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We are three days away away from the Opening of the Olympics summer games 2008 held in Beijing China (8-24th July). Isn’t it exciting! Well I look forward to all the sporting event of course but its the sport of athletics that I’ll be anxiously waiting for

Athletics at the Olympics promises 47 gold medals, and will only start on the 15th of July and ends 24th of July. Here’s a breakdown of the dates, so as to keep you up to speed. You can download the full schedule from the above link

Our Singapore representative hopeful are young sprinter Calvin Kang who will be contesting the men 100m and Zhang Guirong who will be competing the women’s shotput. All the best to them

Day 7 Friday:(15/8) [2 medals]

Session AT01 Start: 09:00 End: 13:25 National Stadium
09:00-09:32 Women’s Heptathlon 100m Hurdles
09:05-10:05 Men’s Shot Put Qualifying Round - Group A/B
09:45-11:05 Men’s 100m Round 1
10:30-13:25 Women’s Heptathlon High Jump - Group A/B
10:40-11:40 Men’s Hammer Throw Qualifying Round - Group A
11:10-11:58 Women’s 800m Round 1
12:10-13:10 Men’s Hammer Throw Qualifying Round - Group B

Session AT02 Start: 19:00 End: 23:20 National Stadium
19:00-19:56 Women’s Heptathlon Shot Put - Group A/B
19:10-19:35 Men’s 1500m Round 1
19:45-20:20 Men’s 100m Round 2
19:55-20:45 Women’s Discus Throw Qualifying Round - Group A
20:25-21:10 Women’s 3000m Steeplechase Round 1
21:00-22:10 Men’s Shot Put Final
21:15-21:43 Women’s Heptathlon 200m
21:20-22:10 Women’s Discus Throw Qualifying Round - Group B
21:40-23:14 Women’s Triple Jump Qualifying Round - Group A/B
21:55-22:35 Men’s 400m Hurdles Round 1
22:45-23:20 Women’s 10000m Final

Day 8 Saturday:(16/8) [4 medals]

Session AT03 Start: 09:00 End: 13:10 National Stadium
09:00-10:40 Men’s 20km Walk Final
09:10-10:10 Women’s Shot Put Qualifying Round - Group A/B
09:20-10:00 Men’s 3000m Steeplechase Round 1
09:50-11:32 Women’s Heptathlon Long Jump - Group A/B
10:10-12:30 Women’s Pole Vault Qualifying Round - Group A/B
10:40-11:35 Men’s Discus Throw Qualifying Round - Group A
10:50-11:53 Women’s 100m Round 1
12:05-13:10 Men’s Discus Throw Qualifying Round - Group B
12:10-13:00 Women’s 400m Round 1

Session AT04 Start: 19:00 End: 22:40 National Stadium
19:00-19:50 Women’s Heptathlon Javelin Throw - Group A
19:30-19:57 Women’s 800m Semifinals
20:00-21:10 Men’s Long Jump Qualifying Round - Group A/B
20:05-20:21 Men’s 100m Semifinals
20:10-20:50 Women’s Heptathlon Javelin Throw - Group B
20:35-21:03 Women’s 100m Round 2
21:15-21:33 Men’s 400m Hurdles Semifinals
21:20-22:30 Women’s Shot Put Final
21:45-22:21 Women’s Heptathlon 800m
22:30-22:40 Men’s 100m Final

Day 9 Sunday:(17/8) [6 medals]

Session AT05 Start: 07:30 End: 11:20 National Stadium
07:30-11:20 Women’s Marathon Final

Session AT06 Start: 19:00 End: 23:20 National Stadium
19:00-19:40 Women’s 100m Hurdles Round 1
19:10-20:40 Men’s Hammer Throw Final
19:45-20:01 Women’s 100m Semifinals
20:10-20:50 Women’s 400m Hurdles Round 1
20:20-22:10 Men’s High Jump Qualifying Round - Group A/B
21:00-21:25 Women’s 400m Semifinals
21:30-21:46 Women’s 3000m Steeplechase Final
21:35-23:10 Women’s Triple Jump Final
21:55-22:15 Men’s 1500m Semifinals
22:25-22:35 Women’s 100m Final
22:45-23:20 Men’s 10000m Final

Day 10 Monday:(18/8) [6 medals]

Session AT07 Start: 09:00 End: 11:58 National Stadium
09:00-09:56 Men’s 400m Round 1
09:10-10:20 Women’s Hammer Throw Qualifying Round - Group A
10:00-11:15 Men’s Triple Jump Qualifying Round - Group A/B
10:05-11:01 Men’s 200m Round 1
10:40-11:50 Women’s Hammer Throw Qualifying Round - Group B
11:10-11:58 Men’s 110m Hurdles Round 1

Session AT08 Start: 19:00 End: 22:10 National Stadium
19:00-20:20 Women’s Discus Throw Final
19:20-21:50 Women’s Pole Vault Final
19:40-19:55 Women’s 100m Hurdles Semifinals
20:05-20:33 Men’s 200m Round 2
20:10-21:50 Men’s Long Jump Final
20:45-21:03 Women’s 400m Hurdles Semifinals
21:10-21:25 Men’s 3000m Steeplechase Final
21:35-21:45 Women’s 800m Final
22:00-22:10 Men’s 400m Hurdles Final

Day 11 Tuesday:(19/8) [5 medals]

Session AT09 Start: 09:00 End: 11:30 National Stadium
09:00-10:00 Women’s Javelin Throw Qualifying Round - Group A
09:40-11:14 Women’s Long Jump Qualifying Round - Group A/B
10:00-10:30 Women’s 1500m Round 1
10:30-11:30 Women’s Javelin Throw Qualifying Round - Group B
10:40-11:28 Women’s 200m Round 1

Session AT10 Start: 19:00 End: 23:00 National Stadium
19:00-19:28 Women’s 200m Round 2
19:10-21:00 Men’s High Jump Final
19:35-20:41 Women’s 5000m Round 1
20:45-21:20 Men’s 110m Hurdles Round 2
21:00-22:30 Men’s Discus Throw Final
21:25-21:40 Men’s 200m Semifinals
21:45-22:06 Men’s 400m Semifinals
22:10-22:20 Women’s 400m Final
22:30-22:40 Women’s 100m Hurdles Final
22:50-23:00 Men’s 1500m Final

Day 12 Wednesday:(20/8) [3 medals]

Session AT11 Start: 19:00 End: 23:10 National Stadium
19:00-19:56 Men’s 800m Round 1
19:20-20:40 Women’s Hammer Throw Final
20:15-21:15 Men’s 5000m Round 1
20:40-23:10 Men’s Pole Vault Qualifying Round - Group A/B
21:30-21:50 Men’s 110m Hurdles Semifinals
21:55-22:11 Women’s 200m Semifinals
22:20-22:30 Men’s 200m Final
22:35-22:47 Women’s 400m Hurdles Final

Day 13 Thursday:(21/8) [6 medals]

Session AT12 Start: 09:00 End: 13:16 National Stadium
09:00-10:50 Women’s 20km Walk Final
09:10-10:15 Men’s Javelin Throw Qualifying Round - Group A
09:20-09:48 Men’s Decathlon 100m
09:50-11:50 Women’s High Jump Qualifying Round - Group A/B
10:30-11:50 Men’s Decathlon Long Jump - Group A/B
10:40-11:45 Men’s Javelin Throw Qualifying Round - Group B
12:20-13:16 Men’s Decathlon Shot Put - Group A/B

Session AT13 Start: 19:00 End: 22:23 National Stadium
19:00-19:20 Women’s 1500m Semifinals
19:10-21:30 Men’s Decathlon High Jump - Group A/B
19:20-20:40 Women’s Javelin Throw Final
19:30-19:57 Men’s 800m Semifinals
20:00-20:20 Women’s 4 x 100m Relay Round 1
20:20-22:07 Men’s Triple Jump Final
20:25-20:43 Men’s 4 x 100m Relay Round 1
20:55-21:05 Men’s 400m Final
21:10-21:20 Women’s 200m Final
21:35-21:45 Men’s 110m Hurdles Final
21:55-22:23 Men’s Decathlon 400m

Day 14 Friday:(22/8) [7 medals]

Session AT14 Start: 07:30 End: 15:55 National Stadium
07:30-12:00 Men’s 50km Walk Final
09:00-09:32 Men’s Decathlon 110m Hurdles
10:05-11:05 Men’s Decathlon Discus Throw - Group A
11:25-12:25 Men’s Decathlon Discus Throw - Group B
12:55-15:55 Men’s Decathlon Pole Vault - Group A/B

Session AT15 Start: 19:00 End: 22:20 National Stadium
19:00-19:50 Men’s Decathlon Javelin Throw - Group A
19:20-21:20 Women’s Long Jump Final
19:40-20:00 Women’s 4 x 400m Relay Round 1
19:55-22:15 Men’s Pole Vault Final
20:10-20:30 Men’s 4 x 400m Relay Round 1
20:15-21:05 Men’s Decathlon Javelin Throw - Group B
20:40-21:02 Women’s 5000m Final
21:15-21:25 Women’s 4 x 100m Relay Final
21:40-22:00 Men’s Decathlon 1500m
22:10-22:20 Men’s 4×100m Relay Final

Day 15 Saturday:(23/8) [7 medals]

Session AT16 Start: 19:00 End: 21:17 National Stadium
19:00-20:30 Men’s Javelin Throw Final
19:10-21:10 Women’s High Jump Final
19:30-19:40 Men’s 800m Final
19:50-20:02 Women’s 1500m Final
20:10-20:30 Men’s 5000m Final
20:40-20:52 Women’s 4 x 400m Relay Final
21:05-21:17 Men’s 4 x 400m Relay Final

Day 16 Sunday:(24/8) [1 medal]

Session AT17 Start: 07:30 End: 10:40 National Stadium
07:30-10:40 Men’s Marathon Final