Video: 'Incredible Highlights - Beijing 2008 Olympics | Opening Ceremony'

(Thursday, August 8, 2008, 8:00 p.m.-12:09 a.m. China Standard Time) — 91,000 people jammed Beijing National Stadium in Beijing, China tonight as President Hu Jintao declared the 2008 Summer Olympics officially open (click here to watch a 26-video playlist of the 2008 Summer Olympics).

10,942 (4,637 women & 6,305 men) athletes from 204 nations competed in 302 events in 28 sports (41 disciplines) through Aug. 24, 2008.

The China won the most gold medals (38) while the United States took home the most medals (112).