Thursday, August 7, 2008

Beijing 2008 Olympics in Numbers

  • $40 billion: total cost of hosting the Olympics
  • 4 billion: the expected global TV audience
  • 1 billion: potential tv audience in China alone for opening ceremony of Beijing Olympics
  • 7 million: number of tickets sold
  • 400,000: Chinese volunteers
  • 100,000: number of army and police on duty during the Olympics
  • 13,000: number of fireworks
  • 10,708: athletes taking part
  • 10,000: members of the cast for the opening ceremony
  • 1,800: sites around Beijing from which fireworks will be launched during the opening
  • 80: heads of state attending opening ceremony
  • 31: Olympic venues in Beijing
  • 7: cities hosting Olympic events: Beijing, Hong Kong, Qingdao, Tianjin, Shenyang, Shanghai, Qinhuangdao

and

  • 1day to go

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