The 2024 Summer Olympics are underway in Paris, France.
Australians will be competing in events including swimming, athletics, hockey and basketball on day seven of the Games.
Because of the time difference, it’ll be night time on Friday in Australia when many of those events kick off.
Here’s what’s on the schedule for day seven of the Paris Olympics.
What are some of the key events Australians are competing in on day seven?
All times have been converted to AEST.
Athletics
- 6:05pm: Decathlon starts with 100m — Daniel Golubovic, Ash Moloney
Swimming
- 7pm: Men’s 100m butterfly heats — Matthew Temple, Ben Armbruster
- 7.17pm: Women’s 200m individual medley heats — Ella Ramsay, Kaylee McKeown
- 7.40pm: Women’s 800m freestyle heats — Lani Pallister, Ariarne Titmus
- 8.03pm: Mixed 4x100m medley relay heats — Australia
- 4.30am: Men’s 50m freestyle final — Cameron McEvoy
- 4.36am: Women’s 200m backstroke final — Kaylee McKeown
- 4.43am: Men’s 200m individual medley final
- 5am: Men’s 100m butterfly semifinal
- 5.22am: Women’s 200m individual medley semifinal
Rowing
- 7:42pm: Women’s pairs — Jess Morrison, Annabelle McIntyre
Hockey
- 9.15pm: Men’s pool match: Australia v India
3×3 Basketball
- 5.30pm: Women’s pool round: Australia v Azerbaijan
- 8.30pm: Women’s pool round: Australia v Spain
Basketball
- 9.30pm: Men’s group phase: Australia v Greece
Water polo
- 10pm: Women’s preliminary round match: Australia v Canada
Sailing
- After 10:23pm: Men’s windsurfing final: Grae Morris
Cycling
- 4am: Men’s BMX racing semifinal: Izaac Kennedy (final at 5:35am)
- 4:15am: Women’s BMX racing semifinals: Saya Sakakibara, Lauren Reynolds (final at 5:50am)
Schedule for day seven:
All times have been converted to AEST.
August 2
4.30pm: Badminton, men’s and women’s doubles semi-finals
5pm: Handball, men’s preliminaries
5pm: Shooting, women’s 25m pistol qualification
5pm: Shooting, men’s skeet qualification day 1
5pm: Volleyball, men’s preliminary round
5pm: Golf, men’s round 2
5pm: Beach volleyball, men’s and women’s preliminary phase (4 matches)
5pm: Basketball, men’s and women’s 3X3 pool round (4 matches)
5.30pm: Rowing, men’s and women’s single sculls final, men’s and women’s coxless pair final, men’s and women’s lightweight double final
5.30pm: Archery, mixed team eliminations
5.30pm: Shooting, women’s 50m rifle 3 pos. finals
6pm: Judo, women’s +78kg, men’s +100kg elimination
6pm: Hockey, women’s Pool stage
6pm: Table tennis, men’s and women’s singles semi-finals
6.05pm: Athletics, men’s decathlon 100m
6.10pm: Athletics, men’s hammer throw qualification A
6.15pm: Athletics, women’s high jump qualification
6.30pm: Hockey, men’s pool stage
6.35pm: Athletics, women’s 100m preliminary round
6.35pm: Athletics, women’s 100m preliminary round: Ella Connolly
6.55pm: Athletics, men’s decathlon long jump
7pm: Swimming, men’s 100m fly, women’s 200m IM, 800m free and mixed 4x100m medley relay heats
7pm: Diving, men’s synchronised 3m springboard final
7pm: Basketball, men’s group phase (2 matches)
7.05pm: Athletics, men’s 1500m round 1
7.35pm: Athletics, men’s hammer throw qualification B
7.50pm: Athletics, women’s 100m round 1
8pm: Tennis, men’s singles semi-finals, women’s singles bronze medal final, men’s and mixed doubles bronze medal final
8pm: Sailing, men’s and women’s windsurfing medal series, men’s, women’s and mixed dinghy
8pm: Fencing, men’s épée team through semi-finals, placement matches
8pm: Trampoline gymnastics, women’s final
8.15pm: Athletics, men’s decathlon shot put
8.30pm: Basketball, men’s and women’s 3X3 pool round (4 matches)
9pm: Volleyball, men’s preliminary round
9.30pm: Table tennis, men’s and women’s singles semi-finals
10pm: Water polo, women’s preliminary round (2 matches)
10pm: Handball, men’s preliminaries
10pm: Equestrian, jumping team final
10.15pm: Archery, mixed team medal rounds
11pm: Badminton, men’s singles quarter-finals and mixed doubles medal matches
11pm: Football, men’s quarter-finals (4 matches)
11pm: Beach volleyball, men’s and women’s preliminary phase (3 matches)
11.30pm: Boxing, women’s 57kg round of 32 or round of 16, men’s 51kg, 80kg and +92kg quarter-finals
August 3
12am: Judo, women’s +78kg and men’s +100kg medal
1am: Hockey, men’s pool stage
1am: Volleyball, men’s preliminary round
1.15am: Basketball, men’s group phase (1 match)
1.30am: Basketball, men’s and women’s 3X3 pool round (4 matches)
2am: Athletics, men’s decathlon high jump
2am: Trampoline gymnastics, men’s final
2.10am: Athletics, women’s 5000m round 1
2.15am: Athletics, women’s triple jump qualification
2.30am: Water polo, women’s preliminary round (2 matches)
2.55am: Athletics, women’s discus throw qualification A
3am: Handball, men’s preliminaries
3am: Tennis, men’s singles semis, mixed doubles gold medal final
3.10am: Athletics, mixed 4x400m relay round 1
3.30am: Fencing, men’s épée team medal finals
3.45am: Athletics, women’s 800m round 1
4am: Cycling, men’s and women’s BMX racing semi-finals and finals
4am: Boxing, women’s 57kg round of 32 or round of 16, men’s 51kg, 80kg, and +92kg quarter finals
4am: Beach volleyball, men’s and women’s preliminary phase (3 matches)
4.10am: Athletics, men’s shot put qualification
4.15am: Cycling, women’s BMX racing semi-finals run 1
4.20am: Athletics, women’s discus throw qualification B
4.30am: Cycling, men’s BMX racing semi-finals run 2
4.30am: Swimming, men’s 50m free, 200m IM finals, 100m fly and women’s 200m back, 200m IM semi-finals
4.45am: Cycling, women’s BMX racing semi-finals run 2
4.50am: Athletics, men’s decathlon 400m
5am: Cycling, men’s BMX racing semi-finals run 3
5am: Volleyball, men’s preliminary round
5am: Basketball, men’s group phase
5am: Basketball, men’s and women’s 3X3 pool round (4 matches)
5.15am: Cycling, women’s BMX racing semi-finals run 3
5.20am: Athletics, men’s 10,000m final
5.35am: Cycling, men’s BMX racing final
5.50am: Cycling, women’s BMX racing final
Where can I watch/listen to the Olympics in Australia?
The Olympics will be broadcast free-to-air on Channel Nine and 9Gem.
The station’s streaming service 9Now will also offer more than 40 live sports channels.
Nine’s paid streaming platform Stan is also showing Olympic coverage.
ABC Sport will also be live blogging Olympic events as they unfold.
And in Adelaide, Hobart, Canberra, Darwin, the Gold Coast and regional markets across the country, listeners can hear live daily Olympics coverage across ABC Radio and DAB+ — find out more details about that here.
The ABC’s coverage of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games is brought to you in conjunction with the Nine Network.
What time zone is France in?
France is in the Central European Summer Time (CEST) zone.
We have three time zones in Australia:
- Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST): ACT, New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria
- Australian Central Standard Time (ACST): Northern Territory, South Australia
- Australian Western Standard Time (AWST): Western Australia
What’s the time difference between France and Australia?
Australia is ahead of Paris time zone-wise, so when it’s morning in France, it’s afternoon Down Under.
Here’s the breakdown of time zones:
- AEST: Eight hours ahead of Paris
- ACST: Seven hours and 30 minutes ahead of Paris
- AWST: Six hours ahead of Paris
Where can I see the full schedule of events?
We’ve published a list of every event scheduled for this year’s games.
