Watch one of the most spectacular opening ceremonies of all time in High Definition at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games. Subscribe to the Olympics here & hit the bell! 🔔 http://oly.ch/Subscribe Every edition has its own story to tell and will be remembered for some truly remarkable performances from sporting legends such as Jesse Owens, Abebe Bikila, Jean-Claude Killy, … [Read more...]
Full Closing Ceremony from Beijing 2008 | Throwback Thursday
Relive full the Closing Ceremony from the Summer Olympic Games 2008 in beautiful Beijing, China. The ceremony was held at the Beijing National Stadium, aka the Bird's Nest, on August 24th, 2008. It was directed by Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou. What is your favorite Olympic moment of all time? Let us know in the comments below and it might be featured in the next … [Read more...]
Best ever Opening Ceremony moments at the Winter Olympics!
From Albertville 1992 to PyeongChang 2018, we bring you the most epic opening ceremony moments from the Winter Olympic Games. Relive some of the the greatest Olympic moments of all time! _____________________________________________________ 👉 The latest schedule for the #Beijing2022 action: https://oly.ch/B22Schedule 🔔 Subscribe to the Olympics here & hit the bell! … [Read more...]
The sound of 2008 people drumming to the same beat | Opening Ceremony Beijing 2008
Remember one of the biggest goosebump moments of the 2008 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony that was held at the Beijing National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest? It was the moment when 2,008 drummers played the bronze Fou drums and sang the quote from The Analects of Confucius written 2000 years ago: "Isn’t it delightful to have friends coming from afar?” to welcome … [Read more...]
Full Opening Ceremony from Beijing 2008 | Throwback Thursday
Relive full the Opening Ceremony from the Summer Olympic Games 2008 in beautiful Beijing, China. The ceremony was held at the Bird's Nest on Friday, 8 August 2008. It was directed by Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou. What is your favorite Olympic moment of all time? Let us know in the comments below and it might be featured in the next #ThrowbackThursday! Subscribe to the … [Read more...]