Date:22/08/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/08/22/stories/2008082256082000.htm

Sport - Olympic Games

TODAY’S SCHEDULE

Athletics: Men’s 50km walk, 5 a.m.

Decathlon, 6.30 a.m. onwards.

Women’s long jump, 4.50 p.m.

Women’s 4x400m relay final, 6.45 p.m.

Men’s pole vault final, 5.25 p.m.; Men’s 4x400m relay heats, 5.40 p.m.; Women’s 5000m final, 6.10 p.m.; Women’s 4x100m relay final, 6.45 p.m.; Men’s 4x100m relay final, 7.40 p.m.

Baseball: Men’s semifinal, 8 a.m.

Basketball: Men’s semifinals: Spain vs Lithuania, 5.30 p.m. and Argentina vs USA, 7.45 p.m.

Beach Volleyball: Men: Bronze medal match, Georgia vs. Brazil, 6.30 a.m.; Gold medal match, USA vs. Brazil, 8.30 a.m.

Boxing: Men’s Fly (51kg), Men’s Feather (57kg), Men’s Light Welter (64kg), Men’s Welter (69kg), Men’s Middle (75kg), Men’s Heavy (91kg), Men’s Light Fly (48kg), Men’s Bantam (54kg), Men’s Light (60kg), Men’s Light Heavy (81kg) and Men’s Super Heavy (+91kg), semifinals, 11 a.m.

Cycling-BMX: Women’s final run, 8 a.m., Men’s final run, 8.10 a.m.

Canoe/Kayak-Flatwater: Kayak Single (K1) 1000m men’s final, 1 p.m.; Canoe Single (C1) 1000m men’s final, 1.15 p.m.; Kayak Four (K4) 500m women’s final, 1.50 p.m.; Kayak Double (K2) 1000m men’s final, 2.05 p.m.; Canoe Double (C2) 1000m men’s final, 2.35 p.m.; Kayak Four (K4) 1000m men’s final, 2.50 p.m.

Diving: Men’s 10m platform preliminary, 4.30 p.m.

Football: Men’s bronze medal match (Belgium vs. Brazil), 4.30 p.m.

Rhythmic Gymnastics: Individual & group all-around qualifications, 3.30 p.m.

Handball: Men: Placement matches, 9.30 a.m.; Semifinals: France vs Croatia, 3.30 p.m., Iceland vs Spain, 5.45 p.m.

Hockey: Women’s Classification matches: 11-12, 6 a.m., 5-6, 8.30 a.m., Women’s bronze medal match, Germany vs Argentina, 3.30 p.m., Women’s gold medal match, China vs The Netherlands, 6 p.m.

Modern Pentathlon: Events from 6 a.m. Synchronised Swimming: Team Event Technical Routine, 12.30 p.m.

Taekwondo : Women’s 67kg gold medal contest, 5.30 p.m.; Men’s 80kg gold medal contest, 5.45 p.m.

Table Tennis: Women’s singles: Semifinals, 7.30 a.m., bronze medal match, 5 p.m., gold medal match, 6 p.m.; Men’s singles quarterfinals, 11 a.m. onwards.

Volleyball: Men’s semifinals: USA vs. Russia, 10 a.m., Italy vs Brazil, 5.30 p.m.

Water Polo: Men’s Classification, 7 a.m., semifinals, 8.20 a.m.