The 2008 Beijing Olympics Conclude With Help From British Stars

The 2008 Beijing Olympics Conclude With Help From British Stars August 24, 2008 BEIJING, China — With help from British star power, China concluded its debut as Olympic host Sunday after 16 days of near-flawless logistics and superlative athletic achievement — coexisting awkwardly with the government’s wariness of dissent and free speech. A spectacular closing ceremony opened with torrents of fireworks and included a pulsating show-within-a-show by London, host of the 2012 Games. Huckleberries Online: 2008 Beijing Olympics To End Today Odd Anderson/AP Photo Russian gymnast and gold medalist Evgeniya Kanaeva performs with clubs during the Rythmic Gymnastics Individual at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Saturday. Question: How much of the 2008 Summer Olympics have you watched? Do you plan to watch the closing ceremonies today? Huckleberries Online: 2008 Beijing Olympics To End Today Odd Anderson/AP Photo Russian gymnast and gold medalist Evgeniya Kanaeva performs with clubs during the Rythmic Gymnastics Individual at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Saturday. Question: How much of the 2008 Summer Olympics have you watched? Do you plan to watch the closing ceremonies today?

What are the attendance figures for the Beijing Olympics? Was the turnout less or more than was expected?

I’m particularly interested in the number of non-Chinese visitors to Beijing.