The Olympics are now less than two weeks away and more and more the world is focusing in on Beijing, the capital city of China where the 2008 summer games will take place. The Olympics are about sports and competition, but another important part of the Olympics for the Chinese will be the pride they have for their country for being able to host the Olympics.
Many cities compete for the honor of hosting an Olympic Games. In fact, a city near me, San Francisco, California, tried really hard to be the home of the 2012 Olympic games (the next ones, in four years). They didn’t make it (London, England took that honor), but for a few good weeks, everyone in California’s Bay Area was abuzz with the possibility that entire world could be watching all of us for those couple of weeks in 2012.
For the countries that get to host the Olympic Games, the event is really special because the cities get to show off their best features. For Beijing, those good parts will probably be the large number of businesses that Chinese people are starting and making money from. The Chinese government and its citizens have put a lot of that money and their own time to make Beijing look spectacular and prepare it for the eyes of the world. I hope that people around the globe appreciate their efforts!
Imagine if your city or a city near you was going to host the Olympic Games. What changes would it have to make to support all the world’s sports? What would you do to pitch in for this effort?
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