Paris 2024 Olympics: Event guide for Tuesday 6 August

Day six of the Paris 2024 Olympics promises a thrilling lineup of events as athletes from around the globe continue to vie for medals.

The day’s schedule is packed with a variety of sports, ensuring spectators and fans have plenty to watch.

Highlights include the continuation of team sports with key matches in basketball and volleyball, which are set to draw large audiences.

In track and field, the spotlight will be on the finals for the men’s and women’s sprinting events, expected to feature some of the fastest athletes in the world.

Aquatics will not disappoint, with finals in swimming offering a chance for new Olympic records.

This day also features equestrian events, where riders and their horses will showcase their jumping abilities.

With medals at stake in numerous disciplines, the competition is set to be intense.

Here are the day’s scheduled highlights, all times listed in East Africa Time (EAT):

Artistic Swimming

8:30 PM — 10:00 PM: Team free routine

11:05 AM: Women’s 1500m: round 1

11:20 AM: Men’s javelin: qualification A

11:50 AM: Men’s 110m hurdles: repechage

12:15 PM: Women’s long jump: qualification

12:20 PM: Women’s 400m: repechage

12:50 PM: Men’s javelin: qualification B

1:00 PM: Men’s 400m hurdles: repechage

1:30 PM: Men’s 200m: repechage

8:35 PM: Men’s 400m: semi-finals

8:55 PM: Women’s hammer: final

9:07 PM: Women’s 400m hurdles: semi-finals

9:15 PM: Men’s long jump: final

9:50 PM: Men’s 1500m: final

10:10 PM: Women’s 3000m steeplechase: final

10:40 PM: Women’s 200m: final

12:00 PM — 2:00 PM: Men’s quarter-finals

3:30 PM — 5:30 PM: Men’s quarter-finals

7:00 PM — 9:00 PM: Men’s quarter-finals

10:30 PM — 12:30 AM: Men’s quarter-finals

6:00 PM — 8:00 PM: Men’s and women’s quarter-finals (2 matches)

10:00 PM — 12:00 AM: Men’s and women’s quarter-finals (2 matches)

10:30 PM — 12:30 AM: Women’s 50kg, women’s 66kg, men’s 71kg: semi-finals; women’s 60kg: final

10:30 AM — 3:50 PM: Men’s C2 500m, men’s K1 1000m, men’s K4 500m, women’s C2 500m, women’s K1 500m, women’s K4 500m: heats and quarter-finals

6:30 PM — 8:55 PM: Men’s team sprint: first round, medal finals; men’s team pursuit: first round; women’s team pursuit: qualifying

11:00 AM — 1:00 PM: Men’s 3m springboard: prelims

4:00 PM — 6:00 PM: Women’s 10m platform: final

11:00 AM — 1:30 PM: Jumping individual final

7:00 PM — 1:00 AM: Women’s semi-finals

Handball

10:30 AM — 12:30 PM: Women’s quarter-finals

2:30 PM — 4:30 PM: Women’s quarter-finals

6:30 PM — 8:30 PM: Women’s quarter-finals

10:30 PM — 12:30 AM: Women’s quarter-finals

3:00 PM — 5:00 PM: Men’s semi-finals

8:00 PM — 10:00 PM: Men’s semi-finals

12:00 PM — 8:00 PM: Men’s and women’s dinghy: medal races; men’s and women’s kite; mixed dinghy; mixed multihull

1:30 PM — 5:00 PM: Women’s park: prelims

6:30 PM — 8:00 PM: Women’s park: medal final

11:00 AM — 3:00 PM: Women’s boulder/lead: semi-finals (boulder); men’s speed: qualification

11:00 AM — 2:00 PM: Men’s and women’s team: round of 16

5:00 PM — 7:00 PM: Men’s and women’s team: quarter-finals

9:00 PM — 12:00 AM: Men’s and women’s team: quarter-finals

10:00 AM — 12:30 PM: Women’s quarter-finals

2:00 PM — 4:30 PM: Women’s quarter-finals

6:00 PM — 8:30 PM: Women’s quarter-finals

10:00 PM — 12:30 AM: Women’s quarter-finals

3:00 PM — 6:00 PM: Women’s quarter-finals (2 matches)

8:00 PM — 11:00 PM: Women’s quarter-finals (2 matches)

12:00 PM — 2:30 PM: Men’s Greco-Roman 60kg, men’s Greco-Roman 130kg, women’s freestyle 68kg: repechage; men’s Greco-Roman 77kg, men’s Greco-Roman 97kg, women’s freestyle 50kg: round of 16 and quarter-finals

7:15 PM — 11:00 PM: Men’s Greco-Roman 77kg, men’s Greco-Roman 97kg, women’s freestyle 50kg: semi-finals; men’s Greco-Roman 60kg, men’s Greco-Roman 130kg, women’s freestyle 68kg: medal finals