The middle Saturday of a Summer Olympics always delivers plenty of drama.
This year will be no exception.
Day 8 has the potential to be the most exciting day on the Paris 2024 schedule for Canada.
The much-anticipated women’s soccer quarterfinal between Canada and Germany at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT will start before at least three serious medal opportunities in the pool and on the track.
Here are the highlights, along with the schedule.
(All times Eastern)
Damian Warner (track and field, decathlon, 4:05 a.m.-3:45 p.m.)
The Canadian sits fourth entering the second and final day of the event. He has an uphill climb if he wants to win back-to-back gold medals at the Olympic.
Canadian women’s eight team (rowing final, 4:50 a.m.)
The reigning Olympic champs finished second in a repechage to qualify for the six-boat final.
Andre De Grasse (track and field, men’s 100 metres, 5:55 a.m.)
The Canadian star makes his first Paris appearance in the heats. De Grasse is not considered a medal favourite this year.
Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson (women’s beach volleyball, 11 a.m., vs. Latvia)
Canada’s top beach team is 1-1 entering its final game of the preliminary round.
Canadian 3×3 women’s basketball team (vs. Azerbaijan, 11:30 a.m.)
Canada lost two overtime games on Friday to fall to 3-3. This is its last preliminary-round game. Canada is tied for fourth in the eight-team field and can guarantee at least a spot in a play-in game with a win.
Felix Auger-Aliassime (tennis, men’s singles bronze-medal match around noon ET / 9 a.m. PT.)
The Canadian faces Lorenzo Musetti of Italy in a battle for bronze. Auger-Aliassime leads the all-time series 3-2.
Canadian women’s soccer team (quarterfinal vs. Germany, 1 p.m.)
In the midst of a drone spying scandal involving its coaches and having six points docked by FIFA, Canada went 3-0 in the preliminary round to advance. Can this improbable run continue?
Josh Liendo (swimming, men’s 100-m butterfly, 2:30 p.m.)
The Canadian won silver in this event at the 2023 world championships and bronze in 2022.
Summer McIntosh, (swimming, women’s 200-m IM, 3:08 p.m.)
The Canadian teen looks for her fourth medal in Paris. She hasn’t specialized in this event in recent years.
3×3 basketball (game schedule)
Women’s pool games, 11:30 a.m.-1:05 p.m.
Women’s play-in games, 3:30 p.m., 4:05 p.m.
Archery
Women’s eliminations, 3:30 a.m.
Women’s quarterfinals, 7 a.m.
Women’s semifinals, 7:52 a.m.
Women’s final, 8:33 a.m.
Gymnastics
Men’s floor final, 9:30 a.m.
Women’s vault final, 10:20 a.m.
Men’s pommel horse final, 11:16 a.m.
Track and field
Decathlon 110-m hurdles, 4:05 a.m.
Men’s pole vault qualification, 4:10 a.m.
Men’s 100-m preliminary round, 4:35 a.m.
Decathlon discus, 4:55 a.m.
Women’s 800-m repechages, 5:20 a.m.
Men’s 100-m Round 1, 5:55 a.m.
Decathlon pole vault, 7:40 a.m.
Decathlon javelin, 1:10 p.m.
Men’s 1,500-m repechages, 1:15 p.m.
Men’s shot put final, 1:35 p.m.
Women’s 100-m semis, 1:50 p.m.
Women’s triple jump final, 2:20 p.m.
Mixed 4×400-m relay final, 2:55 p.m.
Women’s 100-m final, 3:20 p.m.
Decathlon 1,500 metres (final event), 3:45 p.m.
Badminton (game schedule)
Women’s singles quarterfinals, 2:30 a.m.
Women’s doubles medal matches, 9 a.m.
Women’s basketball (full game schedule, standings, scores)
China vs. Puerto Rico, 5 a.m.
Serbia vs. Spain, 7:30 a.m.
Men’s basketball (full game schedule, standings, scores)
Puerto Rico vs. U.S., 11:15 a.m.
South Serbia vs. Sudan, 3 p.m.
Beach volleyball (game schedule)
Men’s and women’s preliminary matches, 3-11 a.m.
Lucky loser matches, 2:50-8:03 p.m.
Boxing (bout schedule)
Quarterfinals, semifinals, 9:30 a.m.-4:08 p.m.
Canoe slalom
Women’s and men’s kayak cross, 9:30 a.m.-1:05 p.m.
Cycling
Men’s road race, 5 a.m.
Equestrian
Team dressage grand prix, 4 a.m.
Fencing
Women’s team sabre competition, 7 a.m.-1 p.m.
Field hockey (game schedule)
Women’s and men’s pool games, 4 a.m.-1:45 p.m.
Golf (tee times)
Men’s Round 3, 3 a.m.
Handball (game schedule)
Men’s group games, 3 a.m.-3 p.m.
Judo
Mixed team competition, 2-11:24 a.m.
Rowing
Women’s single final, 3:30 a.m.
Men’s single final, 3:42 a.m.
Women’s eight final, 4:50 a.m.
Men’s eight final, 5:10 a.m.
Sailing
Dinghy and multihill races, 6:05-9:45 a.m.
Shooting
Men’s and women’s skeet qualification, 3 a.m.
Women’s 25-m pistol final, 3:30 a.m.
Men’s skeet final, 9:30 a.m.
Women’s soccer (quarterfinals)
Japan vs. U.S., 9 a.m.
Spain vs. Colombia, 11 a.m.
Canada vs. Germany, 1 p.m.
France vs. Brazil, 3 p.m.
Surfing
Men’s semis, 1 p.m.
Women’s semis, 2:12 p.m.
Men’s final, 3:24 p.m.
Women’s final, 4:36 p.m.
Swimming
Women’s 50-m freestyle heats, men’s 1,500-m freestyle heats, men’s 4×100-m medley relay heats, women’s 4×100-m medley relay heats 5 a.m.
Men’s 100-m butterfly final, 2:30 p.m.
Women’s 50-m freestyle semis, 2:39 p.m.
Women’s 200-m IM final, 3:08 p.m.
Women’s 800-m final, 3:28 p.m.
Mixed 4×100 medley relay final, 3:58 p.m.
Table tennis
Women’s bronze-medal match, 7:30 a.m.
Women’s final, 8:30 a.m.
Tennis (match schedule)
Men’s doubles medal matches, women’s single gold-medal match, men’s single gold-medal match, 6 a.m.-1 p.m.
Volleyball (game schedule)
Women’s and men’s pool games, 3 a.m.-3 p.m.
Water polo (game schedule)
Men’s pool games, 4:30 a.m.-3:05 p.m.
