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I love the Olympics. I mean, when else can you sit in front of the tv and watch water polo, swimming, synchronized diving, gymnastics, etc. So... in honor of the Olympics, here are some fun facts:
In Beijing this summer, athletes will be competing in 28 different sports!

In the swimming competition, the shortest race is 50 meters long. The longest race is 10 kilometers long—that’s over 6 miles!

China shares a border with 14 countries! These countries are Afghanistan, Bhutan, Burma, India, Kazakhstan, North Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Vietnam.

The five Olympic rings represent the five major regions of the world – Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceana, and every national flag in the world includes one of the five colors, which are (from left to right) blue, yellow, black, green, and red.

The Summer Olympic sports are archery, badminton, basketball, beach volleyball, boxing, canoe / kayak, cycling, diving, equestrian, fencing, field hockey, gymnastics, handball, judo, modern pentathlon (shooting, fencing, swimming, show jumping, and running), mountain biking, rowing, sailing, shooting, soccer, swimming, synchronized swimming, table tennis, taekwondo, tennis, track and field, triathlon (swimming, biking, running), volleyball, water polo, weightlifting, and wrestling.

The Opening Ceremony:
A 147 by 22 meters LED screen is laid at the center. Approximately 44,000 colorful LED beads are embedded with a distance of 600 millimeters between each two.

A total of 15,153 sets of costumes in 47 styles.

Some performances have been rehearsed for 13 months. Volunteers began their first mass rehearsal in March 2008.

Michael Phelps
Michael is 6'4 His wingspan is 6'7"


Hope you are well.
K