Over the past couple of weeks, in Beijing, China, over 11,000 athletes from more than 200 countries participated in 302 events in 28 sports. below are some highlights of the last week in Beijing, and a few shots of the Closing Ceremony last night in the National Stadium. (39 photos)
Left-to-right: Netherlands Antilles’ Churandy Martina, Zimbabwe’s Brian Dzingai, Jamaica’s Usain Bolt, Wallace Spearmon of the US and Britain’s Christian Malcolm compete in the men’s 200m final at the Bird’s Nest National Stadium during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on August 20, 2008. Bolt went on to win the event, in a world record time of 19.3 seconds. (Olivier Morin/AFP)
Ma Lin of China serves during his men’s singles gold medal table tennis match against his compatriot Wang Hao at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 23, 2008. (REUTERS/Beawiharta)
The United States team competes during the synchronised swimming event held at the National Aquatics Center on Day 15 of the 2008 Olympic Games on August 23, 2008 in Beijing. (Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
More links and information
It will be a tough act to follow - boston.com 8/25
Olympics Coverage - Boston.com
Official Site Beijing 2008 Games
2008 Olympics - NYT Topics page
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