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Olympics schedule day 15: Stingers to face Spain in women’s water polo gold medal match, Hull runs in the 1,500m

Olympics schedule day 15: Stingers to face Spain in women’s water polo gold medal match, Hull runs in the 1,500m

The 2024 Summer Olympics are underway in Paris, France.

Australians will compete in events including the women’s water polo gold medal match, canoe sprints, sport climbing and athletics on day 15 of the Games

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

Here’s what’s on the schedule for day 15 of the Paris Olympics.

What are some of the key events Australians are in on day 15?

All times have been converted to AEST. 

Water polo:

  • 11:35pm: Women’s gold medal match: Australia vs Spain

Athletics:

  • 4pm: Men’s marathon: Liam Adams, Andrew Buchanan, Patrick Tiernan
  • 3:30am: Women’s javelin throw final: Mackenzie Little, Kathryn Mitchell
  • 3:50am: Men’s 5,000m final: Stewart McSweyn 
  • 4:15am: Women’s 1,500m final: Jessica Hull 

Cycling:

  • 1am: Women’s sprint 1/8 finals: Kristina Clonan
  • 1:19am: Men’s keirin first round: Matthew Glaetzer, Matthew Richardson
  • 1:59am: Men’s madison final

Sport climbing:

  • 6:15pm: Women’s boulder and lead, final boulder: Oceania Mackenzie 
  • 8:35pm: Women’s boulder and lead, final lead: Oceania Mackenzie 

Diving:

  • 6pm: Men’s 10m platform semifinal: Jaxon Bowshire, Cassiel Rousseau

Artistic swimming:

  • 3:30am: Duet free routine

Modern pentathlon

  • 5:30pm: Women’s individual semifinals: Genevieve Janse van Rensburg

Canoe sprint:

  • 6:30pm: Women’s kayak single 500m semifinals: Alyce Wood
  • 7:10pm: Men’s kayak single 1,000m semifinals: Tom Green

Weightlifting:

  • 12am: Women’s 81kg: Eileen Cikamatana

Breaking:

  • 12:17am: B-Boys round robin: Group B#4: J Attack vs Ukraine
  • 1:07am: B-Boys round robin: Group B#12: J Attack vs France
  • 1:50am: B-Boys round robin: Group B#19: J Attack vs Canada 

Schedule for August 10- August 11:

All times have been converted to AEST. 

4pm: Athletics, men’s marathon final 

5pm: Water polo, women’s bronze-medal game 

5pm: Golf, women’s round 4 [medal event]

5pm: Taekwondo, men’s +80kg and women’s +67kg qualification rounds 

5.30pm: Modern pentathlon, women’s semifinal 1 and 2 

6pm: Diving, men’s 10m platform semifinals

6pm: Handball, women’s bronze medal game

6pm: Table tennis, women’s team bronze medal final

6pm: Sport climbing, women’s boulder/lead medal final

6:30pm: Canoe sprint, men’s C1 1000m, K1 1000m and women’s K1 500m semifinals and finals

7pm: Wrestling, men’s freestyle 65kg, 74kg, 97kg 125kg, women’s freestyle 62kg repechage, women’s freestyle 76kg round of 16 and quarterfinals 

7pm: Basketball, men’s bronze medal game

7.30pm: Weightlifting, men’s 102kg final 

9pm: Volleyball, men’s gold medal game

10pm: Water polo, women’s and men’s classification matches, women’s gold medal game 

10pm: Rhythmic gymnastics, group all-around final

10:30pm: Taekwondo, men’s +80kg and women’s +67kg quarterfinals and semifinals

11pm: Handball, women’s gold-medal game

11pm: Diving, men’s 10m platform final [medal event]: Cassiel Rousseau

11pm: Table tennis, women’s team gold medal final

August 11

12am: Breaking, men’s individual qualifying 

12am: Weightlifting, women’s 81kg final 

1am: Track cycling, men’s keirin first round and repechage, men’s Madison final, women’s sprint quarter-finals, classification races 

1am: Football, women’s gold-medal game

1:15am: Volleyball, women’s bronze-medal game 

1:19am: Track cycling, men’s keirin first round: Matthew Richardson

1:30am: Modern pentathlon, men’s final 

2:15am: Wrestling, men’s freestyle 65kg, 97kg, and women’s freestyle 76kg semi-finals, men’s freestyle 74kg, 125kg, and women’s freestyle 62kg medal finals 

3:10am: Athletics, men’s high jump final 

3:25am: Athletics, men’s 800m final 

3:30am: Taekwondo, men’s +80kg and women’s +67kg repechage rounds and medal finals 

3:30am: Artistic swimming, duet free routine [medal event]

3.45am: Athletics, women’s 100m hurdles final 

4am: Athletics, men’s 5000m final 

4am: Breaking, men’s individual final 

4:25am: Athletics, women’s 1500m final 

4:30am: Weightlifting, men’s 102kg+ final 

5am: Beach volleyball, men’s or women’s medal finals (2 matches) 

5:12am: Athletics, men’s 4x400m relay final 

5:22am: Athletics, women’s 4x400m relay final 

5:30am: Boxing, women’s 57kg, 75kg and men’s 57kg, +92kg final 

5:30am: Basketball, men’s gold-medal game

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 is the time zone in France?

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.