Olympic Schedule

BBC OLYMPICS WHATS ON. BBC OLYMPICS WHATS ON covers the first few days of the start of the Beijing Olympics whats on timetable. Olympic armchair pundits can look and see when the expected timetable schedule is expected to be. As you read spare a thought for all of our athletes who will be competing in very hot conditions which on the opening ceremony day are expected to be around 32 celsius or 90 fahrenheit and add to this many will be competing when they would normally be fast asleep. Please note; we try to make our forum as accurate as possible but there maybe ... Read Full Story

What is the criteria for being an Olympic Sport? Current Olympic sports: Archery , Athletics (decathlon), Badminton, Baseball, Basketball, Beach Volleyball, Boxing, Canoe/Kayak Flatwater, Canoe/Kayak Slalom, Cycling BMX, Cycling Mountain Bike, Cycling Road, Cycling Track, Diving, Equestrian, Fencing, Football, Gymnastics Artistic, Gymnastics Rhythmic, Trampoline, (European) Handball, (field) Hockey, Judo, Modern Pentathlon, Rowing, Sailing, Shooting, Softball, Swimming, Synchronized, Swimming, Table Tennis, Taekwondo, Tennis, Triathlon, Volleyball, Water Polo, Weightlifting, Wrestling… I know some events are missing such as synchronized diving… Some observations… • Read Full Story

The Olympics are a big deal. If you haven't figured that out by now, shame on you. It's impossible to ignore the massive media coverage surrounding the Olympics. From television coverage of sporting events, to news stories, to endless pictures, there's no doubt an endless amount of information provided to give you up to date news about the games. But, there's still an element missing. There's nothing to make you feel like you're at the games. Luckily, there are a number of athletes blogging about their personal experiences in Beijing. From runners, to cyclists, to water polo players and any athlete in between, Olympians ... Read Full Story

BEIJING OLYMPICS TIMETABLE SCHEDULE. BEIJING OLYMPICS WHAT'S ON TIMETABLE SCHEDULE FOR THE XX1X OLYMPIAD. The Games schedule is from the 8th of August 2008 until the 24th August 2008. Ten thousand five hundred (10,500) athletes are expected to take part in the Games and over 20,000 Official World Media reporting on the Games. 28 Sports make up the XX1X Olympiad timetable schedule which are; Archery, Athletics, Badmington, Baseball, Basketball, Beach Volleyball, Boxing, Canoe/Kayak Flatwater, Canoe/Kayak Slalom, Cycling BMX, Cycling Mountain Bike, Cycling Road, Cycling Track, Diving, Equestrian, Fencing, Football, Gymnastics Artistic, Gymnastics Rhythmic, Trampoline, Handball, Hockey, Judo, Modern Pentathlon, Rowing, Sailing, Shooting, Softball, Swimming, ... Read Full Story

Dwaine Chambers leaves the High Court after loosing his case. The British sprinter will not be able to compete in the Olympic Games in Beijing, after he lost his attempt to overturn his lifetime ban on Friday. (Photo by William Wintercross/Getty Images Europe) Read Full Story