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Olympics 2008 in Beijing


Olympics 2008 - Competition Timetable

Olympics August 2008 - Competition Timetable
Sport:
Dates:
Opening Ceremony
8th
Closing Ceremony
24th
Athletics
15th-24th
Rowing
9th-17th
Badminton
9th-17th
Baseball
13th-23rd
Basketball
9th-24th
Boxing
9th-20th, 22nd-24th
Canoe/Kayak - Flatwater
18th-23rd
Canoe/Kayak - Slalom
11th-14th
Cycling - Track
15th-19th
Cycling - Road
9th-10th, 13th
Cycling - Mountain Bike
22nd-23rd
Cycling - BMX
20th-21st
Equestrian - Jumping
15th, 17th-19th, 21st-24th
Equestrian - Dressage
13th-16th, 19th-20th
Equestrian - Eventing
9th-12th
Fencing
9th-17th
Football
6th-7th, 9th-10th, 12th-13th, 15th-16th, 18th-19th, 21st-23rd
Artistic Gymnastics
9th-10th, 12th-15th, 17th, 20th
Gymnastics - Trampoline
16th, 18th-19th
Ryhthmic Gymnastics
21st-24th
Weightlifting
9th-13th, 15th-19th
Handball
9th-24rd
Hockey
10th-23rd
Judo
9th-15th
Wrestling - Greco-Roman
12-14th
Wresting - Freestyle
16th-17th, 19th-21st
Aquatics - Swimming
9th-17th, 20th-21st
Aquatics - Syn. Swimming
18th-20th, 22nd-23rd
Aquatics - Diving
10th-13th, 15th-23rd
Aquatics - Water-polo
10th-22nd, 24th
Modern Pentathlon
21st-22nd
Softball
12th-21st
Taekwondo
20th-23rd
Tennis
10th-17th
Table Tennis
13th-23rd
Shooting
9th-17th
Archery
9th-15th
Triathlon
18th-19th
Sailing
9th-24th
Volleyball

9th-24th
Beach Volleyball
9th-22nd

Olympic Countdown Events
In this section you will be able to find articles and different types of media such as photos and film that cover the one year coutdown events to the Olympic Games 2008 that took place accross Beijing and the rest of China.

Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch Relay
With a 130 day, 137,000 kilometer (85,127 mile) route planned for the Beijing 2008 Olympics Torch Relay, the world will soon be witness to the Olympic Torch as it travels great distances spanning cities reaching 5 of the Earth’s continents.

Olympic Sports 2008
Do you know which different kinds of sport are included to the Olympic Games? Here you’ll find a list such as other information concerning the Olympic Games in Beijing 2008. From A like Aquatic to W like Wrestling all sports are listed. Additionally some facts about the former Olympic Games are given.

Beijing After the Olympics
Once the final ceremony finishes, the drums and trumpets of the competitions would also cease. But would the city remain as vibrant as it would be after this world event? Investment sustainability and high demand are two highly invaluable economic concepts that can be looked at in order to ensure post-Olympics prosperity, or perhaps, an even better future for Beijingers.

Olympic Athletes
The biggest obstacle in Deng Yaping's Table Tennis career was not her opponents, but her height. When she was 9 years old she won a provincial junior championship but was denied a place on the provincial team because she was too short.

First drop offs soccer part Olympics
In June 2007, the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) organised a European Championship for the under 21 age category. The tournament for the soccer stars of the future was held in the Netherlands from the 10th to the 23rd of June, 2007.

Building site Olympics 2008 – architectural projects of the superlative
Peak period is currently prevailing on the building sites of Beijing. At the moment, 30 000 workers are working very hardly all day and night ensuring that the projected Olympia sites can be finished within the prescribed period.

China´s Olympic History
In 1908 the Olympic Games were first mentioned in a Chinese magazine. Already in 1922 Wang Zhengting became the first Chinese member of the IOC, in 1928 China delegated the first observer to the Games in Amsterdam. When rumours spread in 1932 that the government of the Japanese puppet state Mandschuko had plans to participate in the Games in Los Angeles, a delegation of five- one of them a participating athlete- was quickly put together. The Chinese sprinter Liu Changchun entered the 100m as well as the 200m run but could not qualify for the final runs.

China's Application for the Olympic Games in 2000
China's Application for the Olympic Games in 2000 China organized the first great international sports event in 1990 when the PRC hosted the 11th Asia Games in Beijing. These Asia Games were considered a dress rehearsal for a possible application to become the host city of the Games in 2000. The application was decided in April 1991 and the "2000 Olympic Games Bidding Committee" was founded.

Beijing's successful Bid for the Olympic Games in 2008
China organized the first great international sports event in 1990 when the PRC hosted the 11th Asia Games in Beijing. These Asia Games were considered a dress rehearsal for a possible application to become the host city of the Games in 2000. The application was decided in April 1991 and the "2000 Olympic Games Bidding Committee" was founded.

Olympic Games 2008 and Economy
Regarding the economy western companies have great hopes for the Olympics in Beijing. The Australian Sun Herald compared the run of western companies on orders in Beijing with a gold rush. The city has to improve its infrastructure, build modern communication facilities and modern sporting venues, modernize its tourist accommodation and invest money in alternative energy.

Olympic Games 2008 and Human Rights
The IOC tried not to make the question of human rights and democratization the focal point of the selection procedure for the Games in 2008. This was mainly due to the fact, that Beijing had an important supporter in IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch, who was not interested in having a discussion arise within the IOC which would have thrown a bad light on Beijing.

China in Athen 2004
The year 2004 was intended to be a sort of athletic test run or intermediate stop for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. In the Chinese press, much advance speculation was made about who would take third place in the national rankings, as the first two places seemed to be assured the USA and Russia.

Application period for Olympic-volunteers
On the 28th of August The Beijing organization committee of the Olympic Games (BOCOG) officially declared the start of the time frame for the application procedures for voluntary helpers to work at the Olympic Games 2008 in the Chinese capital.

Accreditation of Journalists for 2008
In December 2006, the Chinese prime minister Wen Jiabao signed a decree that deals with the regulations for foreign journalists regarding reporting of the events around the Olympiad. At the announcement for the Olympic Games 2008, China promised to permit journalists both free access and free reporting rights without restrictions.

Preview of Beijing 2008
The next host city traditionally has the opportunity to present itself and its country at the closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games. Chinese news anchors were naturally very taken by the Athenian closing ceremonies in 2004, especially by the eight-minute presentation, developed by Chinese director Zhang Yimou of Beijing as 2008's upcoming host.

2012 Olympics in London
In Singapore on the 6th of July, London was named host of the 2012 Summer Olympic Games: after four rounds of voting, the British capital beat out Paris, Madrid, New York City, and Moscow.Moscow was cut in the first round, New York in the second, and Madrid in the third.

Chess Olympiad in Dresden 2008
Olympiad in Germany? This has become reality now for chess players. The Chess Olympiad 2008 was allocated to Dresden on 29 October 2004 during at the FIDE congress. Dresden could assert itself against its fellow competitor from Tallinn with 69 to 29 votes. By the way, the Chess Olympiad 2006 will take place in Turin, the city in which also the Olympic Winter Games 2006 will be held.