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 |