Paris Olympics Schedule for Saturday: Kenya’s Gold Medal Hopes and Key Events

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

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