August 20 -- Sports Day

(ATR) BMX cyclists roll into their first Olympics today, taekwondo day one culminates in two medal ceremonies and the top-ranked synchronized swimming duet from Russia faces 11 other teams in the free routine final. Eleven golds will be awarded today and 20 sports contested.

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BEIJING - AUGUST 19: Akifumi Sakamoto of Japan trains during a pratice session at Laoshan Bicycle Moto Cross (BMX) Venue on Day 11 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 19, 2008 in Beijing, China.  (Photo by Phil Walter/Getty Images)
BEIJING - AUGUST 19: Akifumi Sakamoto of Japan trains during a pratice session at Laoshan Bicycle Moto Cross (BMX) Venue on Day 11 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 19, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Phil Walter/Getty Images)

(ATR) BMX cyclists roll into their first Olympics today, taekwondo day one culminates in two medal ceremonies and the top-ranked synchronized swimming duet from Russia faces 11 other teams in the free routine final. Eleven golds will be awarded today and 20 sports contested.

Events

Time

Venue

Athletics

Heats and Qualifiers: M: 800m, 5000m, pole vault. Semifinals: M: 110m hurdles; W: 200m. Finals: M: 200m; W: hammer, 400m hurdles.

19:00 – 24:00

National Stadium

Baseball

Preliminaries

10:30 – 12:30, 18:00 – 20:00

Wukesong Baseball Field

Basketball

M: quarterfinals

14:30 – 18:00, 20:00 – 23:30

Olympic Basketball Gymnasium

Beach Volleyball

M: semifinals

9:00 – 11:00

Chaoyang Park BV Ground

Boxing

Fly and middle weight quarterfinals

19:00 – 22:00

Workers' Gymnasium

Cycling BMX

M: seeding and quarterfinals; W: seeding

9:00 – 14:00

BMX Venue

Canoe/Kayak Flatwater

Semifinals: M: K1, K2, C1, C2 1000m; W: K4 500m

15:30 – 18:00

SY Rowing-Canoeing Park

Diving

Women's 10m Platform Preliminary

19:00 - 20:00

National Aquatics Center

Equestrian

Jumping 2nd Horse Inspection

9:00 – 10:00

HK Equestrian(Shatin)

Handball

M: quarterfinals

12:00 – 15:30, 18:00 – 21:30

OSC Gymnasium

Hockey

W: classification and semifinal matches

8:30 - 12:00, 18:00 – 21:30

Olympic Green Hockey Stadium

Sailing

Races: star, tornado. Medal races: M/W: RS:X

11:00 - 14:00

Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center

Softball

Semifinals and bronze medal match

9:30 – 14:00, 17:00 – 19:00

Fengtai Softball Field

Swimming

W: marathon 10km and medal ceremony

9:00 – 10:00

SY Rowing-Canoeing Park

Synchronized Swimming

Duet free routine final

15:00 – 16:00

National Aquatics Center

Taekwondo

M: -58kg and W: -49kg competition and medal rounds

9:00 – 14:00, 15:00 – 21:30

USTB Gymnasium

Table Tennis

M/W singles rounds

10:00 – 16:00, 18:00 – 23:00

PKU Gymnasium

Volleyball

M: quarterfinals

10:00 – 13:30, 20:00 – 23:30

Capital Gymnasium

Water Polo

M: quarterfinals

9:30 – 12:00, 16:00 – 18:30

Yingdong Natatorium

Wrestling

M: 66kg and 74kg competition and medal rounds

9:30 – 13:00, 16:00 – 19:30

CAU Gymnasium

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