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There are only four days left until the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, but many sports are still in progress.
Thursday’s programme will be led by the men’s speed climbing final, which is being held as a stand-alone event for the first time at the Olympic Games. The programme will also include canoe finals, diving finals, boxing finals and men’s basketball semi-finals.
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Many of the team sports that lasted the full two weeks of competition at the Olympic Games are now coming to an end, with most teams hoping to either qualify for the finals or even take home the bronze medal.
Here is the full Olympic schedule for Thursday, August 8:
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Olympic schedule today
All times are Eastern Time.
Here is the full schedule of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games for Thursday, August 8:
- Swimming (Women’s 10 km Open Water) | 1:30 am | USA
- Golf (Women’s Round 2: Part 1) | 3am | Golf Channel
- Taekwondo (Men 68 kg, Women 57 kg) | 3am | Peacock (Streaming)
- Table Tennis (Men’s and Women’s Team: Quarterfinals) | 03:35 am | USA
- Diving (Women’s 3m Springboard Semifinals) | 4am | E! Network
- Rhythmic gymnastics (individual all-around: qualification part 1) | 4 a.m. | Peacock (streaming)
- Sport climbing (women’s combination): semi-finals (lead) | 4 a.m. | Peacock (streaming)
- Table Tennis (Men: Semi-Final 2) | 4am | Peacock (Streaming)
- Athletics (heats: 4x100m men and women) | 4 o’clock | USA
- Athletics (main race: heptathlon, men’s and women’s 4×100 relay) | 4 a.m. | Peacock (streaming)
- Athletics (Women’s Shot Put: Qualification) | 04:20 am | Peacock (Streaming)
- Canoeing (Men and Women K-4 Sprint) | 4:30 am | Peacock (Streaming)
- Modern Pentathlon (Fencing Ranking Rounds Men and Women) | 5am | Peacock (Streaming)
- Athletics (Heptathlon: High Jump) | 5am | Peacock (Streaming)
- Wrestling (Mat A: Freestyle 57 kg, Men, Eliminations) | 5 a.m. | Peacock (Streaming)
- Wrestling (Mat B: Freestyle 67 kg women, eliminations) | 5 a.m. | Peacock (streaming)
- Wrestling (Mat C: Freestyle 86 kg, Men, Eliminations) | 5 a.m. | Peacock (Streaming)
- Sport climbing (men’s speed, women’s combination) | 05:45 am | E! Network
- Sailing (Men’s and Women’s Dragon Medal Series) | 6am | Peacock (Streaming)
- Sport Climbing (Men’s Speed: Final) | 06:35 am | Peacock (Streaming)
- Canoeing (Men’s C-2, Men’s and Women’s K-4 Sprint: Final) | 06:40 | Peacock (Streaming)
- Canoeing (Sprint: Canoe, Kayak, Semifinals, Finals) | 7am | E! Network
- Golf (Ladies Round 2, Part 2) | 7am | Golf Channel
- Table Tennis (Men’s team: semi-final) | 7 a.m. | USA
- Water polo (women’s score, game 1) | 7 a.m. | Peacock (streaming)
- Field hockey (men, bronze final) | 8 a.m. | Peacock (streaming)
- Rhythmic gymnastics (individual all-around qualification) | 8 a.m. | E! Network
- Taekwondo (Men 68kg, Women 57kg) | 8:30 am | Peacock (Streaming)
- Water polo (women’s semi-final 1) 8:35 a.m. | Peacock (streaming)
- Diving (Men’s 3m Springboard Final) | 9am | E! Network
- Rhythmic gymnastics (individual all-around: qualification) | 9 a.m. | Peacock (streaming)
- Table Tennis (Women: Semi-Final 1) | 9am | Peacock (Streaming)
- Athletics (heats: 4×100 m men and women) | 9 a.m. | NBC
- Weightlifting (Women 59 kg: Snatch/Jerk) | 9 a.m. | Peacock (Streaming)
- Boxing (Men’s Middleweight, Semi-Final) | 10am | USA
- Volleyball (women’s semifinals) | 10 a.m. | NBC
- Handball (Women’s semi-final 1) | 10:30 a.m. | Peacock (streaming)
- Taekwondo (women 49 kg, men 58 kg, bronze/gold, final) | 10:30 a.m. | USA
- Beach volleyball (semifinals) | 11am | E! Network
- Cycling (Track: Women’s Keirin, Men’s Omnium Final) | 11am | Peacock (Streaming)
- Football (Men, Bronze Final) | 11am | Peacock (Streaming)
- Wrestling (Men 57 kg, Women 57 kg freestyle eliminations) | 11am | USA
- Basketball (Men’s semifinals) | 11:30 am | USA
- Beach volleyball (men’s semifinals) | 12pm | NBC
- Rhythmic gymnastics (individual all-around: qualification) | 12 noon | E! Network
- Water polo (women’s qualifying match 2) | 12pm | Peacock (streaming)
- Wrestling (Final: Men 87g Greco-Roman, Women 53kg Freestyle) | 12:15 pm | Peacock (Streaming)
- Diving (Women’s 3m Springboard, Final) | 1:00 p.m. | NBC
- Field hockey (men’s gold final) | 1 p.m. | Peacock (streaming)
- Athletics (main race: 200 m men, 400 m women) | 1 p.m. | Peacock (streaming)
- Taekwondo (Men 68 kg, Women 57 kg, Bronze/Gold, Final) | 1:30 p.m. | Peacock (Streaming)
- Athletics (Heptathlon: Shot Put) | 1:30 p.m. | Peacock (Streaming)
- Water polo (women’s semifinal) | 1:30 p.m. | USA
- Weightlifting (snatch/clean and jerk, men 73 kg) | 1:30 p.m. | Peacock (streaming)
- Athletics (Final: 200 m Men) | 13:35 | NBC
- Water polo (women’s semi-final 2) | 1:35 p.m. | Peacock (streaming)
- Athletics (Women’s Long Jump: Final) | 1:55 p.m. | Peacock (Streaming)
- Table Tennis (Women: Semi-Final 2) | 2pm | Peacock (Streaming)
- Volleyball (Women’s Semifinal 2) | 2pm | Peacock (Streaming)
- Athletics (Men’s Javelin: Final) | 2:20 p.m. | Peacock (Streaming)
- Basketball (Men’s semifinal) | 2:45 p.m. | USA
- Beach volleyball (semifinal 1, men or women) | 3:00 p.m. | E! Network
- Boxing (Men’s Fly Fishing, Women’s Bantam Fishing (Final) | 3:30 p.m. | Peacock (Streaming)
- Handball (Women’s semi-final 2) | 3:30 p.m. | Peacock (streaming)
- Beach volleyball (men’s semifinals) | 4 p.m. | NBC
- Handball (women’s semi-final) | 4 p.m. | E! Network
- Water polo (women’s semifinal) | 5:00 p.m. | NBC
- Wrestling (Final: GR 67kg, Freestyle Women 53kg) | 5pm | USA
- Primetime in Paris | 8pm | NBC
- Volleyball (women’s semifinals) | 8 p.m. | USA
- Field hockey (Men’s gold final) | 9:30 p.m. | USA
- Water polo (women’s semi-final) | 10:30 p.m. | USA (encore coverage)
- Basketball (Men’s semifinal) | 11:30 p.m. | USA (encore)
Which channel is broadcasting the Olympics today?
- TV channel: NBC, USA Network, E! Network, Golf Channel
- Streaming: Peacock, Fubo
All events at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games will be broadcast on NBC’s networks. Non-televised events will be broadcast on Peacock, NBC’s exclusive streaming platform. Thursday’s events will be broadcast on NBC, USA Network, E! Network and the Golf Channel.
Streaming options are available on Peacock, which will broadcast every event of the Olympics, or on Fubo, which will broadcast all events broadcast on TV channels.
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