Despite early warnings and much negative press, Beijing had little success improving air quality before the commencement of the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. Some of the major concerns over the pollution revolve around air quality not being up to World Health Organization standards and large amounts of particulate matter present in the smog.
Even with Beijing's 'Guard the Blue Sky' campaign that launched in December 2007 and various last-ditch efforts, skies in Beijing, China remain gray prior to and throughout the Games.
Flip through our ongoing gallery of Sky Watch photos as the 2008 Olympic Games progress to see how bleak or blue the sky in Beijing really is.
- 2008 Beijing Olympics - October 26, 2007Beijing landmarks shrouded with smog.
- 2008 Beijing Olympics - December 11, 2007An over head view of the city of Beijing and its hazy layer of smog.
- 2008 Beijing Olympics - March 31, 2008Residents of Beijing celebrate the arrival of the Olympic torch.
- 2008 Beijing Olympics - April 19, 2008Man jogging near Beijing's National Stadium.
- 2008 Beijing Olympics - April 20, 2008Hundreds walk outside of the National Stadium in Beijing.
- 2008 Beijing Olympics - May 20, 2008A view of Beijing streets and buildings covered with smog.
- 2008 Beijing Olympics - May 28, 2008Smog hazes throughout streets and buildings in Beijing.
- 2008 Beijing Olympics - May 28, 2008A woman wears a mask as she cycles in Beijing, China.
- 2008 Beijing Olympics - July 8, 2008Beijing landmarks are covered in smog.
- 2008 Beijing Olympics - July 28, 2008Tourist stand amidst smog at Tiananmen Square in Beijing.
- 2008 Beijing Olympics - July 28, 2008A thick layer of smog covers the city of Beijing.
- 2008 Beijing Olympics - August 1, 2008Clear skies above the city of Beijing, China.
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