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Calendar for Olympics

Calendar for Olympics gives detailed information on the events and sports that are to be held at the games. Olympics are an event where many sports are played with numerous countries participating in it. The forthcoming Olympics will be held in the year 2008 in Beijing. Therefore it is commonly referred as the Beijing Olympics 2008. The events will be held in the month of August. The 2008 Beijing Olympics will be held from August 8 to August 24. The most fascinating event in the Olympics are the opening ceremonies. The opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympics will be held at the Beijing National Stadium.

Which ever city hosts the Olympics are ready with full fanfare and other facilities. All the cities that host the Olympics get enough time to prepare themselves for the event. The Olympics are held every four years and the hosts are decided long ago. Calendar for Olympics gives you the scope to enjoy each event without any kind of confusion. All the events are planned in such a way that there are no major clashes with the events.

The calendar for Olympics in Beijing begins with the opening ceremony. The opening ceremony will be held on 8 August 2008. On 9 August 2008, the events like Handball, Aquatics (Swimming) Final, Football, Weightlifting Final, Aquatics (Water Polo), Badminton, Boxing, Cycling (Road) Final, Volleyball (Beach),Shooting Final, Volleyball, Hockey, Judo Final, Gymnastics (Artistic), Basketball, Fencing Final, Rowing. On 10 August 2008, the events to be held are Aquatics (Swimming) Final, Fencing Final, Football, Boxing, Canoe/Kayak (Slalom),Sailing, Volleyball, Basketball, Rowing, Badminton, Gymnastics (Artistic) Final, Tennis, Shooting Final, Volleyball (Beach), Aquatics (Water Polo), Archery. The calendar of the games shows the extensive sports that are encouraged by the games.

Further on the calendar of Olympics of the Beijing Olympics, the schedule of 12 August 2008 are Fencing Final, Football, Handball,Wrestling (Greco-Roman) Final, Canoe/Kayak (Slalom) Final, Shooting Final, Weightlifting Final,Rowing, Badminton, Equestrian (Eventing), Archery, Sailing, Softball, Tennis, Basketball, Boxing, Hockey, Judo Final, Aquatics (Swimming) Final, Aquatics (Water Polo), Volleyball, Volleyball (Beach), Gymnastics (Artistic) Final. On 13 August 2008, there will be events like Volleyball, Volleyball (Beach), Gymnastics (Artistic) Final, Baseball, Fencing Final, Football, Hockey, Judo Final, Aquatics (Swimming) Final, Handball, Archery Final, Sailing, Aquatics (Water Polo), Softball, Rowing, Badminton, Basketball, Boxing, Canoe/Kayak (Slalom), Cycling (Road) Final, Equestrian (Eventing), Tennis, Shooting Final, Wrestling (Greco-Roman) Final,Weightlifting Final.

After these initial schedule of the Olympics, the same events would be followed till its end that will bring about the winners of the games. The closing ceremony will be held in the evening of the last day. The games are participated by many countries. There is strong competition and at the same time huge amount of sportsman spirit that can be seen at the games. At the Olympics, the countries are represented by the best of athletes.