sixth gold medal. Yugoslavia, which qualified for the final by winning a coin toss, won the football tournament after losing in the final three times in a row. Sante Gaiardoni of Italy became the only cyclist in Olympic history to win both the time trial and the match sprint events. By winning the silver medal in light-welterweight boxing, Clement "Ike" Quartey of Ghana became the first black African Olympic medalist.
Five days later in the marathon, Abebe Bikila, running barefoot, outlasted Rhadi Ben Abdesselem of Morocco to become the first black African Olympic champion. Rafer Johnson and C.K. Yang were decathlon training partners at UCLA, but in Rome Johnson represented the United States and Yang represented Chinese Taipei. In a dramatic finish, they took first and second places and then, exhausted, fell against each other for support.
Suffering from concussion and a broken collarbone after a fall in the endurance test of the three-day equestrian event, Bill Roycroft left his hospital bed to compete in the jumping test and ensure the gold medal for Australia.
83 NOCs (Nations)
5,338 athletes (611 women, 4,727 men)
150 events
Olympic 2008
Olympic 2008The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad will be celebrated from August 8, 2008 to August 24, 2008, with the opening ceremony commencing at 08:08:08 pm at the Beijing National Stadium in Beijing, People's Republic of China. Some events, including football, Sailing, and new 10 km marathon swimming events will be held in other cities of China. With the equestrain events being held in Hong Kong, this marks the second time the same edition of the Olympic Games has been hosted by two National Olympic Committees(NOCs).
The Olympic games were awarded to Beijing, People's Republic of China after an exhaustive ballot of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on July 13, 2001. The official logo of the games, titled "Dancing Beijing," features a stylized callingraphic character jīng (京, meaning capital), referencing the host city. The mascots of Beijing 2008 are the five Fuwa, each representing one color of the Olympic rings. The Olympic slogan, One World, One Dream, calls upon the world to unite in the Olympic spirit. Athletes will compete in 302 events in 28 sports, just one event more than was on the schedule of the Athens game of 2004. Several new NOCs have also been recognized by the IOC.
The Chinese government sees the games as a chance for China to highlight its economic rise and emergence as a world power. Despite the efforts of the Communist Party to tightly manage press coverage of the event, there will likely be issues over the enviroment, human right violatios, and Tibetan independence. This being so, former IOC president Juan Antonio Samranch has still boasted that the Beijing games will be "the best in Olympic history."
5Fuwa's BeiBei, JingJing, HuanHuan, YuinYuin and Nini
The Fuwa (Chinese: 福娃; Pinyin: Fúwá) were unveiled as the mascots of the games by the National Society of Chinese Literature Studies on November 11, 2005, at an event marking the 1000th day before the opening of the games.
The Fuwa consist of five members according to the Five elements of Chinese philosophy: Beibei, Jingjing, Huanhuan, Yingying, and Nini. The five mascots incorporate fish, giant panda, fire, Tibetan antelope, and swallow designs respectively, and each also represents one of the five Olympic Rings. When the first syllable of each of the five names are said together, the result is the phrase 北京欢迎您 (Běijīng huānyíng ní) which means "Beijing welcomes you".
So guys which Fuwa do you think is cute or which Fuwa do you want?
I'v got "JingJing" :d they r really cute n soft
So anyone is going to Olympic in Beijning, China 2008??
Definitely i will go for sure :d
so if anyone go then see u there :d
but ekhon ar age moto doura te pari na
thats really gr8 . thanks yer 
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