The 2024 Summer Olympics are underway in Paris, France.

Australians will be competing in events including golf and skateboarding on day 12 of the Games. 

Because of the time difference, it’ll be night time on Wednesday in Australia when many of those events kick off.

Here’s what’s on the schedule for day 12 of the Paris Olympics.

What are some of the key events Australians are competing in on day 12?

All times have been converted to AEST. 

Golf

• 5pm: Women’s individual stroke play opening round: Minjee Lee, Hannah Green

Canoe sprint:

• 5.30pm: Women’s kayak single 500m heats: Alyce Wood
• 6:40pm: Men’s kayak single 1,000m heats: Tom Green

Sport climbing:

• 6pm: Men’s boulder and lead, semifinal lead: Campbell Harrison

Taekwondo:

• 6pm: Men -58gk round of 16: Lewis Baily vs Niger

Basketball:

• 7pm: Women’s quarterfinal: Australia vs Serbia

Skateboarding

• 8.30pm: Men’s park preliminaries: Keegan Palmer, Keiran Woolley, Keefer Wilson

Diving: 

• 11pm: Women’s 3m springboard preliminary: Maddison Keeney, Alysha Koloi 

Water polo

3am: Men’s quarterfinal: Australia vs USA

Artistic swimming:

3.30am: Team acrobatic routine

Athletics:

4.25pm: Men’s discus throw final: Matthew Denny 

Schedule for day 12:

All times have been converted to AEST. 

August 7

3.50pm: Athletics, mixed marathon race walk relay final 

5pm: Golf, women’s round 1 

5pm: Taekwondo, men’s 58kg and women’s 49kg qualification rounds 

5.30pm: Canoe sprint, men’s C1 1000m, K2 500m, women’s C1 200m, K2 500m heats and quarter-finals 

5.30pm: Handball, men’s quarter-finals 

6pm: Diving, men’s 3m springboard semi-finals 

6pm: Table tennis, men’s and women’s team quarter-finals

6pm: Sport climbing, men’s boulder/lead semis (lead) and women’s speed medal finals 

6.05pm: Athletics, men’s high jump qualification – men’s 

6.15pm: Athletics, women’s 100m hurdles round 1 

6.25pm: Athletics, women’s javelin throw qualification A

7pm: Wrestling, men’s Greco-Roman 67kg, 77kg, 87kg, 97kg, women’s freestyle 50kg repechage, freestyle 53kg round of 16 and quarter-finals

7pm: Athletics, men’s 5000m round 1

7pm: Basketball, women’s quarter-finals (2 matches) 

7.45pm: Athletics, men’s 800m round 1 

8pm: Sailing, mixed dinghy, multihull medal races, men’s and women’s kite 

8.30pm: Skateboard, men’s park preliminaries: Kieran Woolley

8.35pm: Athletics, women’s 1500m repechage: Jessica Hull?

8.45pm: Cycling track, men’s sprint qualifying, early rounds, repechage rounds, women’s keirin first round, repechage, team pursuit first round 

9.30pm: Handball, men’s quarters 

10pm: Hockey, women’s semi-finals 

10pm: Water polo, men’s quarters-finals (2 matches) 

10.30pm: Taekwondo, men’s 58kg and women’s 49kg quarter-finals, semi-finals 

10.30pm: Basketball, women’s quarter-finals (2 matches) 

11pm: Diving, women’s 3m springboard preliminary

11pm: Table tennis, men’s and women’s team quarter-finals 

11pm: Weightlifting, men’s 61kg final 

August 8

12am: Volleyball, men’s semi-finals 

1am: Beach volleyball, men’s and women’s quarter-finals (2 matches) 

1.30am: Handball, men’s quarter-finals 

1.30am: Cycling track, men’s sprint early rounds, repechage rounds, team pursuit medal finals and women’s team pursuit medal finals 

1.30am: Skateboarding, men’s park medal final [medal event]: : Kieran Woolley

2am: Basketball, women’s quarter-finals (2 matches) 

2.15am: Wrestling, men’s Greco-Roman 67kg, 87kg, women’s freestyle 53kg semi-finals, men’s Greco-Roman 77kg, 97kg, and women’s freestyle 50kg medal finals 

3am: Hockey, women’s semi-finals 

3am: Water polo, men’s quarters (2 matches) 

3.05am: Athletics, men’s 110m hurdles semi-finals 

3.15am: Athletics, men’s triple jump qualification 

3.30am: Weightlifting, women’s 49kg final 

3.30am: Taekwondo, men’s 58kg and women’s 49kg repechage rounds and medal finals 

3.30am: Artistic swimming, team acrobatic routine [medal event] 

3.35am: Athletics, men’s 400m hurdles semifinals 

4am: Table tennis, men’s team semi-finals 

4am: Volleyball, men’s semi-finals 

4.02am: Athletics, men’s 200m semi-finals 

4.45am: Athletics, women’s 400m semi-finals 

5am: Beach volleyball, men’s and women’s quarter-finals (2 matches) 

5.20am: Athletics, men’s 400m final 

5.30am: Handball, men’s quarter-finals

5.30am: Boxing, women’s 57kg, men’s +92kg semi-finals, men’s 63.5kg, 80kg final 

5.30am: Basketball, women’s quarter-finals (2 matches) 

5.40am: Athletics, men’s 3000m steeplechase final 

Where can I watch/listen to the Olympics in Australia?

The Olympics will be broadcast free-to-air on Channel Nine and 9Gem.

The station’s streaming service 9Now will also offer more than 40 live sports channels.

Nine’s paid streaming platform Stan is also showing Olympic coverage. 

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 daily Olympics coverage across ABC Radio and DAB+ — find out more details about that here.

The ABC’s coverage of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games is brought to you in conjunction with the Nine Network. 

What time zone is France in?

France is in the Central European Summer Time (CEST) zone. 

We have three time zones in Australia:

• 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’s the time difference between France and Australia?

Australia is ahead of Paris time zone-wise, so when it’s morning in France, it’s afternoon Down Under. 

Here’s the breakdown of time zones:

• AEST: Eight hours ahead of Paris
• ACST: Seven hours and 30 minutes ahead of Paris
• AWST: Six hours ahead of Paris

Where can I see the full schedule of events?

We’ve published a list of every event scheduled for this year’s games. 

Read the full schedule here.