Looking forward to Day 14 at Paris 2024
What a day of action, with a big track world record from Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone to cap things!
Don’t forget to read all the recaps and reaction from today on Olympics.com.
We’ve now completed 13 days of the Olympic Games and three days remain. Here’s what you can expect on Day 14, 9 August, with a bumper 35 gold medals on offer.
They include the 4x100m relay finals in athletics, while Karsten Warholm will look to defend his men’s 400m hurdles title (9:45pm) against a strong chasing pack including Alison dos Santos and Rai Benjamin, with potentially the world record on the line.
Elsewhere, women’s beach volleyball holds its medal matches (9pm, 10:30pm) in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower at the Eiffel Tower Stadium, sure to leave a lasting impression on both players and fans. And the men’s football competition concludes (6pm) at the Parc des Princes, home to Paris Saint-Germain, with hosts France in action against neighbours Spain.
Breaking – First Olympic medallists to be decided
For the first time, there will be Olympic medals awarded in the sport of breaking. The B-Girls competition will take place on 9 August, with the qualified athletes battling it out at the La Concorde Urban Park from 4pm.
Japan’s B-Girl Ayumi will be looking to become the Olympic champion at age 41 – more than double the age of some of her opponents. And she has a good chance, too, after finishing first and second at the two Olympic Qualifier Series events.
Indeed, a Japanese one-two may be on the cards: B-Girl Ami finished second and first in those same qualifiers.
Table tennis – Ma Long ready to bow out
There’s a changing of the guard in table tennis. The two-time defending singles champion Ma Long hasn’t been selected for the singles event this time, and as the legend – and arguably the sport’s greatest of all time – prepares to wind down his career, this could be his last Olympic Games final.
The men’s team gold medal match (3pm) features the People’s Republic of China, which has dominated Olympic table tennis, against Sweden. And Ma remains the figurehead of the team, even as he has been overtaken in the world (and domestic) ranks by Wang Chuqin and Fan Zhendong, his teammates.
With Ma already announcing that the 2024 World Championships would be his last, will this be his final Olympic appearance too?
Medal events
Athletics (track and field)
19:30: W 4x100m relay final; 19:37: W shot put final; 19:47: M 4x100m relay final; 20:00: W 400m final; 20:13: M triple jump final; 20:25: W heptathlon 800m; 20:57: W 10,000m final; 21:45: M 400m hurdles final
Beach volleyball
21:00–22:00: W bronze medal match; 22:30–23:30: W gold medal match
Boxing
21:30–21:46: M 71kg final; 21:47–22:03: W 50kg final; 22:34–22:50: M 92kg final; 22:51–23:06: W 66kg final
Breaking
21:19–21:40: B-Girls bronze medal battle, gold medal battle
Canoe sprint
12:50–13:00: W C-2 500m final A; 13:10–13:20: W K-2 500m final A; 13:30–13:40: M K-2 500m final A; 13:50–14:00: M C-1 1000m final A
Cycling (track)
18:00–19:09: M sprint finals race 1, race 2; 18:09–18:49: W Madison final; 19:38–19:43: M sprint finals decider if required
Diving
15:00–16:40: W 3m springboard final
Football
15:00–18:00: W bronze medal match; 18:00–21:00: M gold medal match
Hockey
14:00–15:45: W bronze medal match; 20:00–21:45: W gold medal match
Marathon swimming
07:30–10:00: M 10km open water
Subject to water quality
Rhythmic gymnastics
14:30–16:50: Individual all-around final
Sailing
12:13: M kite final
Sport climbing
10:15–13:14: M Boulder & Lead final
Table tennis
10:00–13:00: M team bronze medal match; 15:00–18:00: M team gold medal match
Taekwondo
20:19–21:33: W -67kg medal contests; 20:35–21:52: M -80kg medal contests
Volleyball
16:00–18:30: M bronze medal match
Weightlifting
15:00–17:08: M 89kg; 19:30–21:38: W 71kg
Wrestling
19:30–20:05: M freestyle 57kg medal finals; 20:05–20:40: M freestyle 86kg medal finals; 20:50–21:25: W freestyle 57kg final
Full daily schedule here.