August 15 -- Sports Day

(ATR) Jamaicans Usain Bolt and Asafa Powell plus Tyson Gay of the U.S. headline the first day of athletics competition in three different 100m heats. Two golds will be awarded in the Bird's Nest today, plus 16 other golds during a program of 27 sports.

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BEIJING - MAY 22:  A runner leaves the blocks during the heats of the men's 100 metres during Day One of the Good Luck Beijing 2008 China Athletics Open at The National Stadium on May 22, 2008 in Beijing, China.  (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)
BEIJING - MAY 22: A runner leaves the blocks during the heats of the men's 100 metres during Day One of the Good Luck Beijing 2008 China Athletics Open at The National Stadium on May 22, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)

(ATR) Jamaicans Usain Bolt and Asafa Powell plus Tyson Gay of the U.S. headline the first day of athletics competition in three different 100m heats. Two golds will be awarded in the Bird's Nest today, plus 16 other golds during a program of 27 sports.

Events

Time

Venue

Archery

M: individual competition and medal rounds

10:30 – 13:30, 16:00 – 19:00

Olympic Green Archery Field

Athletics

Heats and Qualifiers: M: shot put, 100m, hammer, 1500m, 400m hurdles. W: heptathlon 100m hurdles, shot put, high jump and 200m; 800m, discus, 3000m steeplechase, triple jump. Finals: M: shot put, W: 10000m.

9:00 – 13:30, 19:00 – 00:00

National Stadium

Badminton

M/W: doubles and singles semifinals; W: doubles gold medal match

10:00 – 14:00, 18:30 – 22:30

BJUT Gymnasium

Baseball

Preliminaries

10:30 – 12:30, 18:00 – 20:00

Wukesong Baseball Field

Basketball

W: preliminaries

9:00 – 13:00,

14:30 – 18:30,

20:00 – 00:00

Olympic Basketball Gymnasium

Beach Volleyball

M/W matches

9:00 – 13:00, 18:00 -22:00

Chaoyang Park BV Ground

Boxing

M: feather, light, bantam rounds

13:30 – 17:30, 19:00 – 23:00

Workers' Gymnasium

Canoe/Kayak - slalom

M: C2 and W: K1 finals

15:00 – 18:00

Shunyi Rowing-Canoeing Park

Cycling - Track

M: team sprint finals, individual pursuit; W: individual pursuit

16:30 – 20:00

Laoshan Velodrome

Diving

W: 3m springboard preliminary

13:30 – 14:30

National Aquatics Center

Equestrian

Jumping: individual and team qualifiers

19:00 – 20:30

HK Equestrian(Shatin)

Football

W: quarterfinals

18:00 – 00:00

Shanghai Stadium, Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium, Shenyang Olympic Stadium, QHD Stadium

Fencing

M: team epee competition and medal rounds

9:00 – 16:50, 18:00 – 21:20

Fencing Hall

Gymnastics - Artistic

W: individual all-around final

11:00 -12:30

National Indoor Stadium

Handball

W: preliminaries

9:00 – 12:15, 14:00 – 17:15, 19:00 – 22:15

OSC Gymnasium

Hockey

M: matches

8:30 – 12:00, 18:00 – 22:30

Olympic Green Hockey Stadium

Judo

M: +100kg, W: +78kg competition and medal rounds

12:00 – 20:30

USTB Gymnasium

Rowing

M: single sculls, LWT double sculls, LWT men's four, quad sculls, pair, four. W: single sculls, LWT double sculls, pair.

14:00 – 19:00

Shunyi Rowing-Canoeing Park

Sailing

M/W: 470. Races: star, tornado, 49er

12:00 – 17:00

Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center

Shooting

M: skeet, 25m rapid fire pistol; 50m rifle prone finals

9:00 – 15:00

Beijing Shooting Range

Softball

Preliminaries

9:30 – 14:00, 17:00 – 21:30

Fengtai Softball Field

Swimming

Heats: M: 1500m freestyle, 4x100 medley; W: 50m 4x100m medley. Semi: M: 50m freestyle, 100m butterfly; W: 200m backstroke. Finals: M: 100m backstroke, 200m IM; W: 200m breaststroke, 100m freestyle.

10:00 – 12:30, 18:30 – 22:00

Water Cube

Tennis

M/W: Singles and Doubles

16:00 – 22:00

Olympic Green Tennis Center

Table Tennis

M/W: team semifinals

9:00 – 12:00, 14:30 – 17:30, 19:30 – 22:30

PKU Gymnasium

Volleyball

W: preliminaries

10:00 – 12:30. 12:30 – 16:00, 20:00 – 23:30

Morning: BIT Gymnasium; Afternoon: Caiptol Gymnasium

Weightlifting

M: 85kg and W: 75kg competition and medal rounds

10:00 – 12:00, 15:30 – 17:30, 19:00 – 21:00

BUAA Gymnasium

Water Polo

W: preliminaries

13:00 – 18:00

Yingdong Natatorium

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