Canada won its lone Olympic volleyball medal way back in 1996 when John Child and Mark Heese captured bronze on the beach in Atlanta.
Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson hope to end that drought this week. The Toronto beach team has rebounded from a slow start in Paris 2024 to reach Wednesday’s quarterfinals.
Here is a look at Day 12 highlights, along with a full event schedule.
(All times Eastern)
Brooke Henderson (women’s golf round 1, tees off at 4:11 a.m.)
The Canadian star is eighth in this season’s LPGA rankings. She’s coming off a tie for eighth at the CPKC Women’s Open in Calgary.
Moh Ahmed (men’s 5,000-m Round 1, 5:10 a.m.)
The St. Catharines, Ont. runner took silver in this event three years ago in Tokyo. The Canadian just missed the Paris podium in a thrilling 10,000-metre race, finishing fourth.
Marco Arop (men’s 800 metres Round 1, 5:55 a.m.)
The Edmonton runner won gold in this event at last year’s world championships.
Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson (women’s volleyball quarterfinals, 11 a.m.)
After upsetting the world No. 2 team from the United States, the Canadians (3-2) battle world No. 16 Daniela Alvarez and Tania Moreno of Spain in the quarterfinals.
Alysha Newman (women’s pole vault final, 12:15 p.m.)
The London, Ont. native has reached the final for the first time in three Olympic appearances.
Canadian artistic swimming team (acrobatic routine, 1:30 p.m.)
Canada sits sixth heading into the final event of the competition.
Andre De Grasse (men’s 200-m semifinals, 2:02 p.m.)
The Canadian star is on track for the first time since his coach, Rana Reider, had his accreditation revoked Tuesday after allegations of sexual and emotional abuse on female athletes emerged in a lawsuit. De Grasse is the reigning Olympic champ in this event. Canada’s Brendon Rodney and Aaron Brown also are in the semis.
Full event schedule
Artistic swimming
Team acrobatic routine, 1:30 p.m.
Track and field
Marathon race walk mixed relay, 1:30 a.m.
Men’s high jump qualification, 4:05 a.m.
Women’s 100-m hurdles, 4:15 a.m.
Women’s javelin quarterfinals, 4:25 a.m.
Men’s 5,000-m Round 1, 5:10 a.m.
Men’s 800-m Round 1, 5:55 a.m.
Women’s 1,500-m repechages, 6:45 a.m.
Women’s pole vault final, 12:15 p.m.
Men’s 110-m hurdles semifinals, 1:05 p.m.
Men’s triple jump qualification, 1:15 p.m.
Men’s 400-m hurdles semifinals, 1:35 p.m.
Men’s 200-m semifinals, 2:02 p.m.
Men’s discus final, 2:25 p.m.
Women’s 400-m semifinals, 2:45 p.m.
Men’s 400-m final, 3:20 p.m.
Men’s 3,000-m steeplechase final, 3:43 p.m.
Women’s basketball quarterfinals (full schedule, standings, scores)
Serbia vs. Australia, 5 a.m.
Spain vs. Belgium, 8:30 a.m.
Germany vs. France, noon
U.S. vs. Nigeria, 3:30 p.m.
Beach volleyball quarterfinals
Women: Canada vs. Spain, 11 a.m.
Women: Brazil vs. Latvia, noon
Men: Spain vs. Norway, 3 p.m.
Men: U.S. vs. Qatar, 4 p.m.
Boxing (bout schedule)
Semifinals and finals, 3:30-4:51 p.m.
Canoe sprint
Women’s kayak single 500-m heats, 3:30 a.m.
Men’s kayak single 1,000-m heats, 4:30 a.m.
Men’s canoe single 1,000-m heats, 5:40 a.m.
Women’s kayak single 500-m quarterfinals, 7:30 a.m.
Men’s kayak single 500-m quarterfinals, 8:10 a.m.
Men’s canoe single 1,000-m quarterfinals, 8:40 a.m.
Cycling (track)
Men’s sprint qualifying, 6:45 a.m.
Women’s keirin first round, 7:26 a.m.
Women’s team pursuit first round, 7:52 a.m.
Men’s sprint round of 32, 8:30 a.m.
Women’s keirin repechages, 9:10 a.m.
Men’s sprint round of 32 repechages, 9:30 a.m.
Men’s sprint round of 16, 11:30 a.m.
Men’s team pursuit finals, 12:04 p.m.
Men’s sprint round of 16 repechages, 12:42 p.m.
Women’s team pursuit finals, 12:57 p.m.
Men’s sprint quarterfinals, 1:38 p.m.
Men’s sprint quarterfinals repechages, 2:14 p.m.
Diving
Men’s 3-m semifinal, 4 a.m.
Women’s 3-m preliminary, 9 a.m.
Equestrian
Individual jumping qualifier, 4 a.m.
Field hockey women’s semifinals
Netherlands vs. Argentina, 8 a.m.
Belgium vs. China, 1 p.m.
Golf (tee times)
Women’s Round 1, 3 a.m.
Handball men’s quarterfinals
Spain vs. Egypt, 3:30 a.m.
France vs. Germany, 7:30 a.m.
Denmark vs. Sweden, 11:30 a.m.
Norway vs. Slovenia, 3:30 p.m.
Sailing
Kite, dinghy and multihull races, 6:13 a.m.
Skateboarding
Men’s park prelims, 6:30 a.m.
Men’s park final, 11:30 a.m.
Sport climbing
Men’s boulder and lead boulder semifinals, 4 a.m.
Women’s speed quarterfinals, 6:35 a.m.
Women’s speed semifinals, 6:46 a.m.
Women’s speed small final, 6:54 a.m.
Women’s speed big final, 6:57 a.m.
Table tennis (match schedule)
Women’s and men’s team quarterfinals, 4 a.m., 9 a.m.
Men’s team semifinals, 2 p.m.
Taekwondo (bout schedule)
Women’s 49-kg and men’s 58-kg competitions, 3 a.m.-3:37 p.m.
Volleyball men’s semifinals
Poland vs. U.S., 10 a.m.
Italy vs. France, 2 p.m.
Water polo men’s quarterfinals
Croatia vs. Spain, 8 a.m.
Greece vs. Serbia, 9:35 a.m.
Australia vs. U.S., 1 p.m.
Italy vs. Hungary, 2:35 p.m.
Weightlifting
Men’s 61-kg competition, 9 a.m.
Women’s 49-kg competition, 1:30 p.m.
Wrestling (bout schedule)
Men’s Greco-Roman and women’s freestyle competitions, 5 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
