2008 Olympics: Best websites to follow the Olympics

It is recorded that the original Olympic Games were first held in 776 BC in Olympia, Greece. While back then news probably got around by town criers or carved stone tablets, today, we have cable internet and live information at out fingertips.

Here are a few websites you can visit to be well furbished with what’s happening at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China:

http://en.beijing2008.cn

The official website of the Beijing 2008 Olympics where you will find the most authentic information from a list of Sports and Venues to Spectator Services (ticketing, schedules) and general Tourist Information (transport, accommodation, food, sights) etc.

Also, if you’re from the Media or a Volunteer at the Games, this would be your best online destination.

They constantly update you on the latest News and right now it says: “The 2008 Olympic torch relay concluded in Buenos Aires after a 13.8 kilometer journey through the capital city of Argentina on Friday. This is the first time in Olympic history that the Olympic flame passed through the Latin American city.”

http://www.olympic.org/uk/game s/beijing/index_uk.asp

Besides information on the 2008 Beijing Olympics, this website has comprehensive information on past and upcoming Olympic Games, an option to search for Athletes and an Olympic Museum.

http://www.tickets.beijing2008 .cn/?lang=en-cn

Probably the most reliable website to get your tickets. Phase 3 tickets are on sale from Apr 2008-Sep 2008 and tickets will be delivery by June-July 2008

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2 008_Summer_Olympics

- which has a whole lots of useful indepth information and interesting trivia about the the Beijing Olympics. The Winter Olympics, of course, are held every two years from the Summer Olympics and will be held in Canada in 2010.

http://www.beijing-2008-olympi c-games.org/

- An unofficial website updated with live news blogs including pre-Olympic Games results.

http://wordpress.com/tag/2008- olympic-games/

- Also a good website for live blogs that view the Games from various angles including the political aspect.

Besides these, most of the news and sports websites are likely to have an exclusive page for the upcoming Games.