August is a busy month in Olympic history with 15 summer Games conducting competition days during this peak month.
This month in Australian Olympic History: August
![Nicole Arrold #14 of Australia douses her teammates with a bottle of water during the team photo after their 2-0 victory over Great Britain in the women's classification hockey match at the Olympic Green Hockey Field on Day 14 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic](/_next/image/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.olympics.com.au%2Fpublic%2Fstyles%2Flandscape_header_section%2Fs3%2F2020-08%2FGettyImages-82509238.jpg.webp%3Fitok%3DkwXNEzU2&w=1200&q=90)
August is a busy month in Olympic history with 15 summer Games conducting competition days during this peak month.