Paris Olympics: What to look for, what to watch on August 7
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- An Ohio native grabbed Olympic glory on Tuesday as Pickerington's Annette Echikunwoke took silver in the hammer throw. On the 12th day of the Paris Olympics, we could see more medals for the Buckeye state.
Track & field once again takes center stage in Paris but the stakes are getting higher for all the team sports matches at these Olympics. Here is what to watch at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday.
Katie Moon looks for pole vault repeat
Lakewood, Ohio native Katie Moon has a chance to become just the second woman ever to win back-to-back Olympic gold medals in pole vault. Moon is fresh off a successful 2023 season where she shared the world championship with Australia's Nine Kennedy, her top rival for gold.
She will be the only American in the final which begins at 1 p.m. live on NBC4. The men's 400m and 3000m steeplechase finals will be the only ones on the track Wednesday.
USA men's volleyball, women's basketball play big games
Four USA teams have massive knockout fixtures with one team trying to get to the gold medal game. The men's volleyball side will take on Poland at 10 a.m. in the semifinals as they look for its first Olympic final appearance since 2008. France and Italy will meet in the other semifinal. We will also see a men's beach volleyball pair at 4 p.m. as Miles Partain and Andrew Benesh take on 2020 bronze medalists Samba Cherif and Janko Ahmed of Qatar.
Two quarterfinal matches will take place Wednesday with men's water polo facing Australia at 1 p.m. and women's basketball taking on Nigeria at 3:30 p.m. Oddsmakers have USA women's basketball as a 26.5-point favorite to beat Nigeria and extend its Olympic winning streak to 59.
NBC4 Day 12 schedule
Bold denotes medal event. Italics denotes replay.
- 9 a.m.-9:20 a.m. - Sport Climbing: Women's speed final
- 9:20 a.m.-10 a.m. - Track & Field morning session: Men's high jump qualifying, women's 100m hurdles first round, women's javelin throw qualifying, men's 5000m first round, men's 800m first round, women's 1500m repechage
- 10 a.m.-12 p.m. - Volleyball (Men's): USA vs. Poland (Semifinal)
- 12 p.m.-1 p.m. - Beach Volleyball (Women's): Brazil vs. Latvia (Quarterfinal)
- 1 p.m.-3:50 p.m. - Track & Field evening session: Women's pole vault final, men's 110m hurdles semis, men's 400m hurdles semis, men's 200m semis, men's discus throw final, women's 400m semis, men's 400m final, men's 3000m steeplechase final
- 4 p.m.-5 p.m. - Beach Volleyball (Men's): USA vs. Qatar (Quarterfinal)
- 5 p.m.-6 p.m. - Artistic Swimming: Team final
- 8 p.m.-11 p.m. - NBC4 primetime (Track & Field finals, diving semis, skateboarding men's park final)
- 8:15 p.m.-9 p.m. - Water Polo (Men's): USA vs. Australia (Quarterfinal)
- 11:35 p.m.-1 a.m. - NBC4 late night (Sport climbing final, cycling track finals)
Day 12 medal events
- 1:30 a.m. - Track & Field: Mixed marathon race walking relay
- 6 a.m. - Sailing: Mixed multihull
- 6 a.m. - Sailing: Mixed dinghy
- 6:55 a.m. - Sport Climbing: Women's speed
- 9 a.m. - Weightlifting: Men's 61kg
- 11:30 a.m. - Skateboarding: Men's park
- 12:33 p.m. - Cycling Track: Men's team pursuit
- 12:57 p.m. - Cycling Track: Women's team pursuit
- 1 p.m. - Track & Field: Women's pole vault
- 1:30 p.m. - Artistic Swimming: Team
- 1:30 p.m. - Weightlifting: Women's 49kg
- 1:55 p.m. - Wrestling: Men's 77kg Greco-Roman
- 2:25 p.m. - Track & Field: Men's discus throw
- 2:30 p.m. - Wrestling: Men's 97kg Greco-Roman
- 3:15 p.m. - Wrestling: Women's 50kg freestyle
- 3:20 p.m. - Track & Field: Men's 400m
- 3:23 p.m. - Taekwondo: Women's -49kg
- 3:39 p.m. - Taekwondo: Men's -58kg
- 3:40 p.m. - Track & Field: Men's 3000m steeplechase
- 4:34 p.m. - Boxing: Men's 63.5kg
- 4:51 p.m. - Boxing: Men's 80kg
Day 12 television schedule (By sport)
All events are available to be streamed live on Peacock, a platform owned by NBC and not NBC4's parent company, Nexstar. Bold denotes medal event.
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Artisic Swimming
- 1:40 p.m. - Team final (E! Network)
Basketball quarterfinals
- 3:30 p.m. (W) - USA vs. Nigeria (USA Network)
Beach Volleyball
- 11 a.m. - Quarterfinal (E! Network)
- 12 p.m. - Quarterfinal (NBC4)
- 3 p.m. - Quarterfinal (E! Network)
- 4 p.m. - Quarterfinal (NBC4)
Boxing
- 10 p.m. - Men's 63.5kg and 80kg finals, other weight classes semifinals (USA Network)
Canoeing
- 12:15 p.m. - Sprint qualifying races (USA Network)
Cycling (Track)
- 12 p.m. - Finals in men's and women's team pursuit (E! Network)
Diving
- 4 a.m. - Men's 3m springboard semifinal (E! Network)
- 9:10 a.m. - Women's 3m springboard qualifying (E! Network)
Field Hockey
- 8 p.m. (W) - Semifinal (USA Network)
Golf
- 3 a.m. - Women's first round (Golf Channel)
Handball
- 9:30 a.m. (M) - Quarterfinal (USA Network)
- 2:45 p.m. (M) - Quarterfinal (USA Network)
- 9 p.m. (M) - Quarterfinal (USA Network)
Skateboarding
- 7:05 a.m. - Men's park qualifying (USA Network)
- 11:30 a.m. - Men's park final (USA Network)
Sport Climbing
- 6 a.m. - Men's lead semifinal (E! Network)
- 6:35 a.m. - Women's speed final (E! Network)
Swimming
- 1:30 a.m. Aug. 8 - Open Water: Women's 10km (USA Network)
Table Tennis
- 7 a.m. - Elimination rounds (E! Network)
Track & Field
- 2 a.m. - Mixed marathon race walk relay (USA Network)
- 4:30 a.m. - Morning session on USA Network and NBC4 (Men's high jump qualifying, women's 100m hurdles first round, women's javelin throw qualifying, men's 5000m first round, men's 800m first round, women's 1500m repechage)
- 1 p.m. - Evening session on NBC4 (Women's pole vault final, men's 110m hurdles semis, men's 400m hurdles semis, men's 200m semis, men's discus throw final, women's 400m semis, men's 400m final, men's 3000m steeplechase final)
Volleyball semifinals
- 10 a.m. (M) - USA vs. Poland (NBC4)
- 4 p.m. (M) - Italy vs. France (E! Network)
Water Polo quarterfinals
- 8 a.m. (M) - Croatia vs. Spain (E! Network)
- 1 p.m. (M) - USA vs. Australia (USA Network)
- 8:15 p.m. (M) - Quarterfinal (NBC4)
Weightlifting
- 2:15 p.m. - Men's 61kg final (USA Network)
Wrestling
- 11 a.m. - Qualifying rounds (USA Network)
- 5:15 p.m. - Finals in men's 77kg and 97kg Greco-Roman, women's 50kg freestyle