Why do the Olympics start on August eighth?

Anonymous

∙ 17y ago

Updated: 8/16/2019

The Olympic games start on August 8th because that's when China wanted them to start. There is no official starting date set for the Olympics, it is more a case of scheduling events and preparation of the area.

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∙ 17y ago

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