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Olympics Encyclopedia Opening ceremony August 8 开幕式　8月8日 Closing ceremony August 24 闭幕式　8月24日 Stadium Beijing National Stadium 体育馆　　北京国家体育馆 Olympic Rings奥运五环 The colours of the interlinked Olympic rings were chosen by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), to represent the union of the 5 continents, Australia, Africa, America, Asia and Europe and further signify the meeting of the worlds athletes at the Olympic Games. 国际奥委会选择五个相连的圆环作为其标志，并选择了相应的色彩。五个圆环代表五大洲：大洋洲、非洲、美洲、亚洲和欧洲。更深一层的意思是代表着全世界的运动员都聚集在奥林匹克运动会上。The plain white background of the Olympic flag is symbolic of peace throughout the games. The five colours of the rings from left to right are blue, black and red across the top with yellow and green along the bottom , these colours may be found on most flags of the world and officially hold no other particular significance, although some believe each colour represents a particular continent. 朴素的白色背景寓意着和平。五种颜色从左到右分别是：上方三个蓝、黑、红，下方黄和绿。这五种颜色都为各国国旗上的常见颜色，而且没有被赋予特殊含义。但是也有人认为，这五种颜色分别代表着五大洲。Aquatics水上运动?Freestyle 自由泳 Backstroke　仰泳breaststroke　蛙Butterfly　蝶泳Athletics 田径Sprint 短跑Race walk竞走Hurdle跨栏Relay接力Discus throw掷铁饼Javelin throw掷标枪? Hammer throw 掷链球?Long jump 跳远? Triple jump 三级跳?Pole vault 撑竿跳Gymnastics体操Balance beam 平衡木Horizontal bar单杠Parallel bars　双杠Pommel horse鞍马Rings吊环Trampoline 跳床Uneven bars 高低杠Handball手球 Badminton羽毛球Baseball棒球Basketball篮球Boxing拳击Canoe/kayak独木舟／多人划竞赛Cycling自行车Equestrian马术Fencing击剑Football足球Hockey曲棍球Judo柔道Pentathlon五项全能Rowing划船Sailing帆船Shooting射击Softball垒球Table tennis乒乓球Taekwondo跆拳道Tennis网球Volleyball排球Weightlifting举重Wrestling摔跤Archery弓箭 Mascots　　　吉祥物 The Fuwa consist of five members that incorporate fish, giant panda, fire, Tibetan antelope, and swallow designs. They roughly correspond with the five elements of Chinese philosophy: water, metal, fire, wood, and earth. The Fuwa each have as their primary color one of the colors of the five Olympic Rings that stand for the five continents. The five Fuwa are named Beibei, Jin