Games of the XXIX Olympiad: Beijing 2008

Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics

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• Appointment of the Games of the XXIX Olympiad to Beijing

• International Olympic Committee / Comité International Olympique
• Olympics - General index
• People's Republic of China

• International Olympic Committee Website

Several cities have bid for the right to host the Olympic Games of 2008. The final selection of these were:

• Beijing,China
• Istanbul, Turkey
• Ôsaka, Japan
• Paris, France
• Toronto, Canada

In July 2001 in Moscow, Beijing was appointed as host city for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in 2008.

Zach Harden, 2001.