Events and Schedules of 2008 Beijing Olympics

Having started in 1896 in Athens, the Olympic Games have traveled long through various ups and downs. The forthcoming gigantic event of 2008 Beijing Olympics is being looked forward to by millions of people around the world. Sports enthusiasts from various countries are waiting for the great event to kick off and thereby make their Beijing Tours highly rewarding. The various Events and Schedules of 2008 Beijing Olympics are of prime interest as it is in any of the Olympic Games in any year.

Officially known as Games of the XXIX Olympiad, the Olympic Games are scheduled to commence on 8th August 2008 and carry on till 24th August, 2008. The opening ceremony is supposed to start at 08:08:08 pm CST at the Beijing National Stadium in Beijing. Some of the events including football, sailing and new 10 km marathon swimming events are scheduled to be hosted by other cities in China. The closing ceremony is planned to be organized on the 24th August, 8.00 p.m. in the Beijing National Stadium.

The Olympic Torch Relay is the first among all Events and Schedules of 2008 Beijing Olympics and is scheduled to start on March 25, 2008, in Olympia, Greece and reach Beijing on 31st March after having traveled across Panathinaiko Stadium in Athens of Greece.

The Events and Schedules of 2008 Beijing Olympics has a lot of similarity with the Olympic Games in Athens, 2004. 28 sports are to be organized and 302 events are scheduled to be conducted (127 women's events, 165 men's events and 10 mixed events), one event more than in that Athens.

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Among the Events and Schedules of 2008 Beijing Olympics the sports to be contested at the Games are as follows:

Archery Athletics Badminton Baseball Basketball Boxing Canoeing Cycling Diving Equestrian Fencing

Field Hockey Football/Soccer Gymnastics Handball Judo Modern pentathlon Rowing Sailing Shooting Softball

Swimming Synchronized swimming Table tennis Taekwondo Tennis Triathlon Volleyball Water polo Weightlifting Wrestling