The Paris 2024 Olympics have served up so much drama but there’s plenty more to come in France. Besides, Team SA still has medals to contest.
The Paris 2024 Olympics still have some massive moments in store
Thursday 08 August
- 11:10 – Women’s 4x100m Relay Round 1
- 11:35 – Men’s 4x100m Relay Round 1 (Team SA involved)
- 17:00 – Canada vs Switzerland; Women’s Beach Volleyball Semi-Final
- 17:00 – Egypt vs Morocco; Men’s Football Bronze Medal Match
- 19:35 – Women’s 1500m Semi-Finals
- 20:00 – Women’s Long Jump Final
- 20:25 – Men’s Javelin Throw Final
- 20:30 – Men’s 200m Final (four African men in contention)
- 21:00 – Brazil vs Australia; Women’s Beach Volleyball Semi-Final
- 21:25 – Women’s 400m Hurdles Final
- 21:45 – Men’s 110m Hurdles Final
Friday 09 August
- 11:30 – Men’s 800m Semi-Finals
- 12:05 – Women’s 100m Hurdles Semi-Finals
- 15:00 – Women’s Diving 3m Springboard Final
- 15:00 – Spain vs Germany; Women’s Football Bronze Medal Match
- 18:00 – France vs Spain; Men’s Football Gold Medal Match
- 19:30 – Women’s 4x100m Relay Final
- 19:47 – Men’s 4x100m Relay Final
- 20:00 – Women’s 400m Final
- 20:00 – Netherlands vs China; Women’s Hockey Gold Medal Match
- 20:13 – Men’s Triple Jump Final
- 20:57 – Women’s 10,000m Final
- 21:00 – Women’s Beach Volleyball Bronze Medal Match
- 21:45 – Men’s 400m Hurdles Final
- 22:30 – Women’s Beach Volleyball Gold Medal Match
Saturday 10 August
- 08:00 – Men’s Marathon
- 15:00 – Men’s 10m Platform Diving Final
- 15:35 – Women’s Waterpolo Gold Medal Match
- 17:00 – Brazil vs USA; Women’s Football Gold Medal Match
- 19:00 – Men’s High Jump Final
- 19:05 – Men’s 800m Final
- 19:30 – Women’s Javelin Throw Final
- 19:35 – Women’s 100m Hurdles Final
- 19:50 – Men’s 5000m Final
- 20:15 – Women’s 1500m Final
- 21:00 – Men’s 4x400m Relay Final
- 21:14 – Women’s 4x400m Relay Final
- 21:30 – Men’s Basketball Gold Medal Game
Sunday 11 August
- 08:00 – Women’s Marathon
- 12:45 – Women’s Cycling Track Sprint Finals
- 13:00 – Women’s Volleyball Gold Medal Match
- 14:00 – Men’s Waterpolo Gold Medal Match
- 15:30 – Women’s Basketball Gold Medal Game
- 21:00 – Closing Ceremony
View the full schedule via the Paris 2024 official website.
Team SA has four medals so far
Tatjana Smith became the most decorated Olympian in South African history with her haul of two medals in Paris. She claimed gold in the 100m breaststroke and silver in the 200m event, an exact reversal of her antics in Tokyo. The other Team SA medallists in 2024 are Alan Hatherly who won bronze in the men’s Mountain Bike (MTB) cross-country race; South Africa’s first Olympic cycling medal since 1956, some 68 years ago, and the Rugby Sevens side who claimed bronze by beating Australia.
30-year-old sprinter Akani Simbine, a picture of consistency for the better part of a decade, heartbreakingly missed out on a medal in one of the most iconic 100m finals in Olympic history. Last-placed Jamaican Oblique Seville crossed the line in 9.91, which would have claimed fourth in Tokyo three years ago, just to illustrate how competitive this race was. It’s a familiar feeling for Simbine with consecutive fourth-placed finishes in Olympic finals and a fifth-placed finish in Rio in 2016. He can hold his head extremely high.
For those interested in the GOAT debate in tennis, Novak Djokovic finally drew a line under all that with a gold medal to complete his set of tennis accolades.
What has been your highlight of the Paris 2024 Olympics?
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