Xu Haifeng of China won the country's first gold medal at the Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games.
On 13 July 2001, IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch declared Beijing as the host for the 2008 Olympic Games.
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On August 3, 2003, the official emblem for the 29th Olympic Games in 2008 was presented to the awaiting world at a grand ceremony.
At the closing ceremony of the Athens Olympics on August 29, 2004, Beijing Mayor Wang Qishan took over the Olympic Flag from Jacques Rogge
Xu Haifeng of China won the country's first gold medal at the Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games as he ranked top in the men's free pistol competition.
Xu Haifeng of China won the country's first gold medal at the Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games as he ranked top in the men's free pistol competition.
Xu Haifeng of China won the country's first gold medal at the Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games as he ranked top in the men's free pistol competition.
Ever since the first mascot in Olympic history made its appearance in 1972, mascots have become a main element of the Olympic image.
When Juan Antonio Samaranch declared Beijing as the host for the 2008 Olympic Games, all the Chinese burst into thunderous cheers and applause.
Xu Haifeng of China won the country's first gold medal at the Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games as he ranked top in the men's free pistol competition.
Xu Haifeng of China won the country's first gold medal at the Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games as he ranked top in the men's free pistol competition.
