Sports
13 Jul 2001
8 Aug 2008
The 112th session of International Olympic Commitee selected Beijing, China to host 2008 Summer Olympic Games.
| 2008 Host City Election — ballot results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City | Country (NOC) | Round 1 | Round 2 | ||
| Beijing |  China |
44 | 56 | ||
| Toronto |  Canada |
20 | 22 | ||
| Paris |  France |
15 | 18 | ||
| Istanbul |  Turkey |
17 | 9 | ||
| Osaka |  Japan |
6 | — | ||
The official logo of the games, titled "Dancing Beijing", features a stylized calligraphic character jīng ( meaning capital), referencing the host city.
The mascots of the Games are the five Fuwa, each representing one color of the Olympic rings. The Olympic slogan, One World, One Dream, calls upon the world to unite in the Olympic spirit.
