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Beijing 2008 Odds

Beijing Olympic Games

Sport Olympics Games
Country China
Host City Beijing
National Olympic Committees 205 (approx.)
Athletes Participating 10,500 (approx.)
No. of Sports 28
Official website Beijing 2008

Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

One World One Dream

The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, are an international multi-sport event, that will be held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008, and followed by the 2008 Summer Paralympics from September 6 to September 17. 10,500 athletes are expected to compete in 302 events in 28 sports.

Beijing 2008 Betting Odds

The Olympic odds are apparently defined by the Beijing home crowd as an important Olympic factor to set China as the favorite country to win the most medals this summer and the favorite to win the most Golds. The US Olympic team is the only other close competitor. Both are nearly even money while the third closest country odds are 14/1 from Russia.

With hundreds of millions of dollars invested in Chinese athletic training for the Olympics, and what could be the greatest home crowd advantage in Olympic history, the People's Republic of China (PRC) is hoping to add an exclamation point to its ascension as a world power by winning the most medals and the most gold medals of any nation in the summer Olympics in Beijing.

Most of the oddsmakers currently favor China to greatly surpass its highest number of medals in a summer Olympics but they also favor China to top the United States in summer Olympic medals for the first time in modern Olympic history. It should be noted that The Peoples Republic of China did not even win a gold medal at any summer Olympics after 1945 until 1984. The most total medals the PRC has won at a summer Olympics is 63 in Athens in 2004, and the most gold medals the PRC has won at a summer Olympics is 32 in Athens in 2004.

Country with the Most Total Medals at the Beijing Olympics

China -130
Any Other Country Even

Total Medals by Country:

China Total Medals

Over 92 -120
Under 92 -110

United States Total Medals

Over 91 -150
Under 91 120

Country with the Most Gold Medals

China -200
United States 155
Russia 1600
Any Other Country 2500

Country with the Most Silver Medals

China -115
United States 120
Russia 500
Any Other Country 650

Country with the Most Bronze Medals

China 105
United States 120
Russia 500
Any Other Country 650

Sports

Olympic Medals The program for the Beijing 2008 Games is quite similar to that of the Athens Games held in 2004. The 2008 Olympics will see the return of 28 sports, and will hold 302 events (165 men's events, 127 women's events, and 10 mixed events), one event more in total than in Athens.

Overall nine new events will be held, which include two from the new cycling discipline of BMX. Women will compete in the 3000 m steeplechase for the first time. In addition, marathon swimming events for men and women, over the distance of 10 kilometers, will be added to the swimming discipline. Team events (men and women) in table tennis will replace the doubles events. In fencing, women's team foil and women's team sabre will replace men's team foil and women's team epee.

Emblem, Slogan and Mascots

The 2008 Summer Olympics emblem is known as "Dancing Beijing". The emblem combines a traditional Chinese red seal and a representation of the calligraphic character jing with athletic features. The open arms of the calligraphic word symbolizes the invitation of China to the world to share in its culture. IOC president Jacques Rogge was very happy with the emblem, saying, "Your new emblem immediately conveys the awesome beauty and power of China which are embodied in your heritage and your people."

The slogan for the 2008 Olympics is "One World, One Dream". The slogan calls upon the whole world to join in the Olympic spirit and build a better future for humanity. It was chosen from over 210,000 entries submitted from around the world.

The 2008 Olympic Mascots are the five Fuwa ("good luck dolls"). The Fuwa consist of five members that incorporate fish, giant panda, fire, Tibetan antelope, and swallow designs. They roughly correspond with the five elements of Chinese philosophy: water, metal, fire, wood, and earth. The Fuwa each have as their primary color one of the colors of the five Olympic Rings that stand for the five continents. The five Fuwa are named Beibei, Jingjing, Huanhuan, Yingying, and Nini. When the first syllable of each of the five names are said together, the result is the phrase "Beijing welcomes you"

Olympic Mascots