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There’s only four days left of the 2024 Paris Olympics, although a multitude of sports are still in action.
Thursday’s schedule is first headlined by the men’s speed climbing final, which is making its first appearance at the Olympics as a standalone event. There’s also canoeing finals, diving finals, boxing finals and men’s basketball semifinals as part of the slate.
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Many of the team sports whose competition has lasted the full two weeks at the Olympics are starting to come to a close, with most teams hoping to either qualify for the event final, or even take home the bronze medal.
Here’s the full Olympics schedule for Thursday, August 8:
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Olympics schedule today
All times Eastern.
Here’s the full 2024 Paris Olympics schedule for Thursday, August 8:
- Swimming (Women’s 10km open water) | 1:30 a.m. | USA
- Golf (women’s round 2: part 1) | 3 a.m. | Golf Channel
- Taekwondo (men’s 68kg, women’s 57kg) | 3 a.m. | Peacock (streaming)
- Table tennis (men’s and women’s team: quarterfinals) | 3:35 a.m. | USA
- Diving (women’s 3m springboard semifinal) | 4 a.m. | E! Network
- Rhythmic gymnastics (Individual all-around: qualification part 1) | 4 a.m. | Peacock (streaming)
- Sport climbing (women’s combined: semifinal (lead) | 4 a.m. | Peacock (streaming)
- Table tennis (men’s team: semifinal 2) | 4 a.m. | Peacock (streaming)
- Track and field (heats: men’s and women’s 4x100m) | 4 a.m. | USA
- Track and field (Main: heptathlon, men’s and women’s 4×100 relays) | 4 a.m. | Peacock (streaming)
- Track and field (women’s shot put: qualification) | 4:20 a.m. | Peacock (streaming)
- Canoeing (men’s and women’s K-4 sprint) | 4:30 a.m. | Peacock (streaming)
- Modern Pentathlon (men’s and women’s fencing ranking rounds) | 5 a.m. | Peacock (streaming)
- Track and field (heptathlon: high jump) | 5 a.m. | Peacock (streaming)
- Wrestling (Mat A: men’s freestyle 57kg eliminations) | 5 a.m. | Peacock (streaming)
- Wrestling (Mat B: women’s freestyle 67kg eliminations) | 5 a.m. | Peacock (streaming)
- Wrestling (Mat C: men’s freestyle 86kg eliminations) | 5 a.m. | Peacock (streaming)
- Sport climbing (men’s speed, women’s combined) | 5:45 a.m. | E! Network
- Sailing (men’s and women’s kite medal series) | 6 a.m. | Peacock (streaming)
- Sport climbing (men’s speed: final) | 6:35 a.m. | Peacock (streaming)
- Canoeing (men’s C-2, men’s and women’s K-4 sprint: finals) | 6:40 a.m. | Peacock (streaming)
- Canoeing (sprint: canoe, kayak semifinals, finals) | 7 a.m. | E! Network
- Golf (women’s round 2, part 2) | 7 a.m. | Golf Channel
- Table tennis (men’s team: semifinal) | 7 a.m. | USA
- Water polo (women’s classification Match 1) | 7 a.m. | Peacock (streaming)
- Field hockey (men’s bronze final) | 8 a.m. | Peacock (streaming)
- Rhythmic gymnastics (individual all-around qualification) | 8 a.m. | E! Network
- Taekwondo (men’s 68kg, women’s 57kg) | 8:30 a.m. | Peacock (streaming)
- Water polo (women’s semifinal 1) 8:35 a.m. | Peacock (streaming)
- Diving (men’s 3m springboard final) | 9 a.m. | E! Network
- Rhythmic gymnastics (individual all-around: qualification) | 9 a.m. | Peacock (streaming)
- Table tennis (women’s team: semifinal 1) | 9 a.m. | Peacock (streaming)
- Track and field (heats: men’s and women’s 4×100) | 9 a.m. | NBC
- Weightlifting (women’s 59kg: snatch/clean & jerk) | 9 a.m. | Peacock (streaming)
- Boxing (men’s middle, light finals) | 10 a.m. | USA
- Volleyball (women’s semifinal) | 10 a.m. | NBC
- Handball (women’s semifinal 1) | 10:30 a.m. | Peacock (streaming)
- Taekwondo (women’s 49kg, men’s 58kg bronze/gold finals) | 10:30 a.m. | USA
- Beach volleyball (semifinal) | 11 a.m. | E! Network
- Cycling (track: women’s keirin, men’s omnium final) | 11 a.m. | Peacock (streaming)
- Soccer (men’s bronze finals) | 11 a.m. | Peacock (streaming)
- Wrestling (men’s 57kg, women’s 57kg freestyle eliminations) | 11 a.m. | USA
- Basketball (men’s semifinal) | 11:30 a.m. | USA
- Beach volleyball (men’s semifinal) | 12 p.m. | NBC
- Rhythmic gymnastics (individual all-around: qualification) | 12 p.m. | E! Network
- Water polo (women’s classification match 2) | 12 p.m. | Peacock (streaming)
- Wrestling (finals: men’s 87g Greco-Roman, women’s 53kg freestyle) | 12:15 p.m. | Peacock (streaming)
- Diving (women’s 3m springboard final) | 1 p.m. | NBC
- Field hockey (men’s gold final) | 1 p.m. | Peacock (streaming)
- Track and field (main: men’s 200m, women’s 400mH) | 1 p.m. | Peacock (streaming)
- Taekwondo (men’s 68kg, women’s 57kg bronze/gold finals) | 1:30 p.m. | Peacock (streaming)
- Track and field (Heptathlon: shot put) | 1:30 p.m. | Peacock (streaming)
- Water polo (women’s semifinal) | 1:30 p.m. | USA
- Weightlifting (men’s 73kg snatch / clean & jerk) | 1:30 p.m. | Peacock (streaming)
- Track and field (finals: men’s 200m) | 1:35 p.m. | NBC
- Water polo (women’s semifinal 2) | 1:35 p.m. | Peacock (streaming)
- Track and field (women’s long jump: final) | 1:55 p.m. | Peacock (streaming)
- Table tennis (women’s team: semifinal 2) | 2 p.m. | Peacock (streaming)
- Volleyball (women’s semifinal 2) | 2 p.m. | Peacock (streaming)
- Track and field (men’s javelin throw: final) | 2:20 p.m. | Peacock (streaming)
- Basketball (men’s semifinal) | 2:45 p.m. | USA
- Beach volleyball (men’s or women’s semifinal 1) | 3 p.m. | E! Network
- Boxing (men’s fly, women’s bantam (finals) | 3:30 p.m. | Peacock (streaming)
- Handball (women’s semifinal 2) | 3:30 p.m. | Peacock (streaming)
- Beach volleyball (men’s semifinal) | 4 p.m. | NBC
- Handball (women’s semifinal) | 4 p.m. | E! Network
- Water polo (women’s semifinal) | 5 p.m. | NBC
- Wrestling (finals: GR 67kg, women’s freestyle 53kg) | 5 p.m. | USA
- Primetime in Paris | 8 p.m. | NBC
- Volleyball (women’s semifinal) | 8 p.m. | USA
- Field hockey (men’s gold finals) | 9:30 p.m. | USA
- Water polo (women’s semifinal) | 10:30 p.m. | USA (encore coverage)
- Basketball (men’s semifinal) | 11:30 p.m. | USA (encore coverage)
What channel are the Olympics on today?
All 2024 Paris Olympics events will air on NBC’s family of networks, with non-televised events being broadcast on Peacock, NBC’s exclusive streaming platform. Thursday’s aired events will be on NBC, USA Network, E! Network and the Golf Channel.
Streaming options are available on Peacock, which broadcasts every event at the Olympics, or Fubo, which carries all events being broadcast on TV channels.
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