The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games (officially known as Games of theXXIX Olympiad) were held enPekín, note 1 capital of the Republic of China, between 8 and August 24, 2008, although the soccer tournamentbegan two days earlier, August 6th. After its completion, were performedXIII Paralympic Games, which began on September 6, being made ​​in the same city, and end on 17 March.
The sporting event featured 302 events in 28 deportes2 in involving some 10,902 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees in Beijingnacionales.1 3 In addition, some other cities in China celebrated sporting events. The football tournament was held in the cities of Qinhuangdao, Tianjin, Shenyang and Shanghai, while the regattas and the equestrian events were held at the Qingdao port in Hong Kong, respectively.
The Beijing 2008 Olympic Games became the most expensive event in Olympic history, reaching a cost that would have exceeded the 44,000million dollars, nearly tripling the final budget of his predecessor, AthenslosJuegos 2004.4