What are the track and field events?

There are 28 sports in Beijing Olympic Games, including track and field, rowing, badminton, softball, basketball, football, boxing, kayaking, cycling, fencing, gymnastics, weightlifting, handball, hockey, judo, wrestling, water sports, modern pentathlon, baseball, equestrian, taekwondo, tennis, table tennis, shooting and archery.

Some of these events have no disciplines, and the most disciplines are water events, including swimming, synchronized swimming, water polo and diving. Although there are no disciplines in track and field, there are 46 events, including 24 men's events and 22 women's events, which are the most gold medals in the Olympic Games. Followed by swimming, although there is no subject, there are 32 events, male and female 16.

The events of the 29th Summer Olympic Games in 2008 have all been decided, including 28 major events and 302 minor events. Among them, there are 165, 127 and 10 in men's, women's and men's mixed events respectively. The IOC Executive Board also adjusted the events of the Beijing Olympic Games and added individual events.

The 28 events of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games include: track and field, swimming, gymnastics, weightlifting, shooting, archery, rowing, sailing, kayaking, cycling, taekwondo, judo, wrestling, boxing, equestrian, fencing, modern pentathlon, triathlon, table tennis, badminton, basketball, volleyball, football, handball, hockey and softball.

In the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, some new events were added, including women's 3000m steeplechase in track and field, BMX in cycling and 0/0000m in swimming. In addition, there are new projects to replace traditional projects. In fencing, the men's foil and women's epee team events were cancelled, and the women's foil and women's sabre team events were added. In addition, the men's and women's table tennis doubles competition was changed to men's and women's team competition.

Compared with the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, the women's events in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games have increased by two events, and it is estimated that there will be more than 130 female athletes.