2008 Beijing Summer Games will be organized from August 8, 2008 to August 24, 2008, commencing with the opening ceremony at the Beijing National Stadium, Beijing. The event will see about 10,500 top athletes from 100 countries, competing through 302 different sports events. Beach volleyball, sailing, and marathon swimming will be held in Qingdao city. Hong Kong will organize the equestrian events at Hong Kong Sports Institute in Fo Tan, Sha Tin.
There are a total of 7 million Beijing Summer Games tickets, of which 75% are only to be sold to the Chinese citizens, and 25% are reserved for National Olympic Committees, sponsors, international sports federations and broadcasters. Overseas visitors can obtain 2008 Beijing Summer Games tickets through official ticket agents appointed by their respective Olympic committees, which are part of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
The official agencies providing Beijing 2008 tickets are:
Africa's sports ticket agencies
America's sports ticket agencies
Asia's sports ticket agencies
Europe's sports ticket agencies
Oceania's sports ticket agencies
Some non-official portals which are providing olympics tickets for the event are:
http://www.cosport.com
http://www.euroteam2008.com/index.php
http://www.wstickets.com/olympics/games/olympics_tickets.html
http://www.cheappremiumtickets.com
http://ticketnetonline.com