THE Paris 2024 Olympics are now well underway as we head into a jam-packed day six.
SunSport brings you all the action taking place in the French capital on a thrilling day.
What’s on at the Olympics today?
TODAY’S BRIT MEDAL HOPES
Water takes centre stage on Day 6 as Joe Clarke eyes canoe slalom kayak gold (4.30pm).
In the rowing, the women’s four should claim gold while the men’s four and women’s double sculls will know they can get on the podium, too (10.15am).
And after our men won the 4x200m freestyle relay, the women could add a medal in the pool tonight (8.48pm).
BRITS TO WATCH
Defending champ Beth Shriever and Tokyo silver medallist Kye Whyte begin their BMX racing event at the quarter-finals (from 7pm).
Bryony Pitman (9am), Penny Healey (4.14pm) and Alex Wise (5.05pm) are all in archery action.
Andy Murray’s swansong with Dan Evans continues – they face Americans Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul in the quarter-finals (3.30pm).
And the golf starts today, meaning Tommy Fleetwood and Matt Fitzpatrick will tee off for GB, with Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry flying the flag for Ireland (from 8am).
GLOBAL STARS TODAY
World No1 Scottie Scheffler leads an all-star USA golf team, though, alongside Open champ Xander Schauffele, Collin Morikawa and Wyndham Clark.
French Open champ Iga Swiatek is the heavy favourite for the women’s tennis singles gold ahead of her semi-final before Carlos Alcaraz then Novak Djokovic go in the men’s quarters (from 11am).
FANCY SOMETHING DIFFERENT?
Volleyball is an ever-present throughout the Olympics, running from Day 1 all the way to Day 16, all of it in the catchy-named South Paris Arena 1.
Tokyo runners-up Brazil face Japan (12pm) and hosts France vs China (8pm) in the pick of the clashes.
STATS MAD
3:50 – Who doesn’t love a competitive brisk walk?
The athletics officially begins with the men’s and women’s 20km race walks today (6.30am and 8.20am).
The world record is a staggering 1:16.36 – that’s an average of 3m50s per km while WALKING.
All times BST/ET
Archery
- 8.30am/3.30am: Men’s and women’s individual eliminations
- 2.30pm/9.39am: Men’s and women’s individual eliminations
Artistic gymnastics
- 5.15pm/12.15pm: Women’s individual all-around final
Athletics
- 6.30am/1.30am: Men’s 20km race walk final
- 8.20am/3.20am: Women’s 20km race walk final
Badminton
- 7.30am/2.30am: Men’s singles: round of 16; women’s doubles: quarter-finals
- 12pm/7am: Men’s doubles: quarter-finals, men’s singles: round of 16
- 5.30pm/12.30pm: Women’s singles: round of 16; Mixed doubles: semi-finals
Basketball
- 10am/5am: Women’s group phase (2 matches)
- 4.15pm/11.15am: Women’s group phase (1 match)
- 8pm/3pm: Women’s group phase (1 match)
Basketball 3×3
- 8am/3am: Men’s and women’s pool round (4 matches)
- 11.30am/6.30am: Men’s and women’s pool round (4 matches)
- 5pm/12pm: Men’s and women’s pool round (4 matches)
- 8.30pm/3.30pm: Men’s and women’s pool round (4 matches)
Beach volleyball
- 8am/3am: Men’s and women’s prelims (4 matches)
- 2pm/9am: Men’s and women’s prelims (3 matches)
- 7pm/2pm: Men’s and women’s prelims (3 matches)
Boxing
- 10am/5am: Women’s 50kg, women’s 75kg: round of 32 or round of 16; women’s 54kg, men’s 63.5kg, men’s 92kg: quarter-finals
- 2.30pm/9.30pm: Women’s 50kg, women’s 75kg: round of 32 or round of 16; women’s 54kg, men’s 63.5kg, men’s 92kg: quarter-finals
- 7pm/2pm: Women’s 50kg, women’s 75kg: round of 32 or round of 16; women’s 54kg, men’s 63.5kg, men’s 92kg: quarter-finals
Canoe slalom
- 2.30pm/9.30am: Men’s K1: semi-finals and finals
Cycling (BMX racing)
- 7pm/2pm: Men’s and women’s quarter-finals and last-chance runs
Equestrian
- 10am/5am: Jumping team qualifier
Fencing
- 9am/4am: Women’s foil team: table of 64, table of 32, table of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals, placement matches
- 6.10pm/1.10pm: Women’s foil team: bronze medal bout, gold medal bout
Golf
- 8am/3am: Men’s tournament: round 1
Handball
- 8am/3am: Women’s prelims (2 matches)
- 1pm/8am: Women’s prelims (2 matches)
- 6pm/1pm: Women’s prelims (2 matches)
Hockey
- 9am/4am: Men’s pool stage (2 matches)
- 11.45am/6.45am: Men’s pool stage (2 matches)
- 4pm/11am: Women’s pool stage (2 matches)
- 6.45pm/1.45pm: Women’s pool stage (2 matches)
Judo
- 9am/4am: Women’s -78kg, men’s -100kg: elimination rounds
- 3pm/10am:Women’s -78kg, men’s -100kg: medal rounds
Rowing
- 8.30am/3.30am: Women’s single sculls, men’s single sculls: semi-finals; women’s eight, men’s eight: repechage; women’s double sculls, men’s double sculls, women’s coxless four, men’s coxless four: final B; women’s double sculls, men’s double sculls, women’s coxless four, men’s coxless four: medal final
Sailing
- 10am/5am: Men’s and women’s skiff: medal races; Men’s and women’s windsurfing and dinghy
Shooting
- 8.30am/3.30am: Men’s 50m rifle 3 positions: finals
- 11am/6am: Women’s 50m rifle 3 positions: qualification
Swimming
- 10am/5am: Women’s 200m back, men’s 50m free, men’s 200m individual medley, women’s 4x200m free relay: heats
- 7.30pm/2.30pm: Women’s 200m fly: final, men’s 200m back: final; men’s 50m free: semi-finals; women’s 200m breast: final; women’s 200m back, men’s 200m individual medley: semi-finals; women’s 4x200m free relay: final
Table tennis
- 9am/4am: Men’s and women’s singles: quarter-finals
- 2pm/9am: Men’s and women’s singles: quarter-finals
- 7pm/2pm: Men’s and women’s singles: quarter-finals
Tennis
- 11am/6am: Men’s singles quarter-finals, women’s singles semi-finals
- 11am/6am: Men’s singles quarter-finals, women’s and mixed doubles semi-finals
- 11am/6am: Women’s and mixed doubles semi-finals
- 6pm/1pm: Men’s singles quarter-finals, women’s singles semi-finals
Volleyball
- 8am/3am: Women’s prelims
- 12pm/7am: Women’s prelims
- 4pm/11am: Women’s prelims
- 8pm/3pm: Women’s prelims
Water polo
- 9.30am/4.30am: Men’s prelims (2 matches)
- 2pm/9am: Men’s prelims (2 matches)
- 6.30pm/1.30pm: Men’s prelims (2 matches)
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How to watch the Paris 2024 Olympics
Discovery+ is the main rights holder for the Paris 2024 Olympics and will provide “wall-to-wall linear coverage on its Eurosport channels (1 and 2), along with seven dedicated Olympic ‘pop-up’ channels”.
A special Olympics offer is available for £3.99 per month, which will grant you access to the discovery+ streaming service.
You can access discovery+ by downloading the app onto your smartphone/tablet or by visiting discovery+.com.
The BBC will be broadcasting any events with British interest and major competitions across all of their channels, app, website and on iPlayer for FREE, providing you have a valid TV license.
BBC One and Two will air the biggest events from the 33rd Olympic Games and will provide an Olympics Extra channel available on iPlayer, Red Button and online.
However, the BBC can only show two events happening at any moment live at the same time due to discovery+ being the main European rights holder.
In the US, you can watch the Paris Olympics on NBC and the USA Network.
Live streaming is available via Peacock and the NBC Sports app.
