Looking ahead to Day 12
Another fantastic day of action at Paris 2024 has come to a close, and we want to thank you for joining us again on the official live blog.
Let’s leave you today with words from your women’s 200m Olympic champion, Gabby Thomas.
"I’m really in disbelief because having an Olympic gold medal is something in my wildest dreams," she said. "But at the same time, I know how hard I’ve fought for it.
"This has been six years in the making, head down, working hard, going to really hard meets, pushing yourself, and now it’s here and I’ve done it. This is the happiest moment of my life."
Here’s what to look forward to on Day 12, 7 August, with 23 gold medal events taking place.
The new mixed marathon race walk relay takes place in the morning (7:30am), replacing the men’s 50km race walk. Teams of one man and one woman will take on two legs of varying lengths, eventually covering a distance of 42.195km, while never running. And the first ever mixed two-person dinghy medals are due to be awarded in sailing.
In the evening, there are also semi-finals in the men’s 200m (from 8:02pm) as Lyles aims to continue his medal hunt.
Still stuck for ideas on what to watch? Here are a few events you could pay attention to today:
Athletics (track and field) – Will Kennedy and Moon be separated in Paris?
The last time Nina Kennedy and Katie Moon went head-to-head in a major championships, nothing could separate them.
At the Budapest 2023 World Championships, the Aussie and U.S. pole vaulters tied for gold – calling to mind a similar situation between Gianmarco Tamberi and Mutaz Barshim in the men’s high jump at Tokyo 2020. Now, they will renew their friendship and rivalry in the women’s pole vault final (7pm).
Moon is the defending Olympic champion in addition to her world titles from 2022 and 2023, making her an easy favourite in Paris. But she doesn’t own the world lead this year: Great Britain’s Molly Caudery does, at 4.92m – yet Caudery won’t be in the final, having shockingly not registered a mark in qualifying, while 20 women made the final.
Cycling (track) – Australia look to lower world record again
There is a remarkable stat in the men’s team pursuit track cycling race: the world record in the event has been broken at each of the last six Olympic Games, going back to Sydney 2000. Atlanta 1996 was the last time the world record didn’t fall in the Olympic Games men’s team pursuit.
It has fallen again in Paris, as Australia – who have not won this event since Athens 2004 – smashed the mark in the first round by beating previous holders Italy.
They will face previous Olympic champions Great Britain in the final, while Italy try to regain their world record in the bronze-medal race.
Medal events
Artistic swimming
19:30–21:00: Team acrobatic routine
Athletics (track and field)
07:30–10:50: Mixed marathon race walk relay; 18:15: W pole vault final; 20:25: M discus throw final; 21:20: M 400m final; 21:43: M 3000m steeplechase final
Boxing
21:30–22:01: W 57kg semi-finals; 22:02–22:33: M +92kg semi-finals (losing semi-finalists win bronze); 22:34–22:50: M 63.5kg final; 22:51–23:06: M 80kg final
Cycling (track)
18:23–18:39: M team pursuit finals; 19:17–19:35: W team pursuit finals
Sailing
12:13–12:53: W one-person dinghy medal race; 13:13–13:55: M one-person dinghy medal race; 14:43–15:03: Mixed multihull medal race; 15:43–16:10: Mixed two-person dinghy medal race
Subject to wind conditions
Skateboarding
17:30–18:30: M park final
Sport climbing
12:54–13:00: W speed finals
Taekwondo
20:19–21:33: W -49kg medal contests; 20:34–21:52: M -58kg medal contests
Weightlifting
15:00–17:08: M 61kg; 19:30–21:38: W 49kg
Wrestling
19:30–20:05: M Greco-Roman 77kg medal finals; 20:05–20:40: M Greco-Roman 97kg medal finals; 20:50–21:25: W freestyle 50kg final
_Full daily schedule here._