BEIJING - AUGUST 08: Fireworks explode over the National Stadium during the Opening Ceremony for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games at the National ... A 16-ton model globe emerged from the bowels ...

The Opening Ceremony for the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games was held on September 6, 2008 in the Beijing National Stadium in front of more than 90,000 spectators, officially beginning at 20:00 local ...

Beijing, China - A massive Opening Ceremony in Beijing welcomed the world to the Paralympic Games. The ceremony, which took place in the "Bird’s Nest", was witnessed by a full house of spectators from ...

The 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony was held at the Beijing National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest. It began at 8:00 p.m. China Standard Time (UTC+8) on August 8, 2008, as 8 is ...

From Team Canada's gigantic scarves to Team Italy's designer ponchos: the most memorable team uniforms at the opening ceremony ... 2022 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremonies in Beijing, wearing ...

Among the torchbearers was Ding Ning, a Chinese Olympic medalist who won gold at the 2016 Summer Olympics and silver in 2012 ... will get to carry the torch ahead of the Opening Ceremony on Friday ...

Alexandra Trusova, Anna Shcherbakova, Kaori Sakamoto were presented with versions of the Beijing Games' panda mascot and took the podium ahead of the medal presentation ceremony The women's ...

In a Winter Olympics first, but similar to its coverage of the Tokyo Olympics, NBCU will provide unprecedented full-day coverage of the Opening Ceremony on Friday. Feb. 4, on NBC and Peacock. The day ...