The Olympic Women's Basketball Qualifiers will be held in Madrid, Spain between June 9 and 15, 2008. Twelve teams will compete for the last five tickets for the Olympic Games. By June 15, 2008, all the qualifications for the Olympic triathlon will be determined. The detailed calendar is as follows:
| Start Date | End Date | Sport / Discipline | Event | Location | NOC | Qualification |
| 1-Jun | Handball | Date by which qualification events must be completed and qualification places confirmed to the NOCs | ||||
| 1-Jun | Modern Pentathlon | UIPM Ranking List used to allocate the 7 PWR places and other available places, if needed | 7 men and 7 women | |||
| 1-Jun | Sailing | NOCs to confirm use of qualification places | ||||
| 1-Jun | Diving | FINA to confirm the number of qualification places to NFs/NOCs | ||||
| 2-Jun | 7-Jun | Beach Volleyball (Women) | Mazury Open | Stare Jablonki | POL | |
| 2-Jun | Canoe / Kayak | ICF to confirm allocation of Athlete and Boat Quota Places to NOCs/NFs | ||||
| 2-Jun | Rowing | Closing date for entries for the Final Qualification Regatta | ||||
| 2-Jun | Rowing | FISA to confirm allocation of any additional qualification places for the Final Qualification Regatta | ||||
| 3-Jun | 8-Jun | Beach Volleyball (Men) | MAZURY OPEN | Stare Jablonki | POL | |
| 6-Jun | 8-Jun | Triathon | 2008 Vancouver BG Triathlon World Championships | Vancouver | CAN | 3 |
| 7-Jun | Judo | NOCs to confirm to the Unions/IJF the use of qualification places | ||||
| 9-Jun | Tennis | Date of world ranking to determine direct qualification | ||||
| 9-Jun | 14-Jun | Beach Volleyball (Women) | Smart Grand Slam | Berlin | GER | |
| 9-Jun | 15-Jun | Basketball | World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women (ESP) | 5 teams | ||
| 10-Jun | 15-Jun | Beach Volleyball (Men) | Smart Grand Slam | Berlin | GER | |
| 11-Jun | Badminton | Reallocation of places where an NOC has not confirmed the entry of a player/pair qualified in the list of 10 May 2008 | ||||
| 12-Jun | Tennis | ITF to inform National Associations/NOCs of eligible players | ||||
| 14-Jun | Judo | Unions to confirm to the IJF and NFs/NOCs the reallocation of unused qualification places within the Union | ||||
| 15-Jun | Swimming | NFs/NOCs without qualified entries to submit their application to FINA for approval | ||||
| 15-Jun | Badminton | BWF notifies Member Associations of further qualified players/pairs | ||||
| 15-Jun | Weightlifting | NOCs to confirm their use of qualification places | ||||
| 15-Jun | Wrestling | FILA, in collaboration with ANOC and the IOC, to confirm allocation of the final qualification places | ||||
| 15-Jun | 18-Jun | Rowing | Final Olympic Qualification Regatta | Lucerne | SUI | Men: 16; Women: 12 |
| 15-Jun | Equestrian | FEI to confirm allocation of final qualification places, including confirmation of any allocation of Tripartite Commission Invitation places | ||||
| 16-Jun | 21-Jun | Beach Volleyball (Women) | Henkel Grand Chelem | Paris | FRA | |
| 16-Jun | Canoe / Kayak | Deadline for NOCs to confirm the number Athlete and Boat Quota Places they will enter | ||||
| 17-Jun | 22-Jun | Beach Volleyball (Men) | Henkel Grand Chelem | Paris | FRA | |
| 18-Jun | Archery | Latest possible date for NOCs to confirm to FITA in writing the use of qualification places from the Continental Qualification Tournament (The exact deadline will be two weeks after they have been informed on the Continental Qualification Places) | ||||
| 18-Jun | 22-Jul | Canoe / Kayak | ICF to confirm Reallocation of Unused Athlete Quota Places to NOCs | |||
| 23-Jun | Tennis | National Associations/NOCs to confirm the entry of eligible players and submit applications for final qualification places (ITF Places) | ||||
| 23-Jun | 29-Jun | Archery | Date of the Final World Qualification Tournament | The first 5 athletes of a special qualification tournament to be held at the end of the qualification process open to all NOCs that do not have any quota places through the other tournaments and qualify a maximum of 1 place (per NOC and per gender) | ||
| 23-Jun | 28-Jun | Beach Volleyball (Women) | ConocoPhillips Grand Slam Stavanger | Stavanger | NOR | |
| 23-Jun | Diving | NFs/NOCs to confirm use of qualification places by event | ||||
| 24-Jun | 29-Jun | Beach Volleyball (Men) | ConocoPhillips Grand Slam Stavanger | Stavanger | NOR | |
| 29-Jun | Badminton | Reallocation of places where an NOC has not confirmed the entry of a player/pair qualified in the list of 11 June 2008 | ||||
| 30-Jun | Softball | Deadline for NFs/NOCs to confirm the use of their qualification places | ||||
| 30-Jun | 5-Jul | Beach Volleyball (Women) | Moscow Grand Slam | Moscow | ROS | |
| 30-Jun | Weightlifting | IWF to confirm reallocation of unused quota places | ||||
| 30-Jun | Wrestling | Deadline for confirmation by NOCs that they will use the places obtained | ||||
| 30-Jun | Judo | The IJF to confirm the reallocation of unused quota places | ||||
| 30-Jun | Sailing | ISAF to confirm reallocation of unused quota places | ||||
| 30-Jun | Equestrian | Deadline for riders and horses to achieve the FEI minimum eligibility criteria |