On day 11 of the Paris 2024 Olympics, athletes have the opportunity to compete for 15 medals. This coverage will highlight where these medals are at stake and which Team GB athletes will take center stage on Tuesday.
Team GB Athletes and Their Medal Aspirations
The athletics events will unfold at the Stade de France, with Josh Kerr and Neil Gourley set to compete in the men’s 1500m final at 7:50 PM. Kerr, the reigning world champion and bronze medallist from Tokyo, qualified with a time of 3:32.46, while Gourley advanced with a time of 3:32.11.
Later that evening at 8:10 PM, Elizabeth Bird will vie for glory in the women’s 3000m steeplechase final. Meanwhile, Darryl Neita and Dina Asher-Smith will be among the competitors in the women’s 200m final at 8:40 PM. Jacob Fincham-Dukes will aim for success in the men’s long jump final at 7:15 PM.
The men’s 400m semi-finals will feature Charlie Dobson and European record holder Matthew Hudson-Smith competing at 6:35 PM. They will be followed by Jessie Knight and Lina Nielsen, who will compete in the women’s 400m hurdles semi-finals at 7:07 PM.
The excitement in athletics begins earlier in the day with the women’s 1500m heats, featuring Olympic silver medallist Laura Muir, Georgia Bell, and Revee Walcott-Nolan from 9:05 AM.
In equestrian events, Team GB is represented by Ben Maher, Harry Charles, and Scott Brash, who will compete in the individual jumping final at 10 AM. This trio recently claimed gold in the team jumping event, delivering a stellar performance with multiple clear rounds.
Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix is set to chase her second Olympic medal in diving following her bronze in the women’s 10m synchro. She will compete in the individual final at 2 PM. Also, Jack Laugher, another synchro bronze medallist, will participate in the men’s 3m preliminaries at 10 AM alongside European silver medallist Jordan Houlden.
The men’s sprint cycling team of Jack Carlin, Edward Lowe, and Hamish Turnbull will also aim for gold in the final at 7:07 PM. Their female counterparts will be in action during the women’s team pursuit qualifying at 4:30 PM and the men’s team pursuit first round at 6:14 PM.
Sky Brown, who won bronze in Tokyo at just 13 years of age, will strive for a second Olympic medal in women’s park skateboarding. She, along with Lola Tambling, will kick off the women’s park preliminaries at 11:30 AM, with the final set for 4:30 PM.
In sailing, Michael Beckett is poised to compete in the final race of the men’s dinghy, starting in fourth place, only five points from a medal, as the mixed dinghy, men’s kite, women’s kite, and mixed multihull races continue.
Meanwhile, in boxing, Lewis Richardson will aim for a medal in the men’s light middleweight semi-finals at 8:46 PM. A victory over Mexico’s Marco Verde will land him a spot in the gold medal match.
Sport climbers Molly Thompson-Smith and Erin McNeice will commence their journey in the women’s combined competition, with the boulder semi-final starting at 9 AM.
Medal Events Scheduled for Tuesday (All Times BST)
- 9 AM – Equestrian – Jumping Individual Final
- 1:43 PM – Sailing – Women’s Dinghy Medal Race
- 2 PM – Diving – Women’s 10m Platform Final
- 2:43 PM – Sailing – Men’s Dinghy Medal Race
- 4:30 PM – Skateboarding – Women’s Individual Final
- From 5:15 PM – Wrestling – Including Men’s Greco-Roman 60kg, Men’s Greco-Roman 130kg, Women’s Freestyle 68kg
- 6:57 PM – Athletics – Women’s Hammer Throw Final
- 7:10 PM – Cycling Track – Men’s Team Sprint Finals
- 7:15 PM – Athletics – Men’s Long Jump Final
- 7:50 PM – Athletics – Men’s 1500m Final
- 8:14 PM – Athletics – Women’s 3000m Steeplechase Final
- 8:40 PM – Athletics – Women’s 200m Final
- 9:06 PM – Boxing – Women’s 60kg Final
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