Day 8 Preview of 2024 Olympics

Summer McIntosh (Jack Spitser, Wikimedia Commons)

We have now approached the middle Saturday of the Olympic Games and it will be jammed packed. Canada has medal opportunities in swimming (Summer McIntosh and Josh Liendo), gymnastics (Ellie Black and Shallon Olsen), tennis (Felix Auger-Aliassime), rowing (women’s eights), decathlon (Damian Warner), and gigantic team events in women’s 3×3 basketball, women’s soccer, and men’s volleyball.

AUGUST 3—MEN’S DECATHLON 110M HURDLES—2:05AM—DAMIAN WARNER 

AUGUST 3—WOMEN’S EIGHTS ROWING—2:50 AM 

AUGUST 3—MEN’S DECATHLON DISCUS—2:55 AM–DAMIAN WARNER

AUGUST 3—MEN’S CYCLING—3AM—MEN’S ROAD RACE—DEREK GEE & MICHAEL WOODS 

AUGUST 3–CANADA VS. UZBEKISTAN–3:30AM–TEAM MIXED JUDO

AUGUST 3–ROUND 3–MEN’S GOLF–4:17 AM (CONTENDERS TEE OFF)

AUGUST 3—MEN’S DECATHLON POLE VAULT—5:40AM–DAMIAN WARNER 

AUGUST 3–WOMEN’S DINGHY SAILING–SARAH DOUGLAS–6:25 AM

AUGUST 3—WOMEN’S VAULT FINAL ARTISTIC  GYMNASTICS—8:20 AM–ELLIE BLACK & SHALLON OLSEN

AUGUST 3—WOMEN’S BEACH VOLLEYBALL—HUMANA-PAREDES/WILKERSON VS. LATVIA—9AM  

AUGUST 3—CANADA VS. AZERBAIJAN—9:30AM—WOMEN’S 3X3 BASKETBALL 

AUGUST 3—MEN’S SINGLES BRONZE MEDAL TENNIS MATCH—10AM–FELIX AUGER-ALIASSIME–CAN VS. LORENZO MUSETTI–ITALY 

AUGUST 3—WOMEN’S SOCCER QUARTERFINAL—11AM–CANADA VS. GERMANY 

AUGUST 3—MEN’S 100M BUTTERFLY SWIMMING—12:30PM—JOSH LIENDO & ILYA KHARUN

AUGUST 3—WOMEN’S 200M INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY—12:59 PM—SUMMER MCINTOSH & SYDNEY PICKREM 

AUGUST 3—CANADA VS. SERBIA—1PM—MEN’S VOLLEYBALL 

AUGUST 3—WOMEN’S 100M—1:20 PM 

AUGUST 3—WOMEN’S 3X3 BASKETBALL QUARTERFINAL GAME—1:30 PM 

AUGUST 3–MIXED MEDLEY RELAY FINAL SWIMMING–1:58 PM 

AUGUST 3–WOMEN’S BEACH VOLLEYBALL–HUNANA-PAREDES/WILKERSON VS. CZECH REPUBLIC–2PM

AUGUST 3—WOMEN’S 3X3 BASKETBALL QUARTERFINAL GAME—2:05 PM 

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