Kenya is aiming to secure three gold medals in athletics on a packed Saturday, with Eliud Kipchoge, Emmanuel Wanyonyi, and Faith Kipyegon leading the charge. Here’s the schedule of events, all in East Africa Time (EAT):
Athletics
- 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM: Men’s Marathon: Final
- Eliud Kipchoge aims to win his third consecutive marathon title.
- 8:10 PM: Men’s High Jump: Final
- 8:25 PM: Men’s 800m: Final
- Emmanuel Wanyonyi will compete after his commanding semi-final performance.
- 8:40 PM: Women’s Javelin: Final
- 8:45 PM: Women’s 100m Hurdles: Final
- 9:00 PM: Men’s 5000m: Final
- Edwin Kurgat, Jacob Krop, and Ronald Kwemoi will be competing.
- 9:25 PM: Women’s 1500m: Final
- Faith Kipyegon, the reigning Olympic champion, is set to defend her title.
- 10:12 PM: Men’s 4x400m Relay: Final
- 10:22 PM: Women’s 4x400m Relay: Final
Eliud Kipchoge preparing for tomorrow's marathon.#TeamKenya pic.twitter.com/j30FFgd6S6
— Ole Teya (@TeyaKevin) August 9, 2024
Other Key Events
- Artistic Swimming
- 8:30 PM – 11:00 PM: Duet: Free Routine (Medal Final)
- Basketball
- 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM: Men’s Bronze-Medal Game
- 10:30 PM – 1:00 AM: Men’s Gold-Medal Game
- Beach Volleyball
- 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM: Men’s or Women’s Medal Finals (2 Matches)
- Boxing
- 10:30 PM – 12:30 AM: Women’s 57kg, Women’s 75kg, Men’s 57kg, Men’s +92kg: Finals
- Breaking
- 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM: Men’s Individual: Qualifying
- 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM: Men’s Individual: Final
- Canoe Sprint
- 11:30 AM – 3:20 PM: Men’s C1 1000m, Men’s K1 1000m, Women’s K1 500m: Semi-Finals and Finals
- Cycling (Track)
- 6:00 PM – 8:50 PM: Men’s Keirin: First Round, Repechage; Men’s Madison: Final; Women’s Sprint: Quarter-Finals, Classification Races
- Diving
- 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM: Men’s 10m Platform: Semi-Finals
- 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM: Men’s 10m Platform: Final
- Football
- 6:00 PM – 9:30 PM: Women’s Gold-Medal Game
- Golf
- 10:00 AM – 7:30 PM: Women’s Tournament: Round 4 (Medal Final)
- Handball
- 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM: Women’s Bronze-Medal Game
- 4:30 PM – 7:00 PM: Women’s Gold-Medal Game
- Modern Pentathlon
- 10:30 AM – 4:30 PM: Women’s Semi-Final 1 and Semi-Final 2
- 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM: Men’s Final
- Rhythmic Gymnastics
- 3:00 PM – 4:45 PM: Group All-Around: Final
- Sport Climbing
- 11:00 AM – 2:20 PM: Women’s Boulder/Lead: Medal Final
- Table Tennis
- 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM: Women’s Team: Bronze Medal Final
- 4:00 PM – 7:30 PM: Women’s Team: Gold Medal Final
- Taekwondo
- 10:00 AM – 1:30 PM: Men’s +80kg, Women’s +67kg: Qualification Rounds
- 3:30 PM – 6:30 PM: Men’s +80kg, Women’s +67kg: Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals
- 8:30 PM – 12:00 AM: Men’s +80kg, Women’s +67kg: Repechage, Medal Finals
- Volleyball
- 2:00 PM – 4:45 PM: Men’s Gold-Medal Game
- 6:15 PM – 8:45 PM: Women’s Bronze-Medal Game
- Water Polo
- 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM: Women’s Bronze-Medal Game
- 3:00 PM – 10:00 PM: Women’s and Men’s Classification Matches, Women’s Gold-Medal Game
- Weightlifting
- 12:30 PM – 3:00 PM: Men’s 102kg: Final
- 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM: Women’s 81kg: Final
- 9:30 PM – 12:00 AM: Men’s +102kg: Final
- Wrestling
- 12:00 PM – 2:30 PM: Men’s Freestyle 74kg, Men’s Freestyle 125kg, Women’s Freestyle 62kg: Repechage; Men’s Freestyle 65kg, Men’s Freestyle 97kg, Women’s Freestyle 76kg: Round of 16 and Quarter-Finals
- 7:15 PM – 11:00 PM: Men’s Freestyle 65kg, Men’s Freestyle 97kg, Women’s Freestyle 76kg: Semi-Finals; Men’s Freestyle 74kg, Men’s Freestyle 125kg, Women’s Freestyle 62kg: Medal Finals
