<P> The 2008 Summer Olympic Games , officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad ( Chinese : 第 二 十 九 届 夏季 奥林匹克 运动会 ; pinyin : Dì Èrshíjiǔ Jiè Xiàjì Àolínpǐkè Yùndònghuì ) and commonly known as Beijing 2008 , was an international multi-sport event that was held from 8 to 24 August 2008 in Beijing , China . A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees ( NOCs ) competed in 28 sports and 302 events ( one event more than those scheduled for the 2004 Games ) . This was the first time that China had hosted the Summer Olympics , but the third time that the Games had been held in East Asia , following the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo , Japan , and the 1988 Olympics in Seoul , South Korea . </P>
<P> The 2008 Summer Olympic Games , officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad ( Chinese : 第 二 十 九 届 夏季 奥林匹克 运动会 ; pinyin : Dì Èrshíjiǔ Jiè Xiàjì Àolínpǐkè Yùndònghuì ) and commonly known as Beijing 2008 , was an international multi-sport event that was held from 8 to 24 August 2008 in Beijing , China . A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees ( NOCs ) competed in 28 sports and 302 events ( one event more than those scheduled for the 2004 Games ) . This was the first time that China had hosted the Summer Olympics , but the third time that the Games had been held in East Asia , following the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo , Japan , and the 1988 Olympics in Seoul , South Korea . </P>
when were the olympic games held in china
when were the olympic games held in china
2008
2008