Games of 29th Olympiad - India Diamond Shaped

Today the Olympic Games is the most important and largest sporting event in the world. It is called "the longest lasting social activity that exists" and is followed by billions of spectators around the world. The modern Olympics have been growing constantly and new sports have been added to fit the needs of people. India Post is proud to commemorate the The Games of the XXIX Olympiad Beijing 2008 with issue of a set of four beautiful stamps.

The theme slogan of XXIX Olympic Games 2008 " One World One Dream " fully reflects the essence and the universal values of the Olympic spirit-unity, Friendship, Progress, Harmony, Participation and Dream. The 2008 summeer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad is a summer Olympics event, that will be held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 08 to August 24, 2008 and followed by the 2008 SummerParalympics from September 6 to September 17. 10,500 athlets are expected to compete in 302 events in 28 sports, just one event more than was on the schedule of the 2004 games. The 2008 Beijing Olympics will also mark the third time that Olympic events will have been held in the territories of two different National Olympic Committees(NOC): at the 2008 Olympics, equestrain events will be held in Hong Kong, which competes separately from mainland China.