Get on with 2008 OLYMPICS ! ! !

Olympics is the buzz word for this season and the whole world is set to watch the international multi sport event happening in Bejing from August 8. The countries are ready with its key players to make sure that they take enough Olympic glory!

"The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part, just as the most important thing in life is not to have conquered but to have fought well."

Let’s get into the details of Olympic. The first thing that strikes us is the Olympic torch which is specially designed to remain lit in 65 kilometer per hour winds, and in rain of up to 50 millimeters per hour. The relay, with the theme Journey of Harmony, is expected to carry the torch thousands of kilometers. The Olympic Flame remains lit for the duration of the Games and signifies the values of Peace and Brotherhood which is the basis of the Olympics.

The 2008 Olympic Mascots are the five Fuwa or good luck dolls. It consists of five members that incorporate fish, giant panda, fire, Tibetan antelope, and swallow designs. They roughly correspond with the five elements: water, metal, fire, wood, and earth. 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 Běijīng huānyíng nĭ; which means "Beijing welcomes you".

Then comes the Olympic Rings which are the most widely used symbol.
The rings are of colors, white, red, blue, green, yellow, and black, were chosen such that each nation has at least one of these colors in its national flag.

In the closing ceremony, Flag bearers from each participating country enter the stadium in single file and behind them march all of the athletes without any grouping of nationality. Three national flags are hoisted on flagpoles .The flag of Greece is raised on the middle pole honoring the birthplace of the Olympic Games, the flag of the host country on the left hand pole, and then the flag of the country hosting the next Summer or Winter Olympic Games, on the right hand pole. The highlight of the opening ceremony of the Olympics is the entrance of the Olympic flame into the stadium. The final torchbearer is always a citizen of the host country whose identity is kept secret until the last moment.

To add on the 2008 has got a beautiful slogan "One World, One Dream"
Hope we all strive to ebb off the differences and chase the goal of peace and prosperity together :-)

For more details log on to http://www.olympic.org/ which is official website of the olympic movement and to http://en.beijing2008.cn/