Paris 2024 Olympics: What events to watch August 7, including men's 200m semi-finals

The competition at the 2024 Olympics will be particularly intense on Wednesday with 21 gold medals up for grabs.

Highlighting the day the men’s 200m semi-finals promise a thrilling display of speed and strategy.

Fans of distance running have much to anticipate as Kenya’s 3,000 metres steeplechase trio Simon Koech, Abraham Kibiwott, and Amos Serem are set to challenge in the final of the demanding water and barrier race.

Additionally, the Kenyan 5,000m team, consisting of Jacob Krop, Ronald Kwemoi, and Edwin Kurgat, aims to capture the country’s first Olympic gold in this event in 36 years, a feat last achieved at the 1988 Seoul Games.

This day offers a unique blend of sprinting prowess and endurance battles, making it a must-watch for athletics enthusiasts.

Here is the schedule for Day 12 of the event, converted to East Africa Time.

— 8:30 PM — 10:15 PM: Team acrobatic routine: medal final

— 8:30 AM — 11:45 AM:Marathon race walk mixed relay: final

— 11:05 AM: Men’s high jump: qualification

— 11:15 AM: Women’s 100m hurdles: round 1

— 11:25 AM: Women’s javelin: qualification A

— 12:00 PM: Men’s 5000m: round 1

— 12:45 PM: Men’s 800m: round 1

— 12:50 PM: Women’s javelin: qualification B

— 1:35 PM: Women’s 1500m: repechage

— 8:00 PM: Women’s pole vault: final

— 8:05 PM: Men’s 110m hurdles: semi-finals

— 8:15 PM:Men’s triple jump: qualification

— 8:35 PM: Men’s 400m hurdles: semi-finals

— 9:02 PM: Men’s 200m: semi-finals

— 9:25 PM:Men’s discus: final

— 9:45 PM:Women’s 400m: semi-finals

— 10:20 PM: Men’s 400m: final

— 10:40 PM: Men’s 3000m steeplechase: final

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

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

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

— 10:30 PM — 12:30 AM: Women’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 matches0

— 10:30 PM — 12:30 AM: Women’s 57kg, men’s +92kg: semi-finals; men’s 63.5kg, men’s 80kg: finals

— 10:30 AM — 4:10 PM: Men’s C1 1000m, men’s K2 500m, women’s C1 200m, women’s K2 500m: heats and quarter-finals

— 1:45 PM — 4:30 PM: Men’s sprint: qualifying, early rounds, repechage rounds; women’s keirin: first round, repechage; women’s team pursuit: first round

— 6:30 PM — 8:50 PM: Men’s sprint: early rounds, repechage rounds; men’s team pursuit: medal finals; women’s team pursuit: medal finals

— 11:00 AM — 1:00 PM: Men’s 3m springboard: semi-finals

— 4:00 PM — 6:00 PM: Women’s 3m springboard: prelims

— 10:00 AM — 7:00 PM:Women’s tournament: round 1

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

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

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

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

— 3:00 PM — 5:00 PM: Women’s semi-finals

— 8:00 PM — 10:00 PM: Women’s semi-finals

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

— 1:30 PM — 5:00 PM:Men’s park: preliminaries

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

— 11:00 AM — 2:15 PM:Men’s boulder/lead: semi-finals (lead); women’s speed: medal finals

— 11:00 AM — 2:00 PM: Men’s and women’s team: quarter-finals

— 4:00 PM — 7:00 PM: Men’s and women’s team: quarter-finals

— 9:00 PM — 12:00 AM: Men’s team: semi-finals

— 10:00 AM — 1:30 PM: Men’s 58kg, women’s 49kg: qualification rounds

— 3:30 PM — 6:30 PM:** Men’s 58kg, women’s 49kg: quarter-finals, semi-finals

— 8:30 PM — 12:00 AM:** Men’s 58kg, women’s 49kg: repechage rounds, medal finals

— 5:00 PM — 7:30 PM: Men’s semi-finals

— 9:00 PM — 11:30 PM: Men’s semi-finals

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

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

— 4:00 PM — 6:30 PM:** Men’s 61kg: final

— 8:30 PM — 11:00 PM:** Women’s 49kg: final

12:00 PM — 2:30 PM: Men’s Greco-Roman 77kg, men’s Greco-Roman 97kg, women’s freestyle 50kg: repechage; men’s Greco-Roman 67kg, men’s Greco-Roman 87kg, women’s freestyle 53kg: round of 16 and quarter-finals

7:15 PM — 11:00 PM Men’s Greco-Roman 67kg, men’s Greco-Roman 87kg, women’s freestyle 53kg: semi-finals; men’s Greco-Roman 77kg, men’s Greco-Roman 97kg, women’s freestyle 50kg: medal finals