Posted: 2024-07-31 21:19:11

The 2024 Summer Olympics are underway in Paris, France.

Australians will be competing in hockey, swimming, golf, rowing and more on day six of the Games

Because of the time difference, it'll be Wednesday night in Australia when many of those events kick off.

Here's what's on the schedule for day six of the Paris Olympics.

What are some of the key events Australians are competing in on day 6?

All times have been converted to AEST. 

Golf

  • 5pm: Men’s individual stroke play, opening round: Jason Day, Min Woo Lee

3x3 Basketball

  • 5pm: Women's pool round: China v Australia
  • 9pm: Women's pool round: USA v Australia 

Basketball

  • 9.30pm: Women's group phase: Australia v Canada 

Beach Volleyball

  • 5pm: Men's preliminary phase, pool C: Germany v Australia
  • 6pm: Men's preliminary phase, pool A: Qatar v Australia 
  • 12am: Women's preliminary phase, pool B: Australia v Canada

Rowing

  • 5.30pm: Women's single sculls semi-finals: Tara Rigney
  • 6.10pm: Women's eight repechage: Australia 
  • 6.20pm: Men's eight repechage: Australia
  • 7.18pm: Women's double sculls finals: Australia 
  • 7.50pm: Women's four finals: Australia
  • 8.10pm: Men's four finals: Australia

Hockey

  • 6.30pm: Men's pool B: New Zealand v Australia 
  • 4.15am: Women's pool B: Argentina v Australia 

Swimming

  • 7pm: Women's 200m backstroke heats: Jaclyn Barclay, Kaylee McKeown (final at 5.11am)
  • 7.18pm: Men's 50m freestyle heats: Ben Armbruster, Cameron McEvoy (semi-final at 4.46am) 
  • 7.47pm: Men's 200m individual medley heats: William Campbell Petric, Thomas Neil (semi-final at 5.47am) 
  • 8.05pm: Women's 4x200m freestyle relay heats: Australia (final at 6.03am)
  • 4.30am: Women's 200m butterfly final: Abbey Lee Connor, Liz Dekkers

Boxing

  • 7.32pm: Women's 50kg preliminary: Monique Suraci

Full schedule for day six:

All times have been converted to AEST. 

August 1

1.30pm Athletics, men's 20km race walk final 

4.30pm Badminton, men's singles round of 16, women's doubles quarter-finals

5pm: Handball, women's preliminaries (6 matches) 

5pm: Volleyball, women's preliminary round 

5pm: Golf, men's round 1 

5pm: Beach volleyball, men's and women's preliminary phase (4 matches)

5pm: Basketball, men's and women's 3X3 pool round (4 matches)

5.20pm: Athletics, women's 20km race walk final 

5.30pm: Rowing, various rowing events 

5.30pm: Archery, men's and women's individual eliminations 

5.30pm: Shooting, men's 50m rifle 3 pos. finals and women's rifle 3 pos. 

6pm: Judo, women's 78kg and men's 100kg elimination rounds 

6pm: Hockey,  men's pool stage (4 matches) 

6pm: Table tennis, men's and women's singles quarter-finals

6pm: Fencing, women's foil team through semi-finals, placement matches 

6.30pm: Water polo, men's preliminary round (6 matches)

7pm: Swimming, heats and finals

7pm: Boxing, women's 50kg, 75kg round of 32 or round of 16 and women's 54kg, men's 63.5kg, 92kg quarters 

7pm: Equestrian, jumping team qualifier 

7pm: Basketball, women's group phase (2 matches) 

8pm: Tennis

8pm: Sailing, men's and women's skiff medal races, windsurfing, dinghy 

8pm: Rowing, men’s four final A

8.30pm: Basketball, men's and women's 3X3 Basketball pool round (4 matches) 

9pm: Badminton, men's doubles quarters, singles round of 16 

11pm: Table tennis, men's and women's singles quarter-finals 

11pm: Beach volleyball, men's and women's preliminary phase (3 matches) 

11.30pm: Canoe slalom, men's K1 semi-finals, finals 

11.30pm: Boxing, women's 50kg, 75kg round of 32 or round of 16, women's 54kg, men's 63.5kg, 92kg quarter-finals 

11.30pm: Archery, men's and women's individual eliminations 

August 2

12am: Judo, women's 78kg, men's 100kg medal rounds 

1am: Hockey, women's pool stage (2 matches) 

1.15am: Basketball, women's group phase (1 match) 

2am: Basketball, men's and women's 3X3 Basketball pool round (4 matches) 

2.15am: Artistic gymnastics, women's individual all-around final 

2.30am: Badminton, women's singles round of 16, mixed doubles semi-finals 

3.10am: Fencing, women's foil team medal finals 

4am: BMX, racing men's and women's quarters and last-chance runs 

4am: Boxing, women's 50kg, 75kg round of 32 or round of 16, and women's 54kg, men's 63.5kg, 92kg quarter-finals 

4am: Table tennis, men's and women's singles quarter-finals 

4am: Beach volleyball, men's and women's preliminary phase (3 matches) 

4.30am: Swimming, heats and finals 

5am: Basketball, women's group phase (1 match) 

5.30am: Basketball, men's and women's 3X3 pool round (4 matches) 

Where can I watch/listen to the Olympics in Australia?

The Olympics will be broadcast free-to-air on Channel Nine and 9Gem.

The station's streaming service 9Now will also offer more than 40 live sports channels.

ABC Sport will also be live blogging Olympic events as they unfold.

And in Adelaide, Hobart, Canberra, Darwin, the Gold Coast and regional markets across the country, listeners can hear live daily Olympics coverage across ABC Radio and DAB+ — find out more details about that here.

The ABC's coverage of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games is brought to you in conjunction 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

Where can I see the full schedule of events?

We've published a list of every event scheduled for this year's games. 

Read the full schedule here.

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