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Upcoming Agenda

• 2008 Summer Olympics
Beijing was elected the Host City for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in 2008.

• Beijing International Marathon
The anual Beijing International Marathon this year takes place at Sun 19 oct. 2008.
The race starts in Tianamen Square and finishes at the National Olympic Sports Center.

user experience

Beijing - user Carla Bockling - 05/07/2007
Especially in restaurants, cabs and during conversations with local Chinese, we had a lot of profit of XS2China. Also we learned to count from 1 to 20, cause you can hear the pronunciation out of the loudspeaker we were able to do this. In the end we could even speak/order things in Chinese. Our guide asked if there was a version for Chinese people to learn Dutch or other languages!

Beijing International Marathon

A good time of the year to run when the weather is pleasant, the annual Beijing Marathon attracts over 30,000 competitors from all over the world. The marathon was first held in 1981 and has been a popular annual event ever since. The race is recognised by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) and as such, participants receive official IAAF scores from the race.

This year, the annual ANA Beijing International Marathon will be held on October 19, 2008. The ANA Beijing International Marathon is organized by the Chinese Athletic Association (CAA) and is one of the country’s most prominent marathon events drawing participants from all over the country as well as around the world. This year’s race disciplines include: the full marathon (42.195 km), half marathon (21.0975 km), 8K, and mini marathon (4.2 km).

The ANA Beijing International Marathon welcomes participants from all over the world to come and experience Beijing.