Men 100m World Record: Usain Bolt Time: 9.72 seconds Date: 01 June 2008
Previous World Record: Asafa Powell Time: 9.74 seconds Date: 09 September 2007
• Michael Phelps
• USA Dream Team
• Roger Federer • Rafael Nadal
• Chinese New Year • Birds Nest Stadium • Water Cube Arena • List of all Olympic Sports
2008 is known as “The year of the Rat”, known as “Wu Zi” in the Chinese lunar calendar year. It is also termed the Brown Earth Year by the “Stem-Branch” method of representation. The year begins in early 2008 according to the western calendar. According to the Chinese lunar calendar year, it is 4705.
Opening Ceremony
All-Time Olympic Hero • Emil Zatopek
Swimming • Mark Spitz 1972 Munich
Athletics • Carl Lewis • Edwin Moses
Boxing • Casius Clay /Muhammad Ali
