Where can I find information about the 2008 Olympic Games?
The 2008 summer Olympics was held in Beijing in August 2008, followed by the Paralympics in September 2008.
If you want a quick background to the games, visit Christchurch City Libraries backgrounder.
The official site –
Beijing 2008 has news, information about the sports & venues, schedule of events and pages about the history of the Games and their spirit.
If you want to know about the Olympic Rings, or a brief history on the Games (ancient and modern), try the
Olympic Spirit section of the site.
The official
Olympic Movement site contains information about every summer and winter games
since 1896, and links to upcoming games – including the Youth Olympics and Paralympics. There’s also information about the Ancient Games.
Factmonster has pulled together a number of pages and resources about the games, including history, the torch relay, controversies surrounding the Beijing games, fun facts, memorable moments and quizzes.