Beijing 2008: Games of the XXIX Olympiad (Olympic Games in the 21st Century Book 3)

Held every four year, the Olympic Games are the greatest, most viewed multi sport event of our times. With limited number of competitors allowed, even to qualify for the event is a performance. To be an Olympic champion or a medallist is a pinnacle of the sporting career of most the athletes. Many of the competitors are best remembered for their achievements in the Olympic Games. And their performances, whether the first or the last place, their sporting careers should not be forgotten. Following the Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004 books, this volume of the series is a throw-back in time to the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, containing the complete results of those fabulous sixteen days, more than 300 short biographies of the protagonists of the Games and short descriptions of the sporting events. Read more