LeBron James, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and Noah Lyles are some of the most recognizable names who will be competing Thursday at the Paris Games.
But there will be plenty of action before they take center stage.
Nelly Korda, Lilia Vu and Rose Zhang are among the day’s earliest contenders as women’s golf continues with its second round.
Meanwhile, the U.S. women’s volleyball and water polo teams will both play in semifinal games for the chance to contend for gold.
Lyles, the new men’s 100-meter gold medalist, will once again take the track with hopes to add more jewelry to his collection and the title of “world’s fastest man.”
Shortly after that race, the United States men’s basketball team will play three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic and the Serbian national team with a berth in the gold medal game on the line.
While that game is ongoing, McLaughlin-Levrone will be at the track competing for gold in the women’s 400-meter hurdles final, the event in which she lowered her own world record at the U.S. Olympic trials in late June with a time of 50.65 seconds. On the men’s side, Grant Holloway is favored to win the men’s 110-meter hurdles, where he will compete alongside fellow Americans Freddie Crittenden and Daniel Roberts.
Here’s what to watch on Thursday.
Top events to watch
3:00 a.m. ET: Golf (women’s individual): Lilia Vu (tee time: 3:55 a.m. ET), Rose Zhang (tee time: 5:44 a.m.), Nelly Korda (tee time: 5:55 a.m.)
10:00 a.m. ET: Volleyball (women’s semifinal): Brazil vs. USA
12:35 p.m. ET: Water polo (women’s semifinal): Australia vs. USA
2:30 p.m. ET: Track and field (men’s 200-meter final)
3:00 p.m. ET: Basketball (men’s semifinal): USA vs. Serbia
3:25 p.m. ET: Track and field (women’s 400-meter hurdles final)
3:45 p.m. ET: Track and field (men’s 110-meter hurdles final)
A full list of the Aug. 8 schedule can be found here.
