Olympics, how many events?

Question

who knows how many total events are in the 2008 olympics????

Answer 1

302 events

Answer 2

there are 302 events in 28 sports at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games:

ARCHERY - 4

(1) individual (FITA Olympic round - 70m) Men

(2) team (FITA Olympic round - 70m) Men

(3) individual (FITA Olympic round - 70m) Women

(4) team (FITA Olympic round - 70m) Women

ATHLETICS - 47

(1) 10,000m Men

(2) 100m Men

(3) 110m hurdles Men

(4) 1,500m Men

(5) 200m Men

(6) 20km walk Men

(7) 3,000m steeplechase Men

(8) 400m Men

(9) 400m hurdles Men

(10) 4 x 100m relay Men

(11) 4 x 400m relay Men

(12) 5,000m Men

(13) 50km walk Men

(14) 800m Men

(15) decathlon Men

(16) discus throw Men

(17) hammer throw Men

(18) high jump Men

(19) javelin throw Men

(20) long jump Men

(21) marathon Men

(22) pole vault Men

(23) shot put Men

(24) triple jump Men

(25) 10,000m Women

(26) 100m Women

(27) 100m hurdles Women

(28) 1,500m Women

(29) 200m Women

(30) 20km race walk Women

(31) 3,000m steeplechase Women

(32) 400m Women

(33) 400m hurdles Women

(34) 4 x 100m relay Women

(35) 4 x 400m relay Women

(36) 5,000m Women

(37) 800m Women

(38) discus throw Women

(39) hammer throw Women

(40) heptathlon Women

(41) high jump Women

(42) javelin throw Women

(43) long jump Women

(44) marathon Women

(45) pole vault Women

(46) shot put Women

(47) triple jump Women

BADMINTON - 4

(1) doubles Men

(2) doubles Women

(3) singles Men

(4) singles Women

(5) doubles Mixed

BASEBALL - 1

(1) baseball Men

BASKETBALL - 2

(1) basketball Men

(2) basketball Women

BEACH VOLLEYBALL - 2

(1) beach volleyball Men

(2) beach volleyball Women

BOXING - 11

(1) + 91kg (super heavyweight) Men

(2) - 48kg (light-flyweight) Men

(3) 48 - 51kg (flyweight) Men

(4) 51 - 54kg (bantamweight) Men

(5) 54 - 57kg (featherweight) Men

(6) 57 - 60kg (lightweight) Men

(7) 60 - 64 kg Men

(8) 64 - 69 kg Men

(9) 69 - 75 kg Men

(10) 75 - 81kg (light-heavyweight) Men

(11) 81 - 91kg (heavyweight) Men

cANOE / KAYAK FLATWATER - 12

(1) C-1 1,000m (canoe single) Men

(2) C-1 500m (canoe single) Men

(3) C-2 1,000m (canoe double) Men

(4) C-2 500m (canoe double) Men

(5) K-1 1,000m (kayak single) Men

(6) K-1 500m (kayak single) Men

(7) K-2 1,000m (kayak double) Men

(8) K-2 500m (kayak double) Men

(9) K-4 1,000m (kayak four) Men

(10) K-1 500m (kayak single) Women

(11) K-2 500m (kayak double) Women

(12) K-4 500m (kayak four) Women

CANOE / KAYAK SLALOM - 4

(1) C-1 (canoe single) Men

(2) C-2 (canoe double) Men

(3) K-1 (kayak single) Men

(4) K-1 (kayak single) Women

CYCLING BMX - 2

(1) Individual Men

(2) Individual Women

CYCLING MOUNTAIN BIKE - 2

(1) cross-country Men

(2) cross-country Women

CYCLING ROAD - 4

(1) Individual road race Men

(2) Individual time trial Men

(3) Individual road race Women

(4) Individual time trial Women

CYCLING TRACK - 10

(1) Individual Pursuit Men

(2) Keirin Men

(3) Madison Men

(4) Olympic Sprint Men

(5) Points Race Men

(6) Sprint indivual Men

(7) Team Pursuit (4,000m) Men

(8) Individual pursuit Women

(9) Points race Women

(10) Sprint Women

DIVING - 8

(1) 3m springboard Men

(2) synchronized diving 10m platform Men

(3) synchronized diving 3m springboard Men

(4) 10m platform Men

(5) 10m platform Women

(6) 3m springboard Women

(7) synchronized diving 10m platform Women

(8) synchronized diving 3m springboard Women

EQUESTRIAN - 6

(1) Dressage individual Mixed

(2) Dressage team Mixed

(3) Eventing individual Mixed

(4) Eventing team Mixed

(5) Jumping individual Mixed

(6) Jumping team Mixed

FENCING - 10

(1) épée individual Men

(2) épée individual Women

(3) épée team Men

(4) foil individual Women

(5) foil individual Men

(6) foil team Women

(7) sabre individual Men

(8) sabre individual Women

(9) sabre team Men

(10) sabre team Women

FOOTBALL - 2

(1) football Men

(2) football Women

GYMNASTIC ARTISTIC - 14

(1) floor exercises Men

(2) horizontal bar Men

(3) individual all-round Men

(4) parallel bars Men

(5) pommel horse Men

(6) rings Men

(7) team competition Men

(8) vault Men

(9) balance beam Women

(10) floor exercises Women

(11) individual all-round Women

(12) team competition Women

(13) uneven bars Women

(14) vault Women

GYMNASTIC RHYTHMIC - 2

(1) group competition Women

(2) individual all-round Women

GYMNASTIC TRAMPOLINE - 2

(1) Individual Men

(2) Individual Women

HANDBALL - 2

(1) handball Men

(2) handball Women

HOCKEY - 2

(1) hockey Men

(2) hockey Women

JUDO - 14

(1) + 100kg (heavyweight) Men

(2) - 60 kg (extra-lightweight) Men

(3) 60 - 66kg (half-lightweight) Men

(4) 66 - 73kg (lightweight) Men

(5) 73 - 81kg (half-middleweight) Men

(6) 81 - 90kg (middleweight) Men

(7) 90 - 100kg (half-heavyweight) Men

(8) + 78kg (heavyweight) Women

(9) - 48kg (extra-lightweight) Women

(10) 48 - 52kg (half-lightweight) Women

(11) 52 - 57kg (lightweight) Women

(12) 57 - 63kg (half-middleweight) Women

(13) 63 - 70kg (middleweight) Women

(14) 70 - 78kg (half-heavyweight) Women

MODERN PENTATHLON - 2

(1) Individual competition Men

(2) Individual competition Women

ROWING - 14

(1) coxless pair (2-) Men

(2) double sculls (2x) Men

(3) eight with coxswain (8+) Men

(4) four without coxswain (4-) Men

(5) lightweight coxless four (4-) Men

(6) lightweight double sculls (2x) Men

(7) quadruple sculls without coxsw Men

(8) single sculls (1x) Men

(9) double sculls (2x) Women

(10) eight with coxswain (8+) Women

(11) lightweight double sculls (2x) Women

(12) pair without coxswain (2-) Women

(13) quadruple sculls without coxsw Women

(14) single sculls (1x) Women

SAILING - 11

(1) 470 - Two Person Dinghy Men

(2) Laser - One Person Dinghy Men

(3) RS:X - Windsurfer Men

(4) Star - Keelboat Men

(5) 470 - Two Person Dinghy Women

(6) Laser Radial - One Person Dinghy Women

(7) RS:X - Windsurfer Women

(8) Yngling - Keelboat Women

(9) 49er - Skiff Mixed

(10) Finn - Heavyweight Dinghy Mixed

(11) Tornado - Multihull Mixed

SHOOTING - 15

(1) 10m air pistol (60 shots) Men

(2) 10m air rifle (60 shots) Men

(3) 25m rapid fire pistol (60 shots) Men

(4) 50m pistol (60 shots) Men

(5) 50m rifle 3 positions (3x40 sh Men

(6) 50m rifle prone (60 shots) Men

(7) double trap (150 targets) Men

(8) skeet (125 targets) Men

(9) trap (125 targets) Men

(10) 10m air pistol (40 shots) Women

(11) 10m air rifle (40 shots) Women

(12) 25m pistol (30+30 shots) Women

(13) 50m rifle 3 positions (3x20 shots) Women

(14) skeet (75 targets) Women

(15) trap (75 targets) Women

SOFTBALL - 1

(1) softball Women

SWIMMING - 34

(1) 100m backstroke Men

(2) 100m breaststroke Men

(3) 100m butterfly Men

(4) 100m freestyle Men

(5) 1,500m freestyle Men

(6) 200m backstroke Men

(7) 200m breaststroke Men

(8) 200m butterfly Men

(9) 200m freestyle Men

(10) 200m individual medley Men

(11) 400m freestyle Men

(12) 400m individual medley Men

(13) 4 x 100m freestyle relay Men

(14) 4 x 100m medley relay Men

(15) 4 x 200m freestyle relay Men

(16) 50m freestyle Men

(17) marathon 10km Men

(18) 100m backstroke Women

(19) 100m breaststroke Women

(20) 100m butterfly Women

(21) 100m freestyle Women

(22) 200m backstroke Women

(23) 200m breaststroke Women

(24) 200m butterfly Women

(25) 200m freestyle Women

(26) 200m individual medley Women

(27) 400m freestyle Women

(28) 400m individual medley Women

(29) 4 x 100m freestyle relay Women

(30) 4 x 100m medley relay Women

(31) 4 x 200m freestyle relay Women

(32) 50m freestyle Women

(33) 800m freestyle Women

(34) marathon 10km Women

SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING - 2

(1) duet Women

(2) team Women

TABLE TENNIS - 4

(1) singles Men

(2) team Men

(3) singles Women

(4) team Women

TENNIS - 4

(1) doubles Men

(2) doubles Women

(3) singles Men

(4) singles Women

TRIATHLON - 2

(1) Individual Men

(2) Individual Women

VOLLEYBALL - 2

(1) volleyball Men

(2) volleyball Women

WATER POLO - 2

(1) water polo Men

(2) water polo Women

WEIGHTLIFTING - 15

(1) +105kg Men

(2) 105kg Men

(3) 56kg Men

(4) 62kg Men

(5) 69kg Men

(6) 77kg Men

(7) 85kg Men

(8) 94kg Men

(9) +75kg Women

(10) 48kg Women

(11) 53kg Women

(12) 58kg Women

(13) 63kg Women

(14) 69kg Women

(15) 75kg Women

WRESTLING FREESTYLE - 18

Freestyle - 11

(1) - 55kg Men

(2) 55 - 60kg Men

(3) 60 - 66kg Men

(4) 66 - 74kg Men

(5) 74 - 84kg Men

(6) 84 - 96kg Men

(7) 96 - 120kg Men

(8) - 48kg Women

(9) 48 - 55kg Women

(10) 55 - 63kg Women

(11) 63 - 72kg Women

Greco-Roman - 7

(12) - 55kg Men

(13) 55 - 60kg Men

(14) 60 - 66kg Men

(15) 66 - 74kg Men

(16) 74 - 84kg Men

(17) 84 - 96kg Men

(18) 96 - 120kg Men

Answer 3

Program of the Games of the XXIX Olympiad

The Games will take place August 8-24, 2008, in Beijing.

The Games will play host to the 28 summer sports, 302 events, currently on the Olympic program.

Approximately 10,500 athletes are expected to participate in the Games, with around 20,000 accredited media bringing the Games to the world.