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28 Freedom from economics — Olympics in numbers
91,000 :
The number of seats available in the Bird’s Nest.
50 :
In minutes, the time it took to send all the athletes present
back to the Olympic Village after the ceremony.
10,000 :
The number of raincoats prepared for the athletes in case of
rain.
22,000 :
The number of performers and advisors for the ceremony.
314,224 :
Couples tied the knot across China on 8-8-2008, a one-day
record for marriages since 1949, when the People’s Republic of China was
founded. In Beijing alone, the host city of the Olympics, 15,646 couples were
married, 23 times the daily average.
75 :
In minutes, the time it took for the audience to leave after
the ceremony, which was 15 minutes less than expected.
(Source : The Economic Times, 11-8-2008)
