The first...

Competitions making first appearance in Olympic Games:

·Women 3000m obstacle race
·TT team event (M & W)
·BMX individual (M & W)
·Women foil/saber team event
·10km marathon swimming (M & W)

The most...

"38" -- The most world records were broken

"85" -- The most Olympic records were broken

"87" -- The most countries and regions winning medals

"204" -- The most Olympic members taking part

"16,000" -- The most athelets taking part

"302" -- The most gold medals awarded

"8" -- The most gold medals won by one athelete

"14" -- The most medals won by one athelete

"9.69 seconds" -- The fastest speed of human was set

The oldest world record of women´s 800m freestyle swimming set in 1989 was broken

Nikpai, Afghanistan

Aug.12 -- Rohullah Nikpai of Afghanistan won his country the first Olympic medal in the men´s 58kg taekwondo.

Boukpeti, Togo

Aug.12 -- Benjamin Boukpeti won Togo´s very first Olympic medal in the men´s canoeing singles.

Rasul Boquiev, Tajikistan

Aug.11 -- Rasul Boquiev from Tajikistan won his country the first Olympic medal in men´s 73kg final judo match

Ismail Ahmed Ismail, Sudan

August 23 -- Ismail Ahmed Ismail took Sudan´s first Olympic medal, winning silver in men´s 800m.

Bruno Julie, Mauritius

Aug.22 -- Bruno Julie won the first Olympic medal for Mauritius in men´s bantamweight 54 kilogram boxing.

Ramzi, Bahrain

Aug.19 -- Morocco-born Bahrain athlete Ramzi won Bahrain´s first Olympic gold in the Olympic men´s 1,500m.

Naidan, Mongolia

Aug.14 -- Tuvshinbayar Naidan from Mongolia claimed the country´s first Olympic gold in the men´s 100kg judo.

Saladino, Panama

Aug.19 -- Irving Saladino won Panama´s first Olympic gold in long jump with 8.34m.

Mammadli, Azerbaijan

Aug.11 -- Mammadli of Azerbaijan won the country´s first Olympic gold in men´s 73kg judo Olympic gold.

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Unforgettable Heroes

Let´s cheer for all the athletes from around the world at the Beijing Olympic Games. No one is loser at Olympics and all Olympians are heroes.

Inspiring Moments

They are the ones who best express the Olympic Spirit, taking part is always more important than winning.

Touching Moments

There are always so many emotional moments touching the heart which would make us burst into tears.