olympic essentials
The 2024 Summer Olympics are being held in Paris, France.
Australian athletes will compete in basketball, diving, swimming, hockey, road cycling and canoe slalom on the first day of the competition.
Due to time differences, many of these events start on Saturday nights in Australia.
The opening ceremony will be held early Saturday morning.
The schedule for the first day of the Paris Olympics is as follows:
What are some of the key events that Australians will be competing in on opening day?
All times have been converted to AEST.
basketball:
7pm: Men: Australia vs Spain
diving:
7pm: Women’s Synchronized 3m Springboard Jump Final (Medal Event): Madison Keeney, Annabelle Smith
swimming:
7pm: Women’s 100m Butterfly Qualifier: Emma McKeon, Alexandria Perkins 7:12pm: Women’s 400m Freestyle Qualifier: Jamie Perkins, Arian Titmus 7:30pm: Men’s 100m Breaststroke Qualifier: Sam – Williamson, Josh Yong 7:45pm: Men’s 400m Freestyle Qualification: Sam Short, Elijah Winnington 8:15pm: Women’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay Heat 8:26pm: Men’s 4 x100m freestyle relay heat
hockey:
9:15pm: Men: Australia vs Argentina
Road cycling:
10:30pm: Women’s Individual Time Trial (Medal Event): Grace Brown
Canoe slalom:
11:50pm: Women’s Kayak Single Heat, Run 1: Jessica Fox
Schedule from July 27th to July 28th:
All times have been converted to AEST.
4:30pm: Badminton, men’s, women’s, mixed group stage
5pm: Rowing, men’s and women’s heats
17:00 Handball Men’s Preliminary
5pm: Shooting 10m for men and women (air pistol qualification)
17:00 Volleyball Men’s Preliminary
5:30pm: Equestrian, Eventing Dressage
18:00 Judo Women’s -48kg class, Men’s -60kg class
6:00 p.m.: Hockey, men’s and women’s pool stages
6:00 p.m.: Fencing, women’s epee, men’s saber, quarter-finals
6:30pm: Hockey, men’s and women’s pool stages
6:30pm: Shooting, Mixed Team 10m Air Rifle Preliminaries and Finals
19:00 Gymnastics, men’s qualifying
7:00 p.m.: Basketball, men’s group phase
7pm: Basketball, Men: Australia vs. Spain
7:00 p.m.: Diving, women’s synchronized 3-meter springboard final (medal competition)
7pm: Swimming, women’s 100m fly, 400m free, 4x100m free relay, men’s 100m chest, 400m free, 4x100m free relay heats
8pm: Tennis, men’s and women’s singles, doubles
8:00 p.m.: Skateboarding, men’s street qualifying
9:00 p.m.: Volleyball Men’s Preliminary – Men
9:15pm: Hockey, Australia vs Argentina
10pm: Badminton, group stage (mixed)
10:00 p.m.: Handball men’s qualifying round
22:00 Water polo women’s qualifying round (2 games)
10pm: Beach volleyball qualifying (M/W)
10:30pm: Rugby 7s, men’s placings, semi-finals, finals
10:30pm: Road Cycling, (Time Trial) Men’s and Women’s Individual Time Trial Finals
10:30pm: Road Cycling, Women’s Individual Time Trial (Medal Event):
11pm: Canoe Slalom, Heat (M/W)
11pm: Table tennis, men’s and women’s singles qualifying, mixed doubles best 16
11pm: Soccer, men’s group stage
11:50pm: Canoe Slalom, Women’s Kayak Single Heat, 1st Run
11:30pm: Boxing, Rounds 32 or 16 (W/M)
11:30pm: Gymnastics, men’s qualifying
12:00: Judo Women’s -48kg class, Men’s -60kg class
1:00 a.m.: Hockey, men’s and women’s pool stages
1am: Skateboarding, men’s street finals
1:00 a.m.: Volleyball men’s qualifying round
1:15 a.m.: Basketball, men’s group phase
1:30 a.m.: Hockey, pool stage
2am: Canoe Slalom, Women’s Kayak Single Heat, 2nd: Jessica Fox
2:00 a.m.: Beach volleyball men’s and women’s qualifying rounds
2:30 a.m.: Women’s water polo qualifying (2 games)
3:00 a.m.: Handball, men’s qualifying round
3am: Tennis, men’s and women’s singles
3am: Surfing, men and women round 1
3:00 a.m.: Fencing, women’s epee, men’s saber semifinals, finals
3:30am: Badminton, men’s, women’s, mixed group stage
4am: Boxing, men’s and women’s rounds of 32 or 16
4:00 a.m.: Table tennis, men’s and women’s singles 1st round
4:00 a.m.: Gymnastics, men’s preliminaries
4:05am: Water polo, women: Australia vs China
4:30 a.m.: Swimming, women’s 100m fly, men’s 100m breast semifinals, women’s 400m free, 4x100m free, men’s 400m free, 4x100m free relay finals
5:00 a.m.: Volleyball men’s qualifying round
5am: Basketball, men’s group phase
6:00 a.m.: Beach volleyball men’s and women’s qualifying rounds
When is the opening ceremony?
early Saturday morning.
It is scheduled to start in Paris at 7:30pm on Friday 26th July, but in Australia it will actually start the next day, Saturday 27th July.
Specific start times for each region are as follows:
1:30am AWST: Western Australia 3am ACST: Northern Territory and South Australia 3:30am AEST: Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria
Where can I watch or listen to the Olympics in Australia?
The Olympics will be broadcast free-to-air on Channel 9 and 9Gem.
The station’s streaming service 9Now will also offer more than 40 live sports channels.
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 coverage of the Olympics every day on ABC Radio and DAB+. Click here for more information.
The ABC’s coverage of the Paris 2024 Olympics is brought to you in association with the Nine Network.
What is France’s time zone?
France is in the Central European Summer Time (CEST) zone.
Australia has three time zones.
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 is the time difference between France and Australia?
Australia is in a time zone ahead of Paris, so if it’s morning in France, it’s afternoon Down Under.
The time zone breakdown is as follows:
AEST: 8 hours ahead of Paris ACST: 7 hours 30 minutes ahead of Paris AWST: 6 hours ahead of Paris
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