In 1896, the first modern Olympic Gameswere held in Athens, Greece. From then on, many countries successfully held theOlympics, such as England, Germany, the U. S. A. , Spain and Australia. After morethan a hundred years, the Games returned to his hometown in the year of 2004.
When a country hosted the Olympic Games,they always made an emblem(会徽). The emblem of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games was a white circle ofolive branches(橄榄枝) in the sky.
In 2008, Beijing hosted the Olympics. Itsemblem is "Jing". It means the capital of China and it is also like arunner or dancer. The running figure(人物)of the emblem shows the spirit(精神)of the Olympics:Faster, higher and stronger.