Ultimate Olympics: Final Countdown is a documentary special produced for The Discovery Channel which builds on and ends the Ultimate Olympics series, picking up on some characters to update their stories as the 2008 Olympic Games come to an end.
The special aired in South Africa on DStv's The Discovery Channel on Saturday 23 August 2008, at 13h45. It is two hours long.
Synopsis
This two-hour special builds on and ends the Ultimate Olympics series, picking up on some characters to update their stories as the Games come to an end.
Included in the focus of the show: the specially chosen volunteers who carry the Olympic medals to the podium, the designers and engineers who built Beijing's newest icons, namely the new China's National Stadium and the National Aquatics Centre, the Watercube.