(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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