Ten cities submitted bids to host the 2008 Summer Olympics and Paralympics that were recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), five of which made the IOC Executive Committee's shortlist. The games were awarded to Beijing, China on July 13, 2001. The other shortlisted cities were Toronto, Paris, Istanbul and Osaka. Beijing won an absolute majority of votes after two rounds of voting, eliminating the need for subsequent rounds of voting. IOC delegates and the media identified a number of factors in its favor, including the size of the country, improvements in Chinese anti-doping enforcement, and its close loss to Sydney, Australia eight years earlier. In that bidding process, which chose the host city for the 2000 Summer Olympics, Beijing led every round of voting but lost in the final round to Sydney by two votes.
Angela Williams is an American athlete. Williams attended the University of Southern California, graduating in 2002. She won the Honda Sports Award as the nation's best female track and field competitor in 2002, which qualified her as a nominee for the Honda-Broderick Cup, awarded to the best overall female collegiate athlete in 12 sports. She was named the winner of that award also in 2002.
Beijing Guoan Football Club is a professional Chinese football club that currently participates in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in the Chaoyang District in Beijing and their home stadium is the Workers' Stadium with a seating capacity of 66,161. In early 2021, the shareholders changed from the real estate company Sinobo Group (64%) and CITIC Limited (36%) of CITIC Group to solely Sinobo Group (100%). The club is one of the four teams to never have been relegated from the league since its debut in 2004.
Norway sent a delegation of 24 competitors, to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, from September 6 to September 17, 2008.
The women's heptathlon event at the 2001 Summer Universiade was held at the Workers Stadium in Beijing, China between 28 and 29 August.
The men's discus throw event at the 2001 Summer Universiade was held at the Workers Stadium in Beijing, China on 28 and 29 August.
The women's 1500 metres event at the 2001 Summer Universiade was held at the Workers Stadium in Beijing, China on 28 and 29 August.
The men's 800 metres event at the 2001 Summer Universiade was held at the Workers Stadium in Beijing, China between 30 August and 1 September.
The women's 400 metres hurdles event at the 2001 Summer Universiade was held at the Workers Stadium in Beijing, China on 30–31 August.
The men's 400 metres event at the 2001 Summer Universiade was held at the Workers Stadium in Beijing, China on 27, 28, and 29 August.
The men's 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 2001 Summer Universiade was held at the Workers Stadium in Beijing, China between 30 August and 1 September.
The men's 200 metres event at the 2001 Summer Universiade was held at the Workers Stadium in Beijing, China on 30–31 August.
The women's 100 metres hurdles event at the 2001 Summer Universiade was held at the Workers Stadium in Beijing, China on 27–29 August.
The women's 110 metres hurdles event at the 2001 Summer Universiade was held at the Workers Stadium in Beijing, China on 27–28 August.
The men's 100 metres event at the 2001 Summer Universiade was held at the Workers Stadium in Beijing, China on 27–28 August.
The women's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 2001 Summer Universiade was held at the Workers Stadium in Beijing, China between 29 August and 1 September.
The men's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 2001 Summer Universiade was held at the Workers Stadium in Beijing, China between 29 August and 1 September.
This is a record of Israel at the IAAF World Championships in Athletics. Israel has won three medals at the World Championships of Athletics.
