The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, or BOCOG, also known as the Beijing Organizing Committee, was an informal name for the Beijing Organizing Committee for the
Games of the XXIX Olympiad
The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Nati ...
. It was also the organizing committee for the
Games of the XIII Paralympiad. The President of BOCOG was
Liu Qi (), the then CPC secretary of Beijing Municipality.
On January 28, 2008, BOCOG took control of the
Water Cube
The National Aquatics Centre (), and colloquially known as the Water Cube () and the Ice Cube (), is an aquatics center at the Olympic Green in Beijing, China.
The facility was originally constructed to host the aquatics competitions at the ...
.
On August 22, 2009, BOCOG is officially dissolved.
Its official website is now used by the Beijing Olympic City Development Association.
Gallery
Image:Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games.jpg, Interior
Image:Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games2.jpg, Exterior
Image: Beijing Olympic Building.JPG, Frontal exterior view
References
2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Paralympics
Organising Committees for the Olympic Games
Organising Committees for the Paralympic Games
Summer Olympics
Sport in Beijing
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