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Beijing 2008: Games of the XXIX Olympiad

Capture the most dramatic and exciting moments from the 2008 Summer Olympic Games.

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Here's a Special Edition DVD that captures the most dramatic and exciting moments from the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. Officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, the competition was held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008. Ten thousand five hundred athletes competed in 302 events in 28 sports. The 2008 Summer Olympics did bring athletes from around the world together as they competed for the bronze, silver and gold medals. More importantly, television coverage united citizens from all nations, who rooted for their own countrymen as well as the world's best athletes. These games were the first to be produced and broadcast entirely in high definition, and did garner upwards of four billion viewers. This exclusive highlights DVD features the greatest athletes in the world, united in the most important competition of their lifetimes.

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3h 0m
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Released
September 30, 2008
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Ten Mayflower

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3 credited
Starring
Usain Bolt

Usain Bolt

Self

Michael Phelps

Michael Phelps

Self

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce

Self

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