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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 2008
Page
6
The 2008 Summer Games in Beijing begin August 8 and run through August 24. The host city built new venues, mobilized 7 million volunteers, and welcomes about 200 nations with 10,500 athletes. Beijing unveils five fuwa mascots Beibei Jingjing Huanhuan Yingying and Nini to symbolize peace and friendship.
The National Stadium nicknamed the Bird's Nest will stage the opening and closing ceremonies and track and field events. It sits on the Olympic Green with many venues nearby. The Olympic Village will host most athletes for about two weeks during Games time. The source asks to match the sport with its official pictogram among whitewater canoe kayak judo taekwondo rhythmic gymnastics trampoline.
The Beijing 2008 opening ceremony begins at 8 08 08 p m local time with hundreds of performers as Greece leads the parade of nations in alphabetical order and the host nation closes the event. The torch relay travels about 85000 miles. the motto is One World One Dream. The Games broadcast in high definition with NBC leading US coverage and time differences complicating viewing for American audiences. The closing ceremony is scheduled for August 24 2008 and London will host 2012 Games while Vancouver 2010 hosts the Winter Games.
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