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...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...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...Read Full Story

The London 2012 Olympic Games will feature 26 sports, breaking down into disciplines and events. The Olympics Games and Sports Aquatics – Diving Aquatics – Swimming Aquatics – Synchronised Swimming Aquatics – Water Polo Archery Athletics Badminton Basketball Boxing Canoe Slalom Canoe Sprint Cycling – BMX Cycling – Mountain Bike Cycling – Road Cycling – Track Equestrian – Dressage Equestrian – Eventing Equestrian – Jumping Fencing Football...Read Full Story

First brand new 2012 venue opens. The Princess Royal has unveiled the Lee Valley White Water Centre, the first brand new venue for the London 2012 Olympic Games to be completed. The £31m project, which incorporates the 2012 Olympic slalom canoe course, was finished on schedule and will be open to the public from April 2011. Britain’s top canoeists have exclusive use of the facilities until that time. “I’ve been waiting for this course for such a long time – it’s absolutely brilliant...Read Full Story