Paris 2024 Olympics: What events to watch August 7, including men's 200m semi-finals

Discover intense Olympic races on August 7, featuring Kenya’s hopefuls in 200m, 3000m steeplechase, and 5000m events.

The competition at the 2024 Olympics will be particularly intense on Wednesday with 21 gold medals up for grabs.

Highlighting the day the men’s 200m semi-finals promise a thrilling display of speed and strategy.

Fans of distance running have much to anticipate as Kenya's 3,000 metres steeplechase trio Simon Koech, Abraham Kibiwott, and Amos Serem are set to challenge in the final of the demanding water and barrier race.

Additionally, the Kenyan 5,000m team, consisting of Jacob Krop, Ronald Kwemoi, and Edwin Kurgat, aims to capture the country’s first Olympic gold in this event in 36 years, a feat last achieved at the 1988 Seoul Games.

This day offers a unique blend of sprinting prowess and endurance battles, making it a must-watch for athletics enthusiasts.

Here is the schedule for Day 12 of the event, converted to East Africa Time.

Artistic Swimming

- 8:30 PM - 10:15 PM: Team acrobatic routine: medal final

Athletics

- 8:30 AM - 11:45 AM:Marathon race walk mixed relay: final

- 11:05 AM: Men’s high jump: qualification

- 11:15 AM: Women’s 100m hurdles: round 1

- 11:25 AM: Women’s javelin: qualification A

- 12:00 PM: Men’s 5000m: round 1

- 12:45 PM: Men’s 800m: round 1

- 12:50 PM: Women’s javelin: qualification B

- 1:35 PM: Women’s 1500m: repechage

- 8:00 PM: Women’s pole vault: final

- 8:05 PM: Men’s 110m hurdles: semi-finals

- 8:15 PM:Men’s triple jump: qualification

- 8:35 PM: Men’s 400m hurdles: semi-finals

- 9:02 PM: Men’s 200m: semi-finals

- 9:25 PM:Men’s discus: final

- 9:45 PM:Women’s 400m: semi-finals

- 10:20 PM: Men’s 400m: final

- 10:40 PM: Men’s 3000m steeplechase: final

Basketball

- 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM:Women’s quarter-finals

- 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM:Women’s quarter-finals

- 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM: Women’s quarter-finals

- 10:30 PM - 12:30 AM: Women’s quarter-finals

Beach Volleyball

- 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM: Men’s and women’s quarter-finals (2 matches)

- 10:00 PM - 12:00 AM: Men’s and women’s quarter-finals (2 matches0

Boxing

- 10:30 PM - 12:30 AM: Women’s 57kg, men’s +92kg: semi-finals; men’s 63.5kg, men’s 80kg: finals

Canoe Sprint

- 10:30 AM - 4:10 PM: Men’s C1 1000m, men’s K2 500m, women’s C1 200m, women’s K2 500m: heats and quarter-finals

Cycling (Track)

- 1:45 PM - 4:30 PM: Men’s sprint: qualifying, early rounds, repechage rounds; women’s keirin: first round, repechage; women’s team pursuit: first round

- 6:30 PM - 8:50 PM: Men’s sprint: early rounds, repechage rounds; men’s team pursuit: medal finals; women’s team pursuit: medal finals

Diving

- 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM: Men’s 3m springboard: semi-finals

- 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM: Women’s 3m springboard: prelims

Golf

- 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM:Women’s tournament: round 1

Handball

- 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM: Men’s quarter-finals

- 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM:Men’s quarter-finals

- 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM:Men’s quarter-finals

- 10:30 PM - 12:30 AM: Men’s quarter-finals

Hockey

- 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM: Women’s semi-finals

- 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM: Women’s semi-finals

Sailing

- 12:00 PM - 8:00 PM: Mixed dinghy, Mixed multihull: medal races; men’s and women’s kite

Skateboarding

- 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM:Men’s park: preliminaries

- 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM: Men’s park: medal final

Sport Climbing

- 11:00 AM - 2:15 PM:Men’s boulder/lead: semi-finals (lead); women’s speed: medal finals

Table Tennis

- 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM: Men’s and women’s team: quarter-finals

- 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM: Men’s and women’s team: quarter-finals

- 9:00 PM - 12:00 AM: Men’s team: semi-finals

Taekwondo

- 10:00 AM - 1:30 PM: Men’s 58kg, women’s 49kg: qualification rounds

- 3:30 PM - 6:30 PM:** Men’s 58kg, women’s 49kg: quarter-finals, semi-finals

- 8:30 PM - 12:00 AM:** Men’s 58kg, women’s 49kg: repechage rounds, medal finals

Volleyball

- 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM: Men’s semi-finals

- 9:00 PM - 11:30 PM: Men’s semi-finals

Water Polo

- 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM:** Men’s quarter-finals (2 matches)

- 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM:** Men’s quarter-finals (2 matches)

Weightlifting

- 4:00 PM - 6:30 PM:** Men’s 61kg: final

- 8:30 PM - 11:00 PM:** Women’s 49kg: final

Wrestling

12:00 PM - 2:30 PM: Men’s Greco-Roman 77kg, men’s Greco-Roman 97kg, women’s freestyle 50kg: repechage; men’s Greco-Roman 67kg, men’s Greco-Roman 87kg, women’s freestyle 53kg: round of 16 and quarter-finals

7:15 PM - 11:00 PM Men’s Greco-Roman 67kg, men’s Greco-Roman 87kg, women’s freestyle 53kg: semi-finals; men’s Greco-Roman 77kg, men’s Greco-Roman 97kg, women’s freestyle 50kg: medal finals