<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 a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing , China , from 7 to 24 August 2008 . A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees ( NOCs ) competed in 28 sports and 302 events ( a total of one event more than the schedule of the 2004 Games ) . China became the 22nd nation to host the Olympic Games and the 18th to hold a Summer Olympic Games . It was the third time that the Summer Olympic Games were held in East Asia and Asia , after Tokyo , Japan , in 1964 and Seoul , South Korea , in 1988 . </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 a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing , China , from 7 to 24 August 2008 . A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees ( NOCs ) competed in 28 sports and 302 events ( a total of one event more than the schedule of the 2004 Games ) . China became the 22nd nation to host the Olympic Games and the 18th to hold a Summer Olympic Games . It was the third time that the Summer Olympic Games were held in East Asia and Asia , after Tokyo , Japan , in 1964 and Seoul , South Korea , in 1988 . </P>
what country and city hosted the 2008 summer olympics
what country and city hosted the 2008 summer olympics
Beijing , China
Beijing , China