And here we go… starts in less than 24 hours.
Didn’t take long to feel overwhelmed at the thought of how much I want to watch on day 1, and how much I won’t be able to watch. And looking at the schedule, I want to pull an all-nighter. There’s so many highlights, I could’ve just copied the entire schedule. 8 sports have medals on offer. Here’s my best attempt at a list of highlights, apologies to the tons of quality events I’ve missed.
We could (and should) end the day with multiple golds. We have massive chances in a couple swimming races, most notably Titmus in the women’s 400m, Winnington and Short in the men’s 400m. Aussie women should win gold in the 4x100 freestyle. Rugby 7 medals are determined too. Boomers, Kookaburras, Stingers, it’s all happening!
Day 1 highlights:
5:00: Men’s volleyball – Japan vs Germany
6:30: Shooting- 10m air rifle mixed team. First medals of Olympics.
7:00: Basketball – Australia vs Spain
7:00: Diving – Women’s 3m synchronised springboard final
7:00: Swimming heats – Women’s 100m butterfly, women’s 400m freestyle, mens 100m backstroke, men’s 400m freestyle, women’s and men’s 4x100m freestyle.
9:15: Men’s hockey – Australia vs Argentina
9:15: Tennis – Djokovic vs Ebden. Djokovic starting his campaign to capture the only title missing. Plays Aussie Matt Ebden.
10:30: Cycling road – Women’s individual time trial. Aussie Grace Brown is a chance.
11:00: Men’s beach volleyball – Australia vs Sweden
12:00: Canoe slalom – Women’s single heats. Flag bearer Jess Fox in action.
12:00: Men’s rugby 7’s – Semi final – Australia vs Fiji
1:00: Skateboarding – Men’s street final
2:00: Women’s beach volleyball – Australia vs China
2:30: Men’s rugby 7’s – Bronze medal match.
3:15: Men’s rugby 7’s – Gold medal match.
3:35: Women’s water polo - Australia vs China
4:30-5:45: Swimming – Women’s 100m butterfly SF, men’s 400m freestyle final, women’s 400m freestyle final, women’s 4x100m freestyle final, men’s 4x100m freestyle final
Didn’t take long to feel overwhelmed at the thought of how much I want to watch on day 1, and how much I won’t be able to watch. And looking at the schedule, I want to pull an all-nighter. There’s so many highlights, I could’ve just copied the entire schedule. 8 sports have medals on offer. Here’s my best attempt at a list of highlights, apologies to the tons of quality events I’ve missed.
We could (and should) end the day with multiple golds. We have massive chances in a couple swimming races, most notably Titmus in the women’s 400m, Winnington and Short in the men’s 400m. Aussie women should win gold in the 4x100 freestyle. Rugby 7 medals are determined too. Boomers, Kookaburras, Stingers, it’s all happening!
Day 1 highlights:
5:00: Men’s volleyball – Japan vs Germany
6:30: Shooting- 10m air rifle mixed team. First medals of Olympics.
7:00: Basketball – Australia vs Spain
7:00: Diving – Women’s 3m synchronised springboard final
7:00: Swimming heats – Women’s 100m butterfly, women’s 400m freestyle, mens 100m backstroke, men’s 400m freestyle, women’s and men’s 4x100m freestyle.
9:15: Men’s hockey – Australia vs Argentina
9:15: Tennis – Djokovic vs Ebden. Djokovic starting his campaign to capture the only title missing. Plays Aussie Matt Ebden.
10:30: Cycling road – Women’s individual time trial. Aussie Grace Brown is a chance.
11:00: Men’s beach volleyball – Australia vs Sweden
12:00: Canoe slalom – Women’s single heats. Flag bearer Jess Fox in action.
12:00: Men’s rugby 7’s – Semi final – Australia vs Fiji
1:00: Skateboarding – Men’s street final
2:00: Women’s beach volleyball – Australia vs China
2:30: Men’s rugby 7’s – Bronze medal match.
3:15: Men’s rugby 7’s – Gold medal match.
3:35: Women’s water polo - Australia vs China
4:30-5:45: Swimming – Women’s 100m butterfly SF, men’s 400m freestyle final, women’s 400m freestyle final, women’s 4x100m freestyle final, men’s 4x100m freestyle final
