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Kohei Uchimura of Japan, wearing a red and white uniform, performs a routine on the pommel horse during the men's gymnastics final at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The Beijing National Stadium, known as the Bird's Nest, features an intricate lattice design and stands behind a body of water under a clear sky. National Aquatics Center Michael Phelps and Milorad Cavic race side by side in the butterfly stroke during the men's 100-meter butterfly final at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Usain Bolt of Jamaica celebrates with arms outstretched after winning the Men's 200m final at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, with Churandy Martina and Brian Dzingai finishing behind him. Beijing Olympics slogan Abhinav Bindra of India smiles and holds up his gold medal while wearing a white India team jacket after winning the men's 10m air rifle at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Usain Bolt stands on the track holding the Jamaican flag overhead in celebration after winning the men's 100 meter sprint at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Closing ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Tirunesh Dibaba
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Silhouette of hand holding sport torch behind the rings of an Olympic flag, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; February 3, 2015.
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Former U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program bobsledder Steven Holcomb, front, is greeted at the finish line after teaming with Justin Olsen, Steve Mesler and Curtis Tomasevicz to win the first Olympic bobsleigh gold medal in 62 years for Team USA ,(cont)
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Kohei Uchimura of Japan, wearing a red and white uniform, performs a routine on the pommel horse during the men's gymnastics final at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Kōhei Uchimura at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Japanese gymnast Kōhei Uchimura performing on the pommel horse during the men's individual all-around artistic gymnastics competition at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Uchimura would go on to become perhaps the best male gymnast of all time.

Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

Also known as: Games of the XXIX Olympiad
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Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, athletic festival held in Beijing that took place August 8–24, 2008. The Beijing Games were the 26th occurrence of the modern Olympic Games. Some 200 Olympic committees sent almost 11,000 athletes to compete in 28 sports. The Games were auspiciously scheduled to begin at 8:08 pm on the eighth day of the eighth month of 2008 in Beijing, capital of the world’s most populous country. (Eight is considered a lucky number...

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