Paris 2024 Olympics: Event guide for Saturday 2 August

Prepare for an exhilarating Day 8 at the 2024 Paris Olympics packed with continuous action and thrilling competitions.

Africa's fastest man, Ferdinand Omanyala, is ready to compete in the 100m men's opening heats at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Saturday, August 3.

As Kenya's record holder Omanyala's participation is keenly awaited in a strong field of global sprinting talents.

Alongside him, Kenya Maria Brunlehner is also making waves, set to compete in the Women's 50m Freestyle event.

Originally from Mombasa, the 24-year-old swimmer is a prominent up-and-comer in Kenyan swimming.

In team sports, Kenya's volleyball squad is gearing up for a crucial match against Japan. After losses to Brazil and Poland, a victory is essential for advancing in the tournament.

Here is your guide to what will be happening, all in East African Time (EAT):

Archery

- 10.30am-12.15pm: Women’s individual: eliminations

- 2pm-4.20pm: Women’s individual: medal rounds

Artistic Gymnastics

- 4pm-7pm: Men’s floor, women’s vault, men’s pommel horse: finals

Athletics

- 11.05am: Men’s decathlon: 110m hurdles

- 11.10am: Men’s pole vault: qualification

- 11.35am: Men’s 100m: prelims

- 11.55am: Men’s decathlon: discus A

- 12.10pm: Women’s 800m: repechage

- 12.45pm: Men’s 100m: round 1

- 1pm: Men’s decathlon: discus B

- 2.40pm: Men’s decathlon: pole vault

- 8.10pm: Men’s decathlon: javelin A

- 8.15pm: Men’s 1500m: repechage

- 8.35pm: Men’s shot put: final

- 8.50pm: Women’s 100m: semis

- 9.10pm: Men’s decathlon: javelin B

- 9.20pm: Women’s triple jump: final

- 9.55pm: Mixed 4x400m relay: final

- 10.20pm: Women’s 100m: final

- 10.45pm: Men’s decathlon: 1500m final

Badminton

- 9.30am-2pm: Women’s singles: quarter-finals

- 4pm-6.30pm: Women’s doubles: medal matches

Basketball

- 12pm-4.15pm: Men’s and women’s group phase (2 matches)

- 6.15pm-8pm: Men’s/women’s (1 match)

- 10pm-11.45pm: Men’s/women’s (1 match)

Basketball 3x3

- 6.30pm-8.30pm: Women’s pool round (4 matches)

- 10.30pm-11.30pm: Women’s play-in round (2 matches)

Beach Volleyball

- 10am-2pm: Men’s and women’s prelims (4 matches)

- 5pm-8pm: Men’s and women’s prelims or lucky loser round (3 matches)

- 10pm-1am: Men’s and women’s lucky loser round (3 matches)

Boxing

- 4.30pm-6.55pm: Women’s 50kg, women’s 66kg, men’s 57kg, men’s 71kg: quarter-finals; women’s 60kg: semi-finals

- 9pm-11.25pm: Women’s 50kg, women’s 66kg, men’s 57kg, men’s 71kg: quarter-finals; women’s 60kg: semi-finals

Canoe Slalom

- 4.30pm-8.15pm: men’s and women’s kayak cross single: time trials and repechage rounds

Cycling (Road)

- 12pm-7.15pm: Men’s road race

Equestrian

- 11am-5.30pm: Dressage Grand Prix special team final

Fencing

- 12.30pm-6pm: Women’s sabre team: table of 64, table of 32, table of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals, placement matches

- 8pm-10.10pm: Women’s sabre team: medal finals

Football

- 4pm-1am: Women’s quarter-finals (4 matches)

Golf

- 10am-7pm: Men’s tournament: round 3

Handball

- 10am-1.30pm: Women’s prelims (2 matches)

- 3pm-6.30pm: Women’s prelims (2 matches)

- 8pm-11.30pm: Women’s prelims (2 matches)

Hockey

- 11am-1.30pm: Women’s pool stage (2 matches)

- 1.45pm-4.30pm: Women’s pool stage (2 matches)

- 6pm-8.30pm: Women’s pool stage (1 match)

- 8.45pm-11.30pm: Women’s pool stage (1 match)

Judo

- 9am-3pm: Mixed team: elimination rounds, repechage, semi-finals

- 5pm-8pm: Mixed team: medal rounds

Rowing

- 10.30am-12.40pm: Women’s single sculls, men’s single sculls: finals C/B and medal final; women’s eight, men’s eight: medal finals

Sailing

- 12pm-9pm: Men’s, women’s and mixed dinghy; mixed multihull

Shooting

- 10.30am-11.50am: Women’s 25m pistol: finals

- 10am-6.05pm: Women’s skeet: qualification day 1; Men’s skeet: qualification day 2 and finals

Swimming

- 12pm-2pm: Women’s 50m free, men’s 1500m free, men’s 4x100m medley relay, women’s 4x100m medley relay: heats

- 9.30pm-11.30pm: Men’s 100m fly: final; women’s 50m free: semi-finals; women’s 200m individual medley: final, women 800m free: final, mixed 4x100m medley relay: final

Table Tennis

- 2.30pm-5pm: Women’s singles: medal finals

Tennis

- 1pm-8pm: Men’s singles: bronze medal final; women’s singles, men’s doubles: gold medal finals

Volleyball

- 10am-12.30pm: Women’s prelims

- 2pm-4.30pm: Women’s prelims

- 6pm-8.30pm: Men’s prelims

- 10pm-12.30am: Men’s prelims

Water Polo

- 11.30am-2.30pm: Men’s prelims (2 matches)

- 4pm-7pm: Men’s prelims (2 matches)

- 8.30pm-11.30pm: Men’s prelims (2 matches)

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