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[[Image:Img214070839.jpg|right]]The Games of the [[XXIX Olympiad|2008 Summer Olympics]] - [[Beijing]] 2008 took place from 8 to 24 August 2008.  

[[Image:Img214070839.jpg|right]]The Games of the [[XXIX Olympiad|2008 Summer Olympics]] - [[Beijing]] 2008 took place from 8 to 24 August 2008. (The opening day of August 8, 2008 -- 8/8/08 -- was influenced by Chinese culture, as 8 is considered a lucky number.)

The International Olympic Committee awarded the bid to Beijing despite political pressures of which it was aware – namely human rights abuses and media censorship within the nation. The international community noted this and did not forget.<ref>Sports Reference, LLC. ''2008 Beijing Summer Games: Olympics at Sport-Reference.com" [http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2008/]</ref>

The International Olympic Committee awarded the bid to Beijing despite political pressures of which it was aware – namely human rights abuses and media censorship within the nation. The international community noted this and did not forget.<ref>Sports Reference, LLC. ''2008 Beijing Summer Games: Olympics at Sport-Reference.com" [http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2008/]</ref>