Twenty gold medals are at stake on a packed Day 9 of the 2024 Olympics, featuring athletics, swimming, and gymnastics
The competition at the 2024 Olympics will be particularly intense on Sunday with 20 gold medals up for grabs.
The spotlight will be on several key events ensuring a thrilling day for athletics enthusiasts around the world.
Among the most anticipated events is the men’s 100m semifinals, set to take place in the evening.
This race always draws global attention due to its fast-paced and high-stakes nature, showcasing some of the quickest athletes on the planet.
The spotlight will also shine on Kenyan athletes in the middle-distance races.
Brian Komen, Timothy Cheruiyot, and Reynold Cheruiyot will compete in the 1500m semifinals each hoping to secure a spot in the final.
Meanwhile, in the women’s 800m semifinals, World and Commonwealth Games champion Mary Moraa and debutant Lilian Odira will represent Kenya, bringing their formidable talents to the fore.
Here is the schedule for Day 9 of the event, converted to East Africa Time.
Archery
- 10.30am-12.15pm: Men’s individual: eliminations
- 2pm-4.20pm: Men’s individual: medal rounds
Artistic Gymnastics
- 4pm-6.25pm: Men’s rings, women’s uneven bars, Men’s vault: finals
Athletics
- 11.05am: Women’s 3000m steeplechase: round 1
- 11.20am: Women’s hammer: qualification A
- 11.55am: Women’s 200m: round 1
- 12pm: Men’s long jump: qualification
- 12.45pm: Women’s hammer: qualification B
- 12.50pm: Men’s 110m hurdles: round 1
- 1.35pm: Women’s 400m hurdles: round 1
- 8.05pm: Men’s 400m: round 1
- 8.50pm: Women’s high jump: final
- 9pm: Men’s 100m: semi-finals
- 9.30pm: Men’s hammer: final
- 9.35pm: Women’s 800m: semi-finals
- 10.10pm: Men’s 1500m: semi-finals
- 10.50pm: Men’s 100m: final
Badminton
- 9.30am-2pm: Men’s and women’s singles: semi-finals
- 4pm-6.30pm: Men’s doubles: medal matches
Basketball
- 12pm-4.15pm: Women’s group phase (2 matches)
- 6.15pm-8pm: Women’s group phase (1 match)
- 10pm-11.45pm: Women’s group phase (1 match)
Basketball 3x3
- 6.30pm-8.30pm: Men’s pool round (4 matches)
- 10.30pm-11.30pm: Men’s play-in round (2 matches)
Beach Volleyball
- 10am-12pm: Men’s and women’s round of 16 (2 matches)
- 2pm-4pm: Men’s and women’s round of 16 (2 matches)
- 6pm-8pm: Men’s and women’s round of 16 (2 matches)
- 10pm-12am: Men’s and women’s round of 16 (2 matches)
Boxing
- 12pm-2.25pm: Women’s 57kg, women’s 75kg: quarter-finals; Women’s 54kg, men’s 51kg, men’s 63.5kg, men’s 80kg, men’s 92kg: semi-finals
- 4.30pm-6.55pm: Women’s 57kg, women’s 75kg: quarter-finals; Women’s 54kg, men’s 51kg, men’s 63.5kg, men’s 80kg, men’s 92kg: semi-finals
Canoe Slalom
- 4.30pm-6.25pm: Men’s and women’s kayak cross single: heats
Cycling (Road)
- 3pm-7.45pm: Women’s road race
Equestrian
- 11am-3pm: Dressage Grand Prix freestyle individual: final
Fencing
- 11am-6.10pm: Men’s foil team: table of 64, table of 32, table of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals, placement matches
- 8.10pm-11pm: Men’s foil team: medal finals
Golf
- 10am-7.30pm: Men’s tournament: round 4 (medal final)
Handball
- 10am-1.30pm: Men’s prelims (2 matches)
- 3pm-6.30pm: Men’s prelims (2 matches)
- 8pm-11.30pm: Men’s prelims (2 matches)
Hockey
- 11am-4pm: Men’s quarter-finals (2 matches)
- 6.30pm-11.30pm: Men’s quarter-finals (2 matches)
Sailing
- 12pm-8pm: Men’s and women’s kite; men’s, women’s and mixed dinghy; Mixed multihull
Shooting
- 10am-6pm: Men’s 25m rapid fire pistol: qualification
- 10.30am-6.05pm: Women’s skeet: qualification day 2 and finals
Swimming
- 7.30pm-9.30pm: Women’s 50m free: final, men’s 1500m free: final, men’s 4x100m medley relay: final, women’s 4x100m medley relay: final
Table Tennis
- 2.30pm-5pm: Men’s singles: medal finals
Tennis
- 1pm-8pm: Women’s doubles: bronze, gold medal finals; Men’s singles: gold medal final
Volleyball
- 10am-12.30pm: Women’s prelims
- 2pm-4.30pm: Women’s prelims
- 6pm-8.30pm: Women’s prelims
- 10pm-12.30am: Women’s prelims
Water Polo
- 3pm-6pm: Women’s prelims (2 matches)
- 7.30pm-10.30pm: Women’s prelims (2 matches)