2008 Nevis Beginning 2008 Olympics
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Mint Nevis Stamp Sheet
Commemorates 2008 Olympics
Stamps commemorating the Olympic Games are a favorite with collectors – they chronicle monumental events in sports history! Now you can keep your Olympic stamp collection up-to-date with this neat sheet honoring the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
2008 Beijing Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympic Games took place between August 8 and August 24, 2008. The events were held at the Beijing National Stadium in Beijing in the People’s Republic of China. Beijing was selected as the site for the 2008 Olympics at a meeting of the International Olympic Committee on July 13, 2001.
The official logo of the 2008 Summer Olympics, titled “Dancing Beijing,” was a stylized representation of the character jing, which means capital, a reference to the host city of Beijing. The slogan for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games was “One World, One Dream,” a call to the people of the world to join together in peace in the Olympic spirit.
The mascots of the games, the Fuwa, were good luck dolls. The five Fuwa were a fish, a panda, fire, a Tibetan antelope, and a swallow. Each of these is symbolic of the five elements of Chinese philosophy: water, metal, fire, wood, and earth. Using the first syllable of each of the mascots’ names results in a phrase translated as “Beijing welcomes you.”
In all, there were 28 sports with 302 events scheduled (165 men’s events and 127 women’s events, plus 10 mixed events). A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 nations competed in the events. This meant that all but one (Brunei) of the National Olympic Committees participated. Additionally, three countries participated in the games for the first time: the Marshall Islands, Montenegro, and Tuvalu.
China and the U.S. had the largest teams with 639 and 596 athletes respectively. China won the most gold medals with 51, and a total of 100 medals. The U.S. took home 36 gold medals for a total of 100 medals.
Mint Nevis Stamp Sheet
Commemorates 2008 Olympics
Stamps commemorating the Olympic Games are a favorite with collectors – they chronicle monumental events in sports history! Now you can keep your Olympic stamp collection up-to-date with this neat sheet honoring the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
2008 Beijing Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympic Games took place between August 8 and August 24, 2008. The events were held at the Beijing National Stadium in Beijing in the People’s Republic of China. Beijing was selected as the site for the 2008 Olympics at a meeting of the International Olympic Committee on July 13, 2001.
The official logo of the 2008 Summer Olympics, titled “Dancing Beijing,” was a stylized representation of the character jing, which means capital, a reference to the host city of Beijing. The slogan for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games was “One World, One Dream,” a call to the people of the world to join together in peace in the Olympic spirit.
The mascots of the games, the Fuwa, were good luck dolls. The five Fuwa were a fish, a panda, fire, a Tibetan antelope, and a swallow. Each of these is symbolic of the five elements of Chinese philosophy: water, metal, fire, wood, and earth. Using the first syllable of each of the mascots’ names results in a phrase translated as “Beijing welcomes you.”
In all, there were 28 sports with 302 events scheduled (165 men’s events and 127 women’s events, plus 10 mixed events). A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 nations competed in the events. This meant that all but one (Brunei) of the National Olympic Committees participated. Additionally, three countries participated in the games for the first time: the Marshall Islands, Montenegro, and Tuvalu.
China and the U.S. had the largest teams with 639 and 596 athletes respectively. China won the most gold medals with 51, and a total of 100 medals. The U.S. took home 36 gold medals for a total of 100 medals.