The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic GamesAugust 8-24 2008
Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games
[Favorite] [RSS] [Print] [Found a mistake] [Adjust Font Size:      ]

Olympic qualification events in February 2008

Updated:2008-01-21

The FINA Diving World Cup will be held between February 19 and 24, 2008 in Beijing. It is also the qualifier for the Beijing Olympic Games. It is to be staged in the "Water Cube" and will draw a lot of attention due to the level of the competition. The detailed calendar is as follows:

Start Date End Date Sport / Discipline Event Location NOC Qualification
1-Feb   Athletes Publication of the qualifying events for marathon, relay and walk for the 2008 season      
1-Feb 10-Feb Volleyball Continental Olympic Qualification Tournament Johannesburg RSA 1 team
2-Feb 9-Feb Hockey Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament Auckland NZL NGOs occupying the top place will qualify.
3-Feb   Triathon 2008 Taupo OCA Sprint Distance Triathlon Oceania Championships  Taupo NZL  
5-Feb   Tennis Entry forms (by country and region) to be sent by the ITF to all National Tennis Associations eligible to participate      
7-Feb 20-Feb Archery African Continental Championships Cario EGY The first 2 athletes of the Continental Qualification Tournament in Africa will qualify (with a maximum of 2 places per NOC)
17-Feb   Water Polo  WP Women Olympic Qual Tournament Imperia ITA 3 women quota places will qualify
19-Feb 24-Feb Diving 16th FINA Diving World Cup Beijing CHN Synchronised Diving (Springboard and Platform):
The first four (4) additional teams will qualify
Individual Diving (Springboard and Platform):
Additional divers up to a maximum of thirty-four (34) in each event

24-Feb 2-Mar Boxing AIBA 1st Europe Olympic Qualifying Tournament Pescara ITA  
24-Feb   Triathon 2008 Huskisson OCA Long Distance Triathlon Oceania Championships Huskisson AUS  
28-Feb 2-Mar Wrestling Senior Pan-American Championships (F, GR, W)     The first man and the first woman in each weight category will qualify
[Favorite] [RSS] [Print] [Found a mistake] [Adjust Font Size:      ]