SBS will broadcast over 220 hours of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games from Saturday 9 August to Sunday 24 August, as the Complementary Olympic Broadcaster.

Coverage will commence daily at 11am (AEST) on SBS during the 16-day event.

SBS will cover Cycling Road Races, Football, Volleyball, Beach Volleyball, Handball, Basketball, Badminton, Water Polo, Table Tennis, Taekwondo, Boxing, Hockey and Baseball.

And the best part is that SBS will stay with each event from start to finish, with expert analysis from SBS's team of presenters including Les Murray, David Basheer, Craig Foster and Michael Tomalaris.

"SBS will feature a diverse range of high quality events from the Beijing Olympics including our signature sports, Football and Cycling," said SBS Head of Sport, Ken Shipp.

"Over 15 hours of Olympic action will be broadcast on SBS daily, with approximately 75 percent of the action shown LIVE, showcasing great sporting events in their full form and presented by the talented and expert SBS Sports team," he said.

Catch breaking Olynmpic news from China, latest results and current medal tally, video blogs and photo galleries on the World News Australia as well as the full television broadcast schedule on www.sbs.com.au.

Olympics Coverage on SBS (click on the date to view that day's events):

Day 1: Saturday August 9

Day 2: Sunday August 10

Day 3: Monday August 11

Day 4: Tuesday August 12

Day 5: Wednesday August 13

Day 6: Thursday August 14

Day 7: Friday August 15

Day 8: Saturday August 16

Day 9: Sunday August 17

Day 10: Monday August 18

Day 11: Tuesday August 19

Day 12: Wednesday August 20

Day 13: Thursday August 21

Day 14: Friday August 22

Day 15: Saturday August 23

Day 16: Sunday August 24