After 17 days of intense competition, the 2008 Beijing Olympics<\/b> comes to a close with an extravagant ceremony directed again by Zhang Yimou<\/b>. The closing extravaganza opened at 8:00 p.m. with more than 90,000 audience members packing the stadium counting down from the number of “29”, indicating the 29th Olympic Games<\/b>. The China Olympics, with the theme “One World, One Dream” had more than 10,500 athletes from a record 204 national delegations that participated. The United States won the most medals 110(36 gold medals, 38 silver and 36 bronze<\/i>) with China winning the most Gold 100(51 gold medals, 21 Silver, 28 bronze<\/i>). The Chinese women gymnasts have all been clear. Apparently, The International Olympic Committee<\/b> is satisfied with the documentation provided by the Chinese government. In total, about 100,000 Olympic volunteers were working day and night, helping athletes, officials, reporters, spectators and tourists in Beijing<\/b> and the six co-host cities. <\/p>\n
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