2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics (Chinese: 二零零八年夏季奥运会; pinyin: Èr líng líng bā Nián Xiàjì Àoyùnhuì), officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (Chinese: 第二十九届夏季奥林匹克运动会; pinyin: Dì Èrshíjiǔ Jiè Xiàjì Àolínpǐkè Yùndònghuì), and commonly known as Beijing 2008 (Chinese: 北京二零零八; pinyin: Běijīng Èr líng líng bā), was an international multi-sport event that was held from 8 to 24 August 2008 in Beijing, China.
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