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Olympics: Beijing 2008

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Olympics: 2008: Day One

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Beijing 2008

09/08/2008

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Live coverage of the badminton, equestrian three-day event, the preliminaries of the men's and women's beach volleyball tournament, and the men's cycling road race.

Rishi Persad and Clare Balding present live coverage from the first day of the games. Events get underway with the British spotlight turned on Sha Tin racecourse in Hong Kong as the dressage section of the three day event begins.

Also included are cycling, badminton and beach volleyball, with the men and women's preliminary matches beginning at the Chaoyang Park venue near the city centre.

The first Gold medal of the Games is also to be decided in the women's 10m Air Rifle.

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