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 ...

ceremony at the iconic "Bird's Nest ... times the cost of the 2004 Games in Athens. For instance, Beijing 2008 was the first Olympic Games to provide a Wi-Fi connection to journalists so that ...

BEIJING, February 4. /TASS/. Presidents and prime ministers of some countries and heads of international organizations attended the Olympics opening ceremony in Beijing, according to a TASS reporter.

The opening ... Beijing National Stadium (colloquially referred to as the "Bird's Nest" due to its appearance) on 6th September 2008. The Bird's Nest was built specifically for the 2008 Olympics ...