On August 4, the Paris Olympics will award a total of 22 gold medals across various sports: 1 in golf, 1 in equestrian, 2 in tennis, 1 in cycling, 1 in table tennis, 1 in archery, 3 in gymnastics, 1 in shooting, 1 in badminton, 4 in swimming, 3 in athletics, and 1 in fencing.
Today’s highlights include:
The ninth day of competition at the Paris Olympics will feature the men’s singles table tennis final and the men’s doubles badminton final. The track and field events will showcase the “dash of the giants” with the men’s 100 meters final.
The men’s singles table tennis gold medal match will take place, with Fan Zhendong competing against Swedish player Moregard for the title.
Gymnastics individual event finals enter their second day, with Tokyo Olympic champion Liu Yang aiming to defend his title in the men’s rings. World Champion Qiu Qiyuan will face off against Algerian star Nemour in the women’s uneven bars final.
In the men’s doubles badminton final, the world No.1 Chinese pair Liang Weikeng/Wang Chang are expected to compete for the gold medal.
The men’s team foil fencing final will be held, and we look forward to witnessing new glory for Chinese fencing in the same venue where China won the world championship.
In swimming, the Chinese team will aim for medals in the men’s and women’s 4x100m medley relay.
Athletics will see the women’s high jump, men’s hammer throw, and men’s 100 meters gold medals awarded.
The Chinese women’s volleyball team will play Serbia in their last group stage match; in the men’s 3×3 basketball round-robin matches, the Chinese team will challenge host France.
Today’s key schedule (all times are local, subject to change):
15:00 Shooting Men’s 25m rapid fire pistol qualification round 1
15:43 Archery Men’s individual 1/8 elimination round Li Yuxi vs. Wang Yan
16:20 Athletics Women’s hammer throw qualification – Group A
16:35 Athletics Women’s 3000m steeplechase round 1 – Heat 3
17:00 Athletics Men’s long jump qualification – Group A
17:00 Athletics Men’s long jump qualification – Group B
17:32 Boxing Women’s 75kg – Quarterfinal Li Qian vs. Borghien
17:35 Athletics Women’s 200m round 1 – Heat 6
17:50 Fencing Men’s team foil quarterfinal China vs. France
18:04 Boxing Women’s 54kg – Semifinal Chang Yuan vs. Phang Jemei
18:05 Sailing Mixed Nacra 17 – Race 04
18:06 Athletics Men’s 110m hurdles round 1 – Heat 3
18:22 Athletics Men’s 110m hurdles round 1 – Heat 5
18:51 Athletics Women’s 400m hurdles round 1 – Heat 3
18:57 Sailing Mixed Nacra 17 – Race 05
19:49 Sailing Mixed Nacra 17 – Race 06
20:00 Cycling Road race women
20:30 Table tennis Men’s singles gold medal match Moregard vs. Fan Zhendong
20:35 Sailing Women’s Laser Radial – Race 07
21:30 Boxing Women’s 57kg – Quarterfinal Petecio vs. Xu Zichun
21:45 Sailing Women’s Laser Radial – Race 08
22:10 Badminton Men’s doubles gold medal match Liang Weikeng/Wang Chang vs. Lee Yang/Wang Chi-lin
23:00 Volleyball Women’s preliminary round – Group A China vs. Serbia
23:05 Sailing Mixed 470 – Race 05
23:30 3×3 Basketball Men’s group round robin France vs. China
00:12 Sailing Mixed 470 – Race 06
Medal Standings: