Beijng Olympic Games 2008: in numbers

Last Modified: 25 Aug 2008
By: Channel 4 News

Channel 4 News looks at some of the facts and figures from the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.

1.5 million people displaced by Beijing Olympics (Source: Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions).

59 incidents of "reporting interference" during Olympics (Source: Foreign Correspondents Club of China).

21 edicts from the Communist Party's Central Propaganda Department for Chinese journalists covering the games.

8 protests by Students for a Free Tibet.

5 "goods" taxi drivers told to mention during Olympics (Olympics are "good", Communist Party is "good", government is "good", Beijing is "good" and taxi company is "good").

132 Olympic records and 43 world records.

87 different countries won medals.

204 countries participated.

Four countries have won medals for the first time - Afghanistan, Togo, Tajikistan and Mauritius.

First ever golds for Bahrain, Mongolia and Panama and first individual gold for India.

Jamaica's Usain Bolt streaked across finish line twice in 100m and 200m

Women did well in Team GB; they won nine of the golds.

According to the International Olympic Committee website a record number of athletes were tested for illegal drugs and there were stringent new testing requirements.

40 drugs cheats were caught before the games and four were caught during the games.

As far as air quality was concerned, the IOC says the competition opened on the second consecutive day of Grade I air quality, a decade-long record for Beijing.

In the other eight days, Beijing's air quality was Grade II, which still fell well within IOC standards.

The USA's Michael Phelps won eight gold medals.

Jamaica's Usain Bolt streaked across the finish line twice in 100m (a world record of 9.69 seconds) and 200m (new world record time of 19.30 seconds).