It’s Super Saturday here at the Paris 2024 Olympics, with so many swimming and athletics finals (and some rain). Jill ventured out to Colombes to check out the Olympic hockey competition, which is in the original 1924 Olympic stadium, then went to the Stade de France for a big night in athletics. Meanwhile, Alison got to see some heart-stopping artistic gymnastics apparatus finals, thrilling swimming races, and more importantly, worked on getting rid of her cold.
The sports on today’s program are:
3×3 Basketball
Archery
Artistic Gymnastics
Athletics
Badminton
Basketball
Beach Volleyball
Boxing
Canoe Slalom
Cycling – Road
Equestrian
Fencing
Football
Golf
Handball
Hockey
Judo
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Swimming
Table Tennis
Tennis
Volleyball
Water polo
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