2008 Beijing Summer Games Schedule, 2008 Summer Games Schedule

The 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics are scheduled to be held from 8th August to 24th August, 2008 in the city of Beijing, People's Republic of China. The Olympics 2008 schedule will feature 28 summer sporting events which are expected to attract a participation of about 10,500 accomplished sports persons from around the world.

The 2008 Beijing Summer Games schedule table provides detailed information on the nature of sporting events along with the respective dates Beijing Summer Games Venues. The Olympics Beijing schedule begins with the opening ceremony on the 8th of August, 2008 at National Stadium. The National Stadium is one of the prime Beijing Summer Games venues where both the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics event will be hosted apart from the Athletics event to be held from 15th to 24th August, 2008. As per 2008 Beijing Summer Games schedule, some of the international sporting events like beach volleyball, sailing, and swimming will be hosted in Qingdao City. The Equestrian events are scheduled to be held between 9th August to 21st August as planned in the 2008 Beijing Summer Games Schedule. Another highlight of the 2008 Summer Games schedule would be Jumping and dressage equestrian events, to be hosted at Shatin in Hong Kong and cross country competition, which is slated to be held at Beas River.

2008 Beijing Summer Games Schedule Table
Event	Date	Venue
Opening Ceremony	8 th August	National Stadium
Archery	9 th -15 th August	Beijing Summer Games Green Archery Field
Athletics	15 th -24 th August	National Stadium
Badminton	9 th -17 th August	Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium
Baseball	9 th -17 th August	Beijing Wukesong Sports Center Baseball Field
Basketball	9 th -24 th August	Beijing Summer Games Basketball Gymnasium
Beach Volleyball	9 th -22 nd August	Chaoyang Park Beach Volleyball Ground
Boxing	9 th -24 th August	Beijing Workers' Gymnasium
Canoe/Kayak�Flatwater	18 th -23 rd August	Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park
Canoe/Kayak�Slalom	11 th -14 th August	Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park
Cycling�Track	15 th -19 th August	Laoshan Velodrome
Cycling�Road	9 th -10 th August, 14 th August	Road Cycling Course
Cycling�Mountain Bike	22 nd -23 rd August	Laoshan Mountain Bike Course
Cycling�BMX	20 th -21 st August	Laoshan Bicycle Moto Cross (BMX) Venue
Diving	10 th -13 th August, 15 th -23 rd August	National Aquatics Center
Equestrian�Jumping	15 th August, 17 th -18 th August, 21 st August	Hong Kong Olympic Equestrian Venue (Shatin)
Equestrian�Dressage	13 th -14 th August, 16 th August, 19 th August	Hong Kong Olympic Equestrian Venue (Shatin)
Equestrian�Eventing	9 th -12 th August	Hong Kong Olympic Equestrian Venue (Shatin)
Fencing	9 th -17 th August	Fencing Hall of National Convention Center
Football	6 th -7 th August, 9 th -11 th August, 12 th -13 th August, 15 th -16 th August, 18 th -19 th August, 21 st -23 rd August	National Stadium, Beijing Workers' Stadium, Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium, Shanghai Stadium, Shenyang Olympic Stadium, Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium
Gymnastics�Artistic	9 th -10 th August, 12 th -15 th August, 17 th -19 th August	National Indoor Stadium
Gymnastics�Trampoline	16 th August, 18 th -19 th August	National Indoor Stadium
Gymnastics�Rhythmic	21 st -24 th August	Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium
Handball	9 th -24 th August	National Indoor Stadium
Hockey	10 th -23 rd August	Beijing Summer Games Green Hockey Stadium
Judo	9 th -15 th August	Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium
Modern Pentathlon	21 st -22 nd August	Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Yingdong Natatorium of National Olympic Sports Center, Fencing Hall of National Convention Center
Rowing	9 th -17 th August	Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park
Sailing	9 th -21 st August	Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center
Shooting	9 th -17 th August	Beijing Shooting Range Hall, Beijing Shooting Range CTF
Swimming	9 th -17 th August, 20 th -21 st August	National Aquatics Center
Softball	12 th -21 st August	Fengtai Sports Center Softball Field
Synchronized Swimming	18 th -20 th August, 22 nd -23 rd August	National Aquatics Center
Table Tennis	13 th -23 rd August	Peking University Gymnasium
Taekwondo	20 th -24 th August	Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium
Tennis	10 th -17 th August	Beijing Summer Games Green Tennis Court
Triathlon	18 th -19 th August	Triathlon Venue
Volleyball	9 th -24 th August	Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium
Wrestling�Greco-Roman	12 th -14 th August	China Agricultural University Gymnasium
Wrestling�Freestyle	16 th -17 th August, 19 th -21 st August	China Agricultural University Gymnasium
Water Polo	10 th -22 nd August, 24 th August	Yingdong Natatorium of National Olympic Sports Center
Weightlifting	9 th -13 th August, 15 th -19 th August	Beijing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics Gymnasium
Closing Ceremony	24 th August	National Stadium