Not surprisingly, there was huge demand for tickets to the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games. Only 4.7 per cent of people who applied for tickets to the opening ceremony were successful.

Other popular events include football, gymnastics, table tennis, basketball and diving. Events which the Chinese Olympic team should perform well in. Particularly the basketball where there are high expectations in China that NBA star Yao Ming will lead his team to a gold medal.

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