Dates: |
August 8 - 24, 2008 |
N.O.C. participants: |
204 |
Number of sports: |
28 |
Number of contests: |
302 |
Number of athletes: |
10942 |
Men: |
6305 |
Women: |
4637 |
Volonteers: |
70000 |
Media: |
22000 |
Opening: |
Hu Jintao, Republic President |
Oath: |
Zhang Yinin |
Oath juges: |
Huang Liping |
Number of torch bearer: |
0 |
Last torch bearer: |
Li Ning |
Bids towns: |
Istanbul (TUR), Paris(FRA), Osaka(JPN), Toronto(CAN) |