The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic GamesAugust 8-24 2008
The champion of the European Men' Handball Championships will emerge on January 27, 2008, and qualify for the Olympic Games; The champion of the Women's Volleyball African Qualifiers will be determined on January 30, 2008, in Algiers, Algeria; The drawing of lots for the Olympic Men's Basketball Qualifiers will be held in Athens, Greece on January 31, 2008 ... The detailed calendar is as follows:
| Start Date | End Date | Sport / Discipline | Event | Location | NOC | Qualification |
| 15-Jan | 20-Jan | Volleyball | Women's Continental Olympic Qualification Tournament | Halle | GER | 1 team |
| 16-Jan | 20-Jan | Synchronized Swimming | Olympic Qualification Tournament | Beijing | CHN | 4 teams and 21 duets will qualify |
| 20-Jan | 30-Jan | Volleyball | Women's Continental Olympic Qualification Tournament | Alger | ALG | 1 team |
| 22-Jan | 31-Jan | Boxing | AIBA 1st Africa Olympic Qualifying Tournament | Algiers | ALG | |
| 24-Jan | 3-Feb | Boxing | AIBA 1st Asia Olympic Qualifying Tournament | Bangkok | THA | |
| 24-Jan | 27-Jan | Canoe/Kayak Flatwater | Olympic Qualification -- Africa | Masinga Dam | KEN | 4 men and 1 women athlete quota places will qualify |
| 24-Jan | 27-Jan | Canoe/Kayak Slalom | Olympic Qualification -- Africa | Masinga Dam | KEN | 4 men and 1 women athlete quota places will qualify |
| 26-Jan | 27-Jan | Taekwondo | European Qualification Tournament | Istanbul | TUR | 3 men and 3 women per weight category (12 men and 12
women) |
| 31-Jan | Badminton | Tripartite Commission provisionally allocates one male and one female invitation place | ||||
| 31-Jan | Weightlifting | The Tripartite Commission will confirm, in writing, a preliminary allocation of Invitation places to the NOCs | ||||
| 31-Jan | Wrestling | Deadline for the setting up by the Tripartite Commission of a list of priority invitation requests | ||||
| 31-Jan | Gymnastics Rhythmic | The Tripartite Commission will confirm, in writing, a preliminary allocation of Invitation places to the NOCs | ||||
| 31-Jan | Judo | The Tripartite Commission will confirm, in writing, a preliminary allocation of Invitation places to the NOCs |
