Sport - Olympic Games

Today’s schedule

Athletics: Men’s 800m heats, 4.30 p.m.; women’s hammer throw final, 4.50 p.m.; men’s 5000m heats, 5.45 p.m.; men’s pole vault qualifiers, 6.10 p.m.; men’s 110m semifinals, 7 p.m.; men’s 200m final, 7.50 p.m.; women’s 400m hurdles final, 8.05 p.m.

Baseball: Men’s preliminaries, 8 a.m.

Basketball: Men’s quarterfinals, noon.

Beach Volleyball: Men’s semifinals, United States vs. Georgia, 6.30 a.m.; Brazil (Ricardo/ Emanuel) vs. Brazil (Araujo / Luis), 7.30 a.m.

Boxing: Men’s fly (51 kg) and men’s middle (75 kg) quarterfinals, 4.30 p.m.

Canoe/ Kayak- Flatwater: Men’s kayak single (K1) and canoe single (C1) 1000m semifinals, 1 p.m.; women’s kayak four (K4) 500m semifinal, 1.40 p.m.; men’s kayak double (K2) 1000m and canoe double (C2) 1000m semifinals, 1.10 p.m.

Cycling-BMX: Men’s and women’s seeding phase run, 6.30 a.m.; men’s quarterfinals, 9.10 a.m.

Diving: Women’s 10m platform preliminaries, 4.30 p.m.

Equestrian: Jumping 2nd horse inspection, 6.30 a.m.

Handball: Men’s quarterfinals, 9.30 a.m.

Hockey: Women’s semifinals, Germany vs. China, 3.30 p.m.; Netherlands vs. Argentina, 6 p.m.

Sailing: Men’s and women’s RS:X medal races, 10.30 a.m.

Softball: Women’s final, 2.30 p.m.

Swimming: Women’s 10 km marathon, 6.30 a.m.

Synchronised swimming: Duet free routine final, 12.30 p.m.

Table tennis: Men’s and women’s singles second and third round, 7.30 a.m.

Taekwondo: Men’s and women’s 29kg preliminaries and round of 16, 6.30 a.m.; men’s 58kg preliminaries and round of 16, 8.30 a.m.; women’s 49kg gold medal contest, 5.30 p.m.; men’s 58kg gold medal contest, 5.45 p.m.

Volleyball: Men’s quarterfinals, 7.30 a.m.

Water polo: Men’s quarterfinals, 7 a.m.

Wrestling: Men’s freestyle 66kg and 74kg qualifiers, 7 a.m.; men’s freestyle 66kg gold medal contest, 2.50 a.m.; men’s freestyle 74kg gold medal contest, 3.45 p.m.

(All times in IST)

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