Megabasket at the Olympics: “Dream Team” vs. Jokic’s gang. What to watch on Day 13 of the Games?
Batraz Tomaev August 8, 2024, 00:45 Moscow time Audio version: Your browser does not support the audio element.
And Russian rowers will try to win a second medal for the country.
Today, August 8, the 13th day of competition will be held in Paris. 25 sets of prizes will be awarded. On this day, Russian athletes will also perform at the Olympic Games and will try to compete for medals.
We remind you that you can watch the Olympic Games only on the official website of the Paris Games. In Russia, nothing is shown on television.
More information on how to watch the Games broadcast:
The 2024 Olympics will continue to be broadcast in Russia! Where can I watch the broadcasts of all events?
Oars ready!
Zakhar Petrov and Alexey Korovashkov will compete in the Olympic final in the two-seater canoeing competition in the morning. The start of the first race with the participation of the Russians is scheduled for 12:20 Moscow time. And if circumstances permit, we will cheer on the boys in the final, which will take place at 14:30.
And that’s not all. Olesya Romasenko is the only Russian canoeist at the Olympics. Qualifications for the 200m individual race will begin for her at 11:50. There are only five races and our athlete will start in the third. To qualify directly for the semi-finals, she must finish at least second.
Let’s get to know Olesya Romasenko. Here is her short biography:
Stories
Olesya Romasenko, kayaking and canoeing – Ours in Paris at the 2024 Olympic Games
Jokic vs LeBron
It seems the whole world will be watching basketball on Thursday. The semi-finals of the men’s tournament will begin at the Accor Arena at 22:00 Moscow time. The United States will play Serbia.
The teams have met six times. And in five of them, as expected, the Stars and Stripes won. The Serbians have not been able to defeat the top favorite for five years, since the 2019 World Cup.
In Paris, the teams met in the group stage. The Americans won by 26 points. What will the gap be now? Or are Serbia and Nikola Jokic ready to dismantle the USA to the bone?
And before that, at 6:00 p.m., another Olympic semi-final is scheduled: France versus Germany.
How was the quarter-final round of basketball?
Serbia’s marvellous comeback, France transformed and USA and Germany secure victories
Will Lyles score a double?
Noah Lyles will start the men’s 200m at 9:30 p.m. In the 100m, the American won by thousandths of a second. Will there be something similar this time? Or will Lyles win with much more confidence? In the end, to be truly great, you have to complete a double sprint.
But wait. What will the others say? Bednarek, Tebogo, De Grasse. They all want more, of course. And they will do their best.
It will also be hot in the women’s 400m hurdles final. Here, special attention is paid to two people: Femka Bol and Sydney McLaughlin. The latter is the 2020 Games champion and world record holder. And she is the fastest runner this season. But Bol will try to ruin her opponent’s Olympic vacation in Paris. The final starts at 22:25.
At the start of the Olympic Games, Femke Bol defeated the Americans and brought gold to the Netherlands:
Femke Bol punished the Americans at the Olympics. She beautifully took the gold at the finish line
The beginning of the Olympic Games for Bartholomew
Rhythmic gymnastics will begin on August 8.
The competition will open at 11:00 with the qualifications for the individual all-around. Without Russia, but with former Russians, this tournament is still visible to our fans.
For Daria Varfolomeyev, the Paris Games will be the first of her career. The former Russian and now German athlete came to them fully armed. She is already a six-time world champion. And she wants to take home all the gold at these Olympics.
Daria Varfolomeev
Photo: Fabrizio Carabelli/Getty Images
What else is interesting?
The semi-finals of the men’s handball tournament took place yesterday. The favourites from France were eliminated by the daring handball players from Germany. Everything was decided in extra time. Now the girls must defend the honour of their country. Their match against Sweden is worth watching. It starts at 17:30.
The clash between Danes and Norwegians is worth keeping an eye on. The fight for the last place in the main final of the four-year period will begin at 22:30.
The French cried after the defeat. And the Germans applauded them:
France made people cry! The handball team suffered a shocking defeat in two seconds
