Schedule for the Beijing Olympics 2008

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Opening ceremony
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Event competitions
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Event finals
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Closing ceremony

August
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23rd
24
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Ceremonies

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Archery

1
1

1
1

4

Athletics

2
4
6
6
5
3
6
7
7
1
47

Badminton

1
2
2

5

Baseball

1

1

Basketball

1
1
2

Boxing

5
6
11

Canoeing

2

2

6
6

16

Cycling

1
1

2

1
3
1
2
3

2
1
1

18

Diving

1
1
1
1

1

1

1

1

8

Equestrian

2

1

1
1
1

6

Fencing

1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1

10

Field hockey

1
1

2

Football (soccer)

1

1

2

Gymnastics

1
1
1
1

4
4
4

1
1
18

Handball

1
1
2

Judo

2
2
2
2
2
2
2

14

Modern pentathlon

1
1

2

Rowing

7
7

14

Sailing

2
1
2
2
2
2

11

Shooting

2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
1

15

Softball

1

1

Swimming

4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4

1
1

34

Synchronized swimming

1

1

2

Table tennis

1
1

1
1

4

Taekwondo

2
2
2
2

8

Tennis

2
2

4

Triathlon

1
1

2

Volleyball

1
1
1
1
4

Water polo

1

1
2

Weightlifting

1
2
2
2
2

2
1
1
1
1

15

Wrestling

2
2
3

2
2

2
2
3

18

August
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23rd
24
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Individually listed events with their dates

Sport
Dates
Competition format

Archery
9 - 15 August
Finals happening through duration

Athletics
15 - 23 August
Generally a morning session of heats and evening finals session per day

Badminton
9 - 17 August
Begins with heats, with finals towards the end of the competition

Baseball
13 [...]