The Organizing Committee of the 29th Olympic Games (BOCOG) was established.
On July 13, 2002, the Beijing Municipal Government and BOCOG jointly formulated and officially announced the implementation of the Beijing Olympic Action Plan, and put forward two themes of "New Beijing, Great Olympics" and three concepts of "Green Olympics, Hi-tech Olympics and People's Olympics".
On August 3, 2003, the emblem of the 29th Olympic Games "Chinese Seal Dancing Beijing" was officially released in the Temple of Heaven in Beijing. On September 1 day, the Beijing Olympic Games market development plan was launched. On February 24th, 12, the foundation stone was laid for the National Stadium and the National Swimming Center, and the construction of venues for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games began.
On August 29th, 2004, Wang Qishan, then mayor of Beijing, took over the Olympic flag at the closing ceremony of the 28th Olympic Games in Athens Olympic Stadium, marking the official entry of the Olympic Games into the Beijing cycle. On September 2 1 day, the countdown clock for Beijing Olympic Games was officially launched in front of Tiananmen National Museum.
On June 5, 2005, the volunteer logo of Beijing Olympic Games was released and the volunteer project was officially launched. On June 26th, BOCOG announced the theme slogan of the 29th Olympic Games: "One World, One Dream". 165438+1October 1 1, the mascot of the 29th Olympic Games was announced in Beijing.
In April 2006 10, Beijing issued the first batch of about 70 requirements for "Olympic legislation" and formulated relevant laws? [2]? . On August 7th, 2006, BOCOG released the sports icon of the 29th Olympic Games.
On March 27th, 2007, BOCOG released the medal pattern of the 29th Olympic Games. On April 15, BOCOG officially announced that tickets for the 29th Olympic Games will be pre-sold to the global public. On April 26th, the planned route and torch relay of the 29th Olympic Games were released at the China Millennium Monument in Beijing.
On June 23rd, BOCOG announced the torchbearer selection plan for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch Relay, marking the official start of the torchbearer selection for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. On August 8th, at the celebration of the first anniversary of the countdown to the Beijing Olympic Games held in Tiananmen Square, 100 singers sang "We are Ready" together. Jacques rogge, President of the International Olympic Committee, attended the celebration and sent invitations to the Olympic Committees of various countries and regions.
In the first half of 2008, Olympic venue test competitions such as handball international invitational tournament, weightlifting China Open and wheelchair basketball international invitational tournament were held one after another.
On April 2nd, the first leg of the torch relay of Beijing Olympic Games was held in Almaty, Kazakhstan. On May 4th, the Olympic flame set off from Sanya, China, and began its domestic relay. On May 8, the Beijing Olympic flame successfully reached the top of Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world. On July 27th, the Olympic Park and the Olympic Village opened. On August 8, the main torch of the Beijing Olympic Games was lit and the Olympic Games opened.
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On April 26th, 2007, the Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2008 Olympic Games announced the planned route of the torch relay for the 29th Olympic Games at the Beijing Millennium Monument. There are 19 torch relay cities abroad and 1 16 torch relay cities and regions in China.
During the overseas torch relay, there are 80 torchbearers every day, each running 250 meters, and the torch relay mileage is about 20 kilometers a day. It runs for about 6 hours, including the launching ceremony and the celebration after the relay race. Among them, Hong Kong and Macao torchbearers 120, and the relay time is correspondingly extended. The transition of overseas delivery teams will all be carried out by charter flights.
During the torch relay in China, there are 208 torchbearers every day, each carrying 200 meters, with a daily relay mileage of 40-50 kilometers and a running time of 10 to 12 hours. In China, 3 1 province (autonomous region and municipality directly under the central government) transits by air, railway and highway. The highlights of many relay cities are compiled in the relay route.
The theme of the torch relay of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games is "a harmonious journey" and the slogan is "ignite passion and pass on dreams". The torch relay lasted 130 days, with a total mileage of about137,000 kilometers, passing through 20 cities on five continents, with 2 torchbearers1780 people. It is the longest route, the widest scope and the largest number of participants so far.
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