Exclusive: the National Stadium
Located in the centre of the Olympic Park, the National Stadium resembles a huge bird's nest made with intertwined twigs.
Jin Jing receives Sarkozy's sympathy note
Poncelet gave President Nicolas Sarkozy's sympathy note to Jin Jing, a wheelchair-bound fencer who was attacked during the Olympics torch relay in Paris.
President Hu announces start of torch relay
President Hu Jintao annouces the start of torch relay for the 2008 Olympic Games at the Tian'anmen Square in Beijing March 31, 2008.
Olympic flame arrive in Beijing
The Olympic flame for the 2008 Beijing Games arrived at the Beijing International Airport on March 31, 2008.