Night View of Beijing’s Magnificent Bird’s Nest Stadium (Photos)
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
The Beijing Olympics have been underway for 10 days with some of the most exciting swimming venues in history. We have witnessed Michael Phelps win 8 gold medals, breaking a 36 year old record which was set by swimmer Mark Spitz, who won 7 gold medals during the 1972 Munich Games.
We’ve seen drama in gymnastics with Alicia Sacramone, Nastia Liukin and Shawn Johnson and sheer genius in beach volleyball with the dynamic duo of Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh. The women swimmers, including 41 year old Dara Torres and the always exciting Natalie Coughlin, have given us a great deal of nail biting competitive actions.
This Olympic season has also had it’s fair share of controversial episodes as well, including four German athletes who posed nude in Playboy magazine, the French gymnast Laure Manaudou who’s ex boyfriend leaked nude photos and the super sexy Leryn Franco, Javelin thrower from Paraguay.
The focus will switch this week to track and field with the world’s elite runners taking center stage from the Beijing National Stadium - dubbed the Bird’s Nest. The magnificent structure was completed in March 2008 and is also the venue for the opening and closing ceremonies, where the Olympic cauldron was lit on 08/08/08 and will remain burning until extinguished on 08/24/08.
Check out more photos of the Bird’s Nest below. We’ve also included some stunning night view photos of Shenyang Olympic Sports Center Stadium - aka Crystal Crown. Click to enlarge.
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