The festivities began at the Beijing National Stadium (aka the "Bird's Nest") as China's president Xi Jinping and International Paralympic Committee president Andrew Parsons observed the raising ...

A Dutch journalist had his live broadcast abruptly stopped by Chinese officials as he reported outside the National Stadium on Friday ... view of the altercation. Beijing has warned Olympic ...

The Opening Ceremony for the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games was held on September 6, 2008 in the Beijing National Stadium in front of more than 90,000 spectators, officially beginning at 20:00 local ...

The opening ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games took place in the majestic Beijing National Stadium (colloquially referred to as the "Bird's Nest" due to its appearance) on 6th September ...

The iconic Bird’s Nest Stadium is instantly recognisable worldwide as the architectural and structural engineering showpiece from the 2008 Beijing Olympic and Paralympic Games. China’s remarkable ...

The Winter Paralympics will be held over five venues in the three competition zones of central Beijing, Yanqing and Zhangjiakou. Two of these venues - the National Indoor Stadium (Para Ice Hockey) and ...

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach reacts during his visit to Beijing Olympic Museum ... which is situated south of the National Stadium, aka the "Bird's Nest".