Water Polo- Start Schedule Times (Olympics 2008 China) Wikipedia

Olympics 2008

Water polo is a physical team sport in which players from each team trying to score as many goals against the opposition as they can, while preventing their opponents from scoring goals at the same time. It requires quick reactions and finesse, and a lot of stamina, players can swim up to five kilometres in a game.

Each team is composed of seven players (one of whom is the goalkeeper) and six alternates (including one in May a second goalkeeper). None of the actors May touch the bottom of the pool. It is also prohibited the players take the ball with both hands or with the first strike, except for the goalkeeper.

A match consists of four periods (or "quarters"), each includes seven minutes from time Thursday Whenever the referee whistles, the clock stops. It is a two-minute break between periods.

A goal is scored when the ball passes the goal line. The winner is the team that marked the most goals at the end of four periods.

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Time Schedule of Water Polo Games (olympics 2008) | Dates of Events of Synchronised Swimming

==> 10th Auguest

Name of The Event :-Men's Preliminaries - Group A
Start Date of Event :- 10/08/2008
Start Time :- 09:30
End Time: 13:10
Venue: Yingdong Natatorium of National Olympic Sports Center

Name of The Event :-Men's Preliminaries - Group B
Start Date of Event :- 10/08/2008
Start Time :- 14:00
End Time: 17:40
Venue: Yingdong Natatorium of National Olympic Sports Center

==> 11th Auguest

Name of The Event :-Women's Preliminaries
Start Date of Event :- 11/08/2008
Start Time :- 13:00
End Time: 18:00
Venue: Yingdong Natatorium of National Olympic Sports Center

==> 12th Auguest

Name of The Event :-Men's Preliminaries - Group A
Start Date of Event :- 12/08/2008
Start Time :- 09:30
End Time: 13:10
Venue: Yingdong Natatorium of National Olympic Sports Center

Name of The Event :-Men's Preliminaries - Group B
Start Date of Event :- 12/08/2008
Start Time :- 14:00
End Time: 17:40
Venue: Yingdong Natatorium of National Olympic Sports Center

==> 13th Auguest

Name of The Event :-Women's Preliminaries
Start Date of Event :- 13/08/2008
Start Time :- 13:00
End Time: 18:00
Venue: Yingdong Natatorium of National Olympic Sports Center

==> 14th Auguest

Name of The Event :-Men's Preliminaries - Group A
Start Date of Event :- 14/08/2008
Start Time :- 09:30
End Time: 13:10
Venue: Yingdong Natatorium of National Olympic Sports Center

Name of The Event :-Men's Preliminaries - Group B
Start Date of Event :- 14/08/2008
Start Time :- 14:00
End Time: 17:40
Venue: Yingdong Natatorium of National Olympic Sports Center

==> 15th Auguest

Name of The Event :-Women's Preliminaries
Start Date of Event :- 15/08/2008
Start Time :- 13:00
End Time: 18:00
Venue: Yingdong Natatorium of National Olympic Sports Center

==> 16th Auguest

Name of The Event :-Men's Preliminaries - Group A
Start Date of Event :- 16/08/2008
Start Time :- 09:30
End Time: 13:10
Venue: Yingdong Natatorium of National Olympic Sports Center

Name of The Event :-Men's Preliminaries - Group B
Start Date of Event :- 16/08/2008
Start Time :- 14:00
End Time: 17:40
Venue: Yingdong Natatorium of National Olympic Sports Center

==> 17th Auguest

Name of The Event :-Women's Quarterfinals
Start Date of Event :- 17/08/2008
Start Time :- 13:00
End Time: 16:40
Venue: Yingdong Natatorium of National Olympic Sports Center

==> 18th Auguest

Name of The Event :-Men's Preliminaries - Group A
Start Date of Event :- 18/08/2008
Start Time :- 09:30
End Time: 13:10
Venue: Yingdong Natatorium of National Olympic Sports Center

Name of The Event :-Men's Preliminaries - Group B
Start Date of Event :- 18/08/2008
Start Time :- 14:30
End Time: 17:40
Venue: Yingdong Natatorium of National Olympic Sports Center

==> 19th Auguest

Name of The Event :-Women's Semifinals
Start Date of Event :- 19/08/2008
Start Time :- 13:00
End Time: 16:40
Venue: Yingdong Natatorium of National Olympic Sports Center

==> 20th Auguest

Name of The Event :-Men's Quarterfinals
Start Date of Event :- 20/08/2008
Start Time :- 09:30
End Time: 12:00
Venue: Yingdong Natatorium of National Olympic Sports Center

Name of The Event :-Men's Quarterfinals
Start Date of Event :- 20/08/2008
Start Time :- 16:00
End Time: 18:30
Venue: Yingdong Natatorium of National Olympic Sports Center

==> 21th Auguest

Name of The Event :-Women's Bronze Medal Game
Start Date of Event :- 21/08/2008
Start Time :- 17:00
End Time: 18:20
Venue: Yingdong Natatorium of National Olympic Sports Center

Name of The Event :-Women's Gold Medal Game
Start Date of Event :- 21/08/2008
Start Time :- 18:20
End Time: 19:40
Venue: Yingdong Natatorium of National Olympic Sports Center
Gold Medals Avail: 1

==> 22th Auguest

Name of The Event :-Men's Semifinals
Start Date of Event :- 22/08/2008
Start Time :- 09:30
End Time: 12:00
Venue: Yingdong Natatorium of National Olympic Sports Center

Name of The Event :-Men's Semifinals
Start Date of Event :- 22/08/2008
Start Time :- 17:00
End Time: 20:50
Venue: Yingdong Natatorium of National Olympic Sports Center

==> 24th Auguest

Name of The Event :-Men's Classifications
Start Date of Event :- 24/08/2008
Start Time :- 09:30
End Time: 12:00
Venue: Yingdong Natatorium of National Olympic Sports Center

Name of The Event :-Men's Gold Medal Game
Start Date of Event :- 24/08/2008
Start Time :- 13:00
End Time: 17:00
Venue: Yingdong Natatorium of National Olympic Sports Center