What happens on day 13 in Paris 2024?

There are a total of 27 gold medal events on Day 13, Thursday, August 8. Here are our top picks of the day:

Team sport reaches exciting end, world record clock

The Men’s basketball The competition reaches the semi-finals (17:30, 21:00), while the Men’s football The bronze medalists will be determined (5 p.m.) and the Men’s hockey End of tournament (2 p.m., 7 p.m.).

Will the world record fall in Speed ​​climbing men when this competition ends (12:28)? Samuel Watsonhas already lowered his own personal best of 4.79 seconds to 4.75 seconds. However, Watson himself posted a training video before the Games in which he cleared the 15-meter-high wall even faster. This time could certainly be lowered again.

Athletics: Lyles, McLaughlin-Levrone, Chopra in action

Noah Lyles will try to complete the second leg of a possible treble on August 8, while Men’s 200-metre final (8:30 p.m.). The US record holder has made no secret of his desire to break Usain Bolt’s world record, and his personal best is just 0.12 seconds off Bolt’s mark.

In the meantime, India As defending champion, he is aiming for a second Olympic gold medal in athletics Neeraj Chopra goes into the Men’s javelin final (8:25 p.m.) In Tokyo, Chopra became India’s first individual Olympic champion since 2008 and the first in athletics. However, the competition will be tough as always, including from Jakub Vadlejchwhile Germany Julian Weber.

And then there is Sydney McLaughlin-Levronethe woman that nobody seems to be able to beat. After setting a new world record of 50.65 at the US Trials (which has yet to be confirmed), and with no one else coming close, she is the clear favorite in the Women’s 400m Hurdles, Final (21:25), but don’t write it off right away Femke Bolthe only other woman to run under 51 seconds.

Sailing: Singapore could win historic medal

The small Southeast Asian island state of Singapore has produced only one Olympic champion in its history, when Joseph Schooling won gold in swimming in Rio 2016. That could change on the 13th day of the Marseille Marinawhile sailing had its first Kitesurfing Champions in this new event (from 3:40 p.m., conditions permitting).

This is thanks Max Maederthe 17-year-old, who despite his young age is already a two-time reigning world champion, in addition to silver in 2022 and three youth world championship titles. He also won gold at the Asian Games last year to add to his growing list of achievements.

Medal events

athletics
8:00 p.m.: W long jump final; 20:25: M Javelin Throw Final; 8:30 p.m.: M 200m final; 21:25: W 400m hurdles final; 21:45: M 110m Hurdles Final

Boxing
21:30–22:01: M 57kg, semi-final; 22:02–22:33: W 75kg semi-final (the losing semi-finalists win bronze); 22:34–22:50: M 51kg final; 22:51–23:06: W 54kg Final

Canoe sprint
13:30–13:40: M C-2 500m Final A; 13:40–13:50: W K-4 500 m Final A; 13:50–14:00: M K-4 500m Final A

Cycling (train)
19:11–19:17: W Keirin Final; 19:27–20:00: Championship points race

Dive
3:00 p.m.–4:40 p.m.: M 3m Springboard Final

football
5:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.: M Bronze medal match

ice Hockey
2:00 p.m.–3:45 p.m.: M Bronze medal match; 19:00–20:45: M-Gold Medal Game

Marathon swimming
07:30–10:00 am: W 10km open water
Depending on water quality conditions.

Sailing
11:43–12:10: Mixed two-man dinghy medal race; 12:18–12:38: Mixed multihull medal race; 15:40–16:10: M Kiteboarding Final; 16:37–17:07: W Kiteboarding Finale

Sport climbing
12:54–13:00: M-Speed ​​Finale

Taekwondo
20:19–21:33: M -68kg medal competitions; 20:35–21:52: W -57kg medal competitions

Weightlifting
3:00 p.m.–5:08 p.m.: B 59kg; 19:30–21:38: M 73kg

Wrestling
19:30–20:05: M Greco-Roman 67 kg, medal final; 20:05–20:40: M Greco-Roman 87 kg, medal final; 20:50–21:25: W Freestyle 53kg Final

You can find the complete daily schedule here.