in 2008 The Summer Olympics, officially the XXIX Olympiad and also known as Beijing 2008, was an international multi-sport event held in 2008. August 8-24 Beijing, China. A total of 10,920 athletes participated. National Olympic Committees (NOCs) competed in 28 sports and 302 events, one more event than scheduled in 2004. at the summer olympics. It was the first time that China hosted the Olympics and the third time that the Summer Olympics were held in East Asia after 1964. Olympic Games in Tokyo (Japan) and 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul (South Korea). It was also the second Summer Olympics held in a communist state (the first being the 1980 Summer Olympics in the Soviet Union (which would be held in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Estonia)).

 

in 2001 July 13 Beijing won the 2008 games over four competitors, having obtained the majority of votes of the members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) after two rounds of voting. In 2008, the government of the People's Republic of China intensively promoted games and invested heavily in new facilities and transport systems. 37 places were organized for the events, including twelve specially for 2008. places built for the Games. The equestrian events were held in Hong Kong, making it the third Olympics to have the events held under the jurisdiction of two different NOCs. The sailing competition was held in Qingdao, while the football competition was held in several different cities.

 

Official 2008 the logo for the Games, titled "Dancing Beijing", designed by Guo Chunning, features the Chinese capital symbol (京, stylized as a human shape) to refer to the host city. in 2008 The Olympic Games were watched by 3.5 billion people worldwide and featured the longest distance of the Olympic torch relay. in 2008 the Games also set numerous world and Olympic records and were the most expensive Summer Olympics of all time, and the second most expensive overall after the 2014 Games. winter games in Sochi. The opening ceremony was hailed by spectators and numerous international press as spectacular, enchanting and, in the opinion of many, "the greatest Olympic Games in history". Beijing also hosted the 2022 the Winter Olympics, making it the first city to host both the Summer and Winter Games.

 

On the obverse, the coat of arms of the Republic of Lithuania, LITHUANIA, 2007, 50 LITUA. The reverse shows a stylized runner, the symbol of the Lithuanian National Olympic Committee at the top, BEIJING written in a semicircle at the bottom, 2008 on the right.