THE VENUES
Competitions will be held across Beijing, in five other Chinese cities and in Hong Kong, but the center of the field of play is the Olympic Green, site of the opening and closing ceremonies.
OLYMPIC GREEN
THE EVENTS
Beijing is 13 hours ahead of Chicago.
KEY: Matches/preliminaries
Finals (with number of events)
To be determined
Performance
Opening ceremonies
AQUATICS
Swimming
Synchronized swimming
Diving
Water polo
Archery
Athletics (track and field)
Badminton
Baseball
Basketball
Beach volleyball
Boxing
CANOE/KAYAK
Flatwater
Slalom
CYCLING
Track
Road
Mountain bike
BMX
EQUESTRIAN
Jumping
Dressage
Eventing
Fencing
GYMNASTICS
Artistic
Rhythmic
Trampoline
Handball
Hockey
Judo
Modern pentathlon
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Soccer
Softball
Table tennis
Tae kwon do
Tennis
Triathlon
Volleyball
Weightlifting
WRESTLING
Greco-Roman
Freestyle
Closing ceremonies
TV COVERAGE
NBC and its affiliated networks will offer round-the-clock coverage of the Games, including a combined 2,900 hours of live coverage. The times vary, but here is a general look at when Olympic coverage can be seen:
IN ADDITION:
* Universal HD will provide 24-hour coverage.
* NBC offers the specialized Olympic Soccer Channel and Olympic Basketball Channel.
* Oxygen will air two hours of coverage each weekday at 5 p.m.
* Live events will stream at NBCOlympics.com
For complete graphic see microfilm.
