KEY POINTS:
Below are the events on each day of the Beijing Olympic Games, including names of highly ranked NZ athletes or teams
Date (NZ time):
AUGUST 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24
FRIDAY, AUGUST 8
OPENING CEREMONY, (00.08, Saturday morning)
SATURDAY, AUGUST 9
EQUESTRIAN: three-day event, dressage (Mark Todd, Andrew Nicholson, Caroline Powell, Heelan Tompkins, John Meyer) 10.30 and 23.15
CYCLING: men's road race, 15.00
BADMINTON: men's first round singles, 13.00, 18.00, 22.30
BASKETBALL: Tall Ferns v Mali, 15.15
YACHTING: preliminaries, 17.00
ROWING: heats, women's single, men's single (Mahe Drysdale), women's coxless pair (Nicola Coles and Juliette Haigh), men's coxless pair (Nathan Twaddle and George Bridgewater), women's double (Caroline and Georgina Evers-Swindell), men's double (Nathan Cohen and Rob Waddell), men's coxless four (Carl Meyer, James Dallinger, Eric Murray and Hamish Bond), 17.50
SHOOTING: men's trap and air pistol, 19.00
SOCCER: Women v Norway 21.45
SWIMMING: heats 22.30
SUNDAY, AUGUST 10
EQUESTRIAN: three-day event, dressage 10.30
HOCKEY: Women v Japan, 12.30
BADMINTON: men's first round singles, 14.00, 22.30
SWIMMING: semis and finals 14.00, heats 22.30
TENNIS: women's singles first round, 14.30, 21.00
YACHTING: preliminaries 17.00
CYCLING: women's road race, 18.00
ROWING: heats, men's lightweight double 18.50
SOCCER: Men v Brazil, 21.00
MONDAY, AUGUST 11
EQUESTRIAN: three-day event, cross-country, 12.00
BASKETBALL: Tall Ferns v Spain, 13.00
BADMINTON: men's singles round of 32, 14.00, 22.30
SWIMMING: semis and finals, 14.00; heats 200m butterfly (Moss Burmester), 23.08
TENNIS: women's singles first round, 14.30, 21.00
YACHTING: preliminaries, 17.00
ROWING: repechages, 19.30
SHOOTING: women's trap 19.00
HOCKEY: Men v Korea, 22.00
TUESDAY, AUGUST 12
SWIMMING: men's 200m butterfly semis (Burmester, if qualified) 15.0 1
BADMINTON: men's singles round of 16, 14.00, 22.30; mixed doubles round of 16, 14.00, 22.30
WEIGHTLIFTING: men's 69kg, group B, 14.00
TENNIS: women's singles second round, 14.30, 21.00
YACHTING: preliminaries, 17.00
ROWING: repechages, 20.00
SWIMMING: heats 22.30
EQUESTRIAN: three-day event showjumping 23.15
SOCCER: Women v USA, Shenyang, 23.45
HOCKEY: Women v Germany, 01.00 (Wednesday)
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13
SWIMMING: 200m butterfly final (Burmester, if qualified) 14.18
YACHTING: preliminaries, 17.00
ROWING: semis, 18.50
SLALOM KAYAKING: women's K1 first two runs 19.00
TENNIS: women's singles third round, 20.00
BASKETBALL: Tall Ferns v China, 20.45
SOCCER: Men v Belgium, 23.45
SWIMMING: heats, 200m individual medley (Dean Kent) 00.17 (Thursday)
HOCKEY: Men v Spain, 00.30 (Thursday)
THURSDAY, AUGUST 14
BADMINTON: men's singles quarterfinals 14.00, 22.30; mixed doubles quarterfinals 14.00, 22.30
SWIMMING: 200m individual medley semifinal (Kent), 15.07
YACHTING: preliminaries, 17.00
TENNIS: women's singles quarterfinals, 20.00
SLALOM CANOEING: women's K1 semis and final, 20.15
ROWING: semis, men's lightweight double, B finals, 19.30
SWIMMING: heats , 22.30
HOCKEY: Women v Britain, 01.00 (Friday)
FRIDAY, AUGUST 15
ATHLETICS: heptathlon, 13.00
BASKETBALL: Tall Ferns v Czech Republic, 13.00
SHOOTING: men's prone 50m, 13.00 and 15.30
WEIGHTLIFTING: men's 85kg, group B, 14.00
SWIMMING: semis 14.00, and (Kent) 200m individual medley final, 14.45
YACHTING: preliminaries, 17.00
TENNIS: women's singles semifinals, 20.00
CYCLING: men's individual pursuit (Hayden Roulston) qualifying 20.55; women's individual pursuit (Alison Shanks) qualifying 22.00
HOCKEY: Men v Belgium, 22.00
SOCCER: women, quarterfinals 22.00 or 01.00 (Saturday)
BADMINTON: men's singles semifinals 22.30
ATHLETICS: men's 1500m heats (Nick Willis) 23.10; women's discus qualifying (Beatrice Faumuina) 23.55; women's 10,000m final (Kimberley Smith) 2.45 (Saturday)
SWIMMING: heats, 22.30
SATURDAY, AUGUST 16
HOCKEY: women v USA, 12.30
ATHLETICS: women's shot qualifying 13.10 (Valerie Vili)
SWIMMING: finals, 14.00
YACHTING: Finn medal race (Dan Slater) 17.00
TENNIS: women's singles medal matches, 20.00
CYCLING: men's individual pursuit (Roulston) first round 20.30, medal races, 22.50; women's individual pursuit (Shanks) qualifying 21.05; men's points race (Greg Henderson) 21.40
ROWING: finals, women's single, men's single, women's coxless pair, men's coxless pair, women's double, men's double, men's coxless four, 19.30
SOCCER: men's quarterfinals, 22.00 and 01.00 (Sunday)
BADMINTON: men's singles bronze medal match 22.30; mixed doubles semifinal 22.30
ATHLETICS: women's shot (Vili) final 01.10 (Sunday)
SUNDAY, AUGUST 17
ATHLETICS: women's marathon, 11.30
SWIMMING: finals 14.00
CYCLING: men's team pursuit (Hayden Roulston, Marc Ryan, Westley Gough, Sam Bewley, Jesse Sergent, Peter Latham), qualifying 14.00
YACHTING: preliminaries, 17.00
ROWING: finals, men's lightweight double 19.30
CYCLING: 4000m team pursuit first round 22.15; women's individual pursuit, Shanks, medal races 21.05
HOCKEY: Men v China, 22.30
BADMINTON: men's singles final 22.30; mixed doubles medal matches 22.30
ATHLETICS: 1500m men's semifinals (Willis) 01.15 (Monday)
BASKETBALL: Tall Ferns v USA, 02.15 (Monday)
MONDAY, AUGUST 18
TRIATHLON: women's final (Sam Warrinder, Debbie Tanner) 14.00
YACHTING: 470 medal race, 13.00
SYNCHRO SWIMMING: duet technical routine (preliminary) 19.00
KAYAKING: heats, K1 1000m (Ben Fouhy) 19.30; K2 1000m (Steven Ferguson/Michael Walker) 20.50
CYCLING: women's points race (Catherine Cheatley) 20.30; men's 4000m team pursuit, medal races, 22.15
SOCCER: women's semifinals, 22.00
ATHLETICS: women's discus final (Beatrice Faumuina) 23.00
HOCKEY: Women v Argentina, 00.30 (Tuesday)
TUESDAY, AUGUST 19
TRIATHLON: men's final (Bevan Docherty, Kris Gemmell) 14.00
HOCKEY: Men v Germany 14.30
YACHTING: Laser (Andrew Murdoch) and Radial (Jo Aleh) medal races 17.00
SYNCHRO SWIMMING: Duet free routine (preliminary) 19.00
KAYAKING: heats, men's K1 500m (Ferguson) 19.30; women's K1 500m (Erin Taylor) 20.40
BASKETBALL: women's quarterfinals, 18.30
CYCLING: Madison, (Henderson/Roulston) 21.30
ATHLETICS: 5000m heats (Smith) 23.35; 1500m final (Willis) 02.50 (Wednesday)
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20
HOCKEY: women's classification matches 12.30, semis 22.00
BMX: men, seeding time-trial, 12.00, quarters 14.40; Women, seeding time-trial (Sarah Walker), 12.45.
YACHTING: RS:X medal races, (Tom Ashley and Barbara Kendall) 17.00
SYNCHRO SWIMMING: Duet free routine (final) 19.00
KAYAKING: semifinals, men's K1 1000m 19.30; men's K2 1000m 20.20
ATHLETICS: men's 800m heats (Willis) 23.00
THURSDAY, AUGUST 21
HOCKEY: men's classification matches 12.30, semis 22.00
BMX: Men, quarterfinal 12.30, semi 12.53, final 14.25; women, semis 12.45, final 14.15
TAEKWONDO: first round 13.00
ATHLETICS: javelin, men's qualifying 13.10
YACHTING: Star (Hamish Pepper and Carl Williams) and Tornado medal races 17.00
TAEKWONDO: quarterfinals, semifinals, final. 17.00
BASKETBALL: women's semifinals, 24.00
KAYAKING: semis, men's K1 500m; women's K1 500m 19.30
SHOWJUMPING: individual finals, 23.15
FRIDAY, AUGUST 22
HOCKEY: women's classification matches 12.30, medals 22.00
TAEKWONDO: first round 15.00
MOUNTAIN BIKE: women's final (Rosara Joseph), 19.00
KAYAKING: finals, men's K1 1000m, men's K2 1000m 19.30
TAEKWONDO: Quarterfinals, semifinals, finals 20.00
ATHLETICS: women's 5000m final (Smith) 00.40
SATURDAY, AUGUST 23
HOCKEY: men's classification matches 12.30, medals 22.00
MOUNTAIN BIKE: men's final, 19.00
BASKETBALL: women's finals, 21.30
KAYAKING: finals, men's K1 final 19.30; women's K1 500m final 20.20
ATHLETICS: men's 800m final (Willis), 23.30
SUNDAY, AUGUST 24
Closing ceremony, 24.00
- NZPA