The Summer Olympics of 2024 are in progress in Paris, France.
On the first day of the Games, Australians will compete in a variety of sports, such as road cycling, canoe slalom, hockey, diving, swimming, and basketball.
Many of those activities will begin on Saturday night in Australia due to the time difference.
On Saturday morning, the opening ceremony will take place quite early.
Here is the schedule for the first day of the Olympics in Paris.
What are some of the key events Australians are competing in on Day One?
Every time has been adjusted to AEST.
Basketball:
- 7pm: Men’s: Australia vs Spain
Diving:
- 7pm: Women’s synchronised 3m springboard final [medal event]: Maddison Keeney, Anabelle Smith
Swimming:
- 7pm: Women’s 100m butterfly heats: Emma McKeon, Alexandria Perkins
- 7pm: Women’s 400m freestyle heats: Jamie Perkins, Ariarne Titmus
- 7pm: Men’s 100m breaststroke heats: Sam Williamson, Josh Yong
- 7pm: Men’s 400m freestyle heats: Sam Short, Elijah Winnington
- 7pm: Women’s 4x100m freestyle relay heats
- 7pm: Men’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay
Hockey:
- 9.15pm: Men’s: Australia vs Argentina
Road cycling:
- 10.30pm: Women’s Individual Time Trial [medal event]: Grace Brown
Canoe slalom:
- 11.50pm: Women’s kayak single heats, first run: Jessica Fox
Schedule for July 27- July 28:
All times have been converted to AEST.
4.30pm: Badminton, men’s, women’s and mixed group stage
5pm: Rowing, men’s and women’s heats
5pm: Handball, men’s preliminaries
5pm: Shooting, men’s and women’s 10m [air pistol qualification]
5pm: Volleyball, men’s preliminary round
5.30pm: Equestrian, eventing dressage
6pm: Judo, women’s -48kg and men’s -60kg
6pm: Hockey, men’s and women’s pool stage
6pm: Fencing, women’s épée and men’s sabre through quarter-finals
6.30pm: Hockey, men’s and women’s pool stage
6.30pm: Shooting, mixed team 10m air rifle qualification and final
7pm: Artistic Gymnastics, men’s qualifications
7pm: Basketball, men’s group phase
7pm: Basketball, men’s: AUSTRALIA vs Spain
7pm: Diving, women’s synchronised 3m springboard final [medal event]
7pm: Swimming, women’s 100m fly, 400m free, 4x100m free relay and men’s 100m breast, 400m free, 4x100m free relay heats
8pm: Tennis, men’s and women’s singles and doubles
8pm: Skateboard, men’s street preliminaries
9pm: Volleyball, men’s preliminary round — men’s
9.15pm: Hockey, AUSTRALIA vs Argentina
10pm: Badminton, Group Stage (M/W/Mixed)
10pm: Handball, men’s preliminaries
10pm: Water polo, women’s preliminary round (2 matches)
10pm: Beach volleyball, preliminary phase (M/W)
10.30pm: Rugby sevens, men’s placement matches, semis, finals
10.30pm: Road cycling, (time trial) men’s and women’s individual time trial finals
10.30pm: Road cycling, Women’s Individual Time Trial [medal event]:
11pm: Canoe slalom, Heats (M/W)
11pm: Table tennis, M/W singles preliminary round, Mixed doubles round of 16
11pm: Football, men’s group stage
11.50pm: Canoe Slalom, women’s kayak single heats, first run
11.30pm: Boxing, round of 32 or 16 (W/M)
11.30pm: Artistic gymnastics, men’s qualifications
12am: Judo, women’s -48kg, men’s -60kg
1am: Hockey, men’s and women’s pool stage
1am: Skateboard, men’s street final
1am: Volleyball, men’s preliminary round
1.15am: Basketball, men’s group phase
1.30am: Hockey, pool stage
2am: Canoe Slalom, women’s kayak single heats, second run: Jessica Fox
2am: Beach volleyball, men’s and women’s preliminary phase
2.30am: Water polo, women’s preliminary round (2 matches)
3am: Handball, men’s preliminaries
3am: Tennis, men’s and women’s singles
3am: Surfing, men’s and women’s round 1
3am: Fencing, women’s épée, men’s sabre semi-finals and finals
3.30am: Badminton, men’s, women’s and mixed group stage
4am: Boxing, men’s and women’s round of 32 or 16
4am: Table tennis, men’s and women’s singles round 1
4am: Artistic gymnastics, men’s qualifications
4.05am: Water polo, women’s: Australia vs China
4.30am: Swimming, women’s 100m fly, men’s 100m breast semi-finals, women’s 400m free, 4x100m free, men’s 400m free and 4x100m free relay finals
5am: Volleyball, men’s preliminary round
5am: Basketball, men’s group phase
6am: Beach volleyball, men’s and women’s preliminary phase
When is the opening ceremony?
Early Saturday morning.
It is set to begin in Paris on Friday, July 26, at 7:30 p.m. Australian time, but it really begins on Saturday, July 27.
Here’s the specific time it will start for each region:
- 1:30am AWST: Western Australia
- 3am ACST: Northern Territory and South Australia
- 3:30am AEST: Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania and Victoria
Where in Australia can I watch or listen to the Olympics?
Channel Nine and 9Gem will both provide free-to-air coverage of the Olympics.
In addition, over 40 live sports channels will be available on the station’s streaming service, 9Now.
Olympic events will also be live-blogged by Sport.
Additionally, listeners can catch live daily coverage of the Olympics on Radio and DAB+ in Adelaide, Hobart, Canberra, Darwin, the Gold Coast, and regional markets around the nation – more information on that can be found here.
This coverage of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris is provided by the in collaboration 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
