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The 2008 Summer Olympics emblem is known as Dancing Beijing (simplified Chinese: 舞动的北京). The emblem combines a traditional Chinese red seal and a representation of the calligraphic character jīng (京, "national capital", also the second character of Beijing's Chinese name) with athletic features.

The slogan for the 2008 Olympics is "One World, One Dream"

The 2008 Olympic Mascots are the five Fuwa

You can easily create your own backyard Olympic games! Make fun events for your family or invite the whole neighborhood to participate. The best part is, you don't have to be a world-class athlete to participate in these Olympic games. Use these suggestions to get started. Think up your own ideas and make sure you share them with everyone here!

Selected Trivia All athletes competed nude at the ancient Olympics. In the ancient Olympics, the philosopher Plato (427-347 BC) was a double winner of the Pankration. (see more about the Ancient Olympics) The only Olympian ever to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize was Philip Noel-Baker of Great Britain, who won the silver in the 1500-meter dash in 1920. The first black athlete to compete at the Olympics was Constantin Henriquez de Zubiera, competing for France in 190

No women competed in 1896, as de Coubertin felt that their inclusion would be "impractical, uninteresting, unaesthetic, and incorrect."

More athletes than spectators attended the 1900 Paris Olympic Games.

The First Olympics - Athens 1896

This awe-inspiring and timeless miniseries about the rebirth of the modern day Olympic games stars David Ogden Stiers, Hunt Block, Golden Globe® winner David Caruso, and inclues guest appearances by Louis Jourdan and Angela Landsbury. In 1896, a dedicated group of men sets out to do the impossible: organize a global athletic competition in Athens, just as the Ancient Greeks once did. Faced with minimal funding, apathy and harsh opposition, finding a group of loyal and dedicated athletes is no easy feat; nor is completing their difficult journey to Athens. But the team's desire to compete - and win - helps reignite the Olympic spirit that had been dark for more than 1,500 years.

No way met no quit."I changed," he said. "I thought, 'That's ridiculous. I'm at the Olympic Games, I'm here for the United States of America. I don't care how bad it hurts, I'm going after it.'"I just got a super charge."

No way met no quit."I changed," he said. "I thought, 'That's ridiculous. I'm at the Olympic Games, I'm here for the United States of America. I don't care how bad it hurts, I'm going after it.'"I just got a super charge."What transpired during the final 50 meters was the stuff of Disney movies. It was the kind of thing that should land Lezak a co-starring role with Phelps on cereal boxes and network morning shows. And if Phelps does complete the great eight and pocket a $1 million Speedo bonus, he should cut a check for one-eighth of that total to the guy who kept the quest alive: Jason Lezak.

Today’s Olympics News Roundup August 13, 2008 7:30 AM by findingDulcinea Staff With two more wins, Phelps now has more gold medals than any athlete in history; China edges U.S. in women’s gymnastics team competition; U.S. softball team demolishes Aussies with no-hitter; U.S. men's soccer eliminated; U.S. baseball falls in ninth.

Yang Wei nails all-around gymnastics gold in style; freestyle swimming rematch goes to France; Federer upset by Blake; Williams sisters both lose; U.S. beach volleyball continues to dominate; baseball and softball disrupted by rain; Indian hero Bindra says gun was tampered with.

Lezak helps Phelps win second gold medal in men’s swimming relay; Nadal, Federer and Williams sisters advance in singles tennis; Spanish cyclist Moreno is first doping case; U.S. women's basketball beats China; Japan's Kitajima wins gold in men's breaststroke; 14-year-old diver finishes last.

Swimming sensation Michael Phelps has an Olympic recipe for success - and it involves eating a staggering 12,000 calories a day. "Eat, sleep and swim. That's all I can do," Phelps