The 2008 Summer Olympics sailing event will take place in Qingdao. The official name is the “Games of the XXIX Olympiad” and will be held in Beijing from August 8, 2008 to August 24, 2008 and the opening ceremony will take place at 8 p.m. on August 8, 2008.
That Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) selected this “City of Sailing” was not an coincidence. Qingdao is known for its beauty and natural environment by the sea and as Mr.Henderson, chairman of the International Sailing Federation, was quoted as saying: "Qingdao is one of the most beautiful cities and is eminently suited to organize the sailing events for the 2008 Olympic Games Beijing. I believe that Qingdao will have Asia´s foremost water sport facility."
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