Day -2 (Wed 3 Aug)
Two days before the opening ceremony, the women’s football begins – starting early to make space for all the group games. So, officially, Sweden v South Africa is Rio’s curtain-raiser, at 5pm in the João Havelange Olympic Stadium. That is followed on the same pitch by the hosts Brazil versus China. There is no British interest – London 2012 was a Team GB football one-off.
Day -1 (Thu 4 August)
More football, as the men’s competition gets under way, starting with Iraq v Denmark in Brasilia – the warm-up act before the hosts take on South Africa at 8pm in the same venue. Neymar features for Brazil, who really need a result in this tournament to help them get over 2014’s 7-1 World Cup humiliation to Germany.
Day 0 (Fri 5 August)
The opening ceremony, in Rio’s rebuilt Maracanã. Four years after Danny Boyle’s London show wowed billions, Brazil has its chance to play up the positives. Director Fernando Meirelles reportedly has a tenth of Boyle’s £31m budget amid heavy spending cuts, but organisers are billing the show as the biggest ever display of “not just Brazilian culture but world culture”. Seats cost between £45 and £1,000. One twist to enjoy: the traditional interminable flag parade is in alphabetical order according to nations’ names in Portuguese, with Team GB 76th out. You’ll need to stay up late to make it that far, though: proceedings begin at midnight.
Day 1 (Sat 6 August)
And, officially, it begins. Twelve golds are available – the first in the women’s 10m air rifle at 2.30pm. Elsewhere, Chris Froome is among the favourites in the men’s road race (1.30pm); there’s an Olympic debut for rugby sevens, with Britain’s women facing Brazil at 4pm and Japan at 9pm; and in the men’s 400m freestyle at the Aquatics Stadium, keep an eye on 20-year-old Bury swimmer James Guy – up against favourite Sun Yang of China. Other British interest includes Ashley McKenzie in the -60kg judo from 2pm, the men’s hockey team playing Belgium from 4.30pm, and the women playing Australia in the early hours, from 12.30am. There’s also some Copacabana beach volleyball to enjoy from 2pm.
MEDAL EVENTS
Archery 9.07pm Men’s team event; Cycling (road) 1.30pm Men’s road race; Fencing 9.45pm Women’s épée individual; Judo 9pm Women’s -48kg, 9.20pm Men’s -60kg; Shooting 2.30pm Women’s 10m air rifle, 7.30pm Men’s 10m air pistol; Swimming 2.03am Men’s 400m individual medley; 2.30am Men’s 400m freestyle; 2.49am Women’s 400m individual medley; 3.24am women’s 4x100m freestyle relay; Weightlifting 11pm Women’s 48kg
Day 2 (Sun 7 August)
As the women’s gymnastics qualification begins, with Team GB in action from 6.30pm, there are 14 golds on offer elsewhere, and some big names in action in the pool. If you’re up (very) late, Adam Peaty is in the men’s 100m breaststroke (2.53am Monday); and the US teenager Katie Ledecky is expected to shine in the women’s 400m freestyle at 3.01am. Others to watch out for: Lizzie Armitstead in the women’s cycling road race from 4.15pm; the Commonwealth judo champion Colin Oates in action from 2pm; Team GB’s men’s hockey team play New Zealand at 9pm; GB’s rugby sevens women face Canada at 4.30pm; and South Korea will (almost certainly) clean up in the women’s archery again. They’re chasing an eighth consecutive team title.
MEDAL EVENTS
Archery 9.07pm Women’s team event; Cycling (road) 4.15pm Women’s road race; Diving 8pm Women’s synchronised 3m springboard; Fencing 9.45pm Men’s foil individual; Judo 9pm Women’s -52kg; 9.20pm Men’s -66kg; Shooting 3pm Women’s 10m air pistol, 7.45pm Women’s trap; Swimming 2.03am Women’s 100m butterfly, 2.53am Men’s 100m breaststroke, 3.01am Women’s 400m freestyle, 3.54am Men’s 4x100m freestyle relay; Weightlifting 7.30pm Women’s 53kg, 11pm Men’s 56kg
Day 3 (Mon 8 August)
Fourteen more golds, with the men’s team gymnastics final from 8pm, and James Guy back in the pool for the men’s 200m freestyle at 2.21am on Tuesday. He won the world title in Russia last year, but faces huge competition for Olympic gold here from London 2012 winner Yannick Agnel. Other events to watch out for include Tom Daley making his first appearance of the summer alongside Dan Goodfellow in the men’s 10m synchro diving from 8pm; the first ever Olympic rugby sevens final – the women’s event – at 11pm; and some familiar faces in the pool in the early hours, including Lithuania’s 100m breaststroke hope Ruta Meilutyte, who starred at London 2012 aged 15, and another 2012 star, Missy Franklin, in the 200m freestyle heats.
MEDAL EVENTS
Diving 8pm Men’s 10m synchronised platform; Fencing 9.45pm Women’s sabre individual; Gymnastics 8pm Men’s artistic team; Judo 9pm Women’s -57kg, 9.20pm Men’s -73kg; Rugby Sevens 11pm Women’s final; Shooting 4pm Men’s 10m air rifle, 7.45pm Men’s trap; Swimming 2.21am Men’s 200m freestyle, 2.30am Women’s 100m backstroke, 2.38am Men’s 100m backstroke, 2.54am Women’s 100m breaststroke; Weightlifting 7.30pm Women’s 58kg, 11pm Men’s 62kg
Day 4 (Tue 9 August)
It’s Bert le Clos time. The father of South African swimmer Chad was one of the unlikely heroes in 2012 after being plucked out for an interview by Clare Balding – he hopes to be in Rio despite ongoing cancer treatment. Chad will defend his 200m butterfly title in the early hours against Michael Phelps, who he beat in London. The day’s other big, better timed event is the women’s team gymnastics final from 8pm – with the United States, featuring 19-year-old star Simone Biles, the team to beat. Elsewhere, Brits in action include David Florence in the canoe slalom from 5.30pm, William Fox-Pitt in the showjumping from 2pm, and, in the pool, the men’s 4x200m freestyle relay.
MEDAL EVENTS
Canoeing 7.10pm Men’s canoe single; Diving 8pm Women’s synchronised 10m platform; Equestrian 2pm Eventing team jumping, 6pm Eventing individual jumping; Fencing 9.45pm Men’s épée individual; Gymnastics 8pm Women’s artistic team; Judo 8.30pm Women’s -63kg, 9.20pm Men’s -81kg; Shooting 8.15pm Women’s 25m pistol; Swimming 2.19am Women’s 200m freestyle; 2.28am Men’s 200m butterfly, 3.29am Women’s 200m individual medley, 3.38am Men’s 4x200m freestyle relay; Weightlifting 7.30pm Women’s 63kg, 11pm Men’s 69kg
Day 5 (Wed 10 August)
Twenty gold medals up for grabs, with Britain’s Andrew Willis the big hope in the 200m breaststroke final at 2.03am on Thursday. Earlier events include road cycling’s time trials starting at 12.30pm, with Chris Froome chasing gold, while from 2.10pm rowing’s first medals are handed out. Elsewhere, Britain’s 2014 world silver medallist Max Whitlock competes in the gymnastics from 8pm, going up against the dominant Japanese star Kohei Uchimura; the British weightlifter Rebekah Tiler competes in the 69kg category from 4.30pm; Britain’s men face New Zealand in the rugby sevens, also at 4.30pm; and world bronze medallists Jack Laugher and Chris Mears compete in the 3m synchro diving from 8pm. In the early evening, Britain’s women play world No2 side Argentina in the hockey, while at 12.30am, Britain’s men’s team face Australia.
MEDAL EVENTS
Canoeing 7.15pm Men’s kayak; Cycling (road) 12.30pm Women’s individual time trial; 2pm Men’s individual time trial; Diving 8pm Men’s synchronised 3m springboard; Fencing 12.15am Women’s foil individual, 12.45pm Men’s sabre individual; Gymnastics 8pm Men’s individual all-around; Judo 9pm Women’s -70kg, 9.20pm Men’s -90kg; Rowing 2.10pm Men’s quadruple sculls, 2.34pm Women’s quadruple sculls. 3.50pm Women’s lightweight double sculls, 4pm Men’s lightweight double sculls, 4.30pm Women’s pair; Shooting 4pm Men’s 50m pistol, 7.45pm Men’s double trap; Swimming 2.03am Men’s 200m breaststroke, 2.54am Women’s 200m butterfly, 3.03am Men’s 100m freestyle, 3.55am Women’s 4x200m freestyle relay; Table tennis 1.30am Women’s singles; Weightlifting 7.30pm Women’s 69kg, 11pm Men’s 77kg
Day 6 (Thu 11 August)
All eyes on the velodrome from 8pm, and Team GB have plenty to live up to after 2012’s triumphs. Finals include the men’s team sprint at 10.21pm. At 8pm it’s the women’s gymnastics all-round final – athletes competing on the floor, vault, beam and uneven bars, with Simone Biles of the US expected to star. In the rowing, 40-year-old Katherine Grainger has a chance of becoming Britain’s most decorated female Olympian, competing for her fifth medal with Victoria Thornley in the double sculls from 12.40pm. Also keep an eye on Brit Natalie Powell in the women’s -78kh judo from 2pm; the canoe finals from 6.15pm; and Britain versus Japan in the women’s hockey at 12.30am. Also today, the first round of the men’s much-depleted golf competition starts at 11.30am, and it’s another late night of medal action in the pool.
MEDAL EVENTS
Archery 8.43pm Women’s individual; Canoeing 6.15pm Men’s canoe double, 7pm Women’s kayak; Cycling (track) 10.21pm Men’s team sprint; Fencing 10.30pm Women’s épée team; Gymnastics 8pm Women’s individual all-around; Judo 9pm Women’s -78kg, 9.20pm Men’s -100kg; Rowing 12.30pm Men’s pair, 12.40am Women’s double sculls, 12.50pm Men’s double sculls, 1pm Men’s lightweight four; Rugby Sevens 11pm Men’s final; Shooting 4pm Women’s 50m rifle; Swimming 2.17am Women’s 200m breaststroke, 2.26am Men’s 200m backstroke, 3.01am Men’s 200m individual medley, 3.18am Women’s 100m freestyle; Table tennis 1.30am Men’s singles
Day 7 (Fri 12 August)
A bumper haul of 24 golds on offer. In the velodrome, the men’s team pursuit starts at 10.20pm, while, earlier in the day, Rio’s Olympic Stadium hosts its first day of athletics: Jessica Ennis-Hill defending her heptathlon title from 1.35pm with the 100m hurdles, the high jump (2.50pm), shot put (12.35am Saturday) and 200m (2.05am). Jess Andrews, Beth Potter and Jo Pavey compete in the women’s 10,000m final at 3.10pm. On the lake, Brits Helen Glover and Heather Stanning defend their pairs title from 1.30pm; Team GB and Germany are favourites to fight for the dressage team gold from 2pm; the first of the tennis finals begins at 4pm; Britain play Spain in the men’s hockey at 9pm, and later, in the pool, Michael Phelps and Chad le Clos could face each other again in the men’s 100m butterfly (2.12am).
MEDAL EVENTS
Archery 8.43pm Men’s individual; Athletics 3.10pm Women’s 10,000m, 6.30pm Men’s 20km walk; 2am Women’s shot put; Cycling (track) 10pm Women’s team sprint; 10.20pm Men’s team pursuit; Equestrian 2pm Team dressage; Fencing 10.30pm Men’s foil team; Gymnastics 7.42pm Women’s trampoline; Judo 9pm Women’s +78kg, 9.20pm Men’s +100kg; Rowing 12.30pm Men’s single sculls, 12.40pm Women’s single sculls, 1.40pm Men’s four, 1.52pm Women’s lightweight double sculls, 2.04pm Men’s lightweight double sculls, 2.24pm Women’s pair; Shooting 3pm Men’s 50m rifle prone, 7.45pm Women’s skeet; Swimming 2.03am Women’s 200m backstroke, 2.12am Men’s 100m butterfly, 2.20am Women’s 800m freestyle, 2.44am Men’s 50m freestyle; Tennis 9.20pm Men’s doubles; Weightlifting 7.30pm Women’s 75kg, 11pm Men’s 85kg
Day 8 (Sat 13 August)
Are we in for another “Super Saturday” – the defining, passionate peak of 2012? Mo Farah’s 10,000m starts at 1.25am Sunday, just after Greg Rutherford (left) in the long jump at 12.50am – with Jessica Ennis-Hill’s heptathlon 800m finale at 2.53am. Other major events include the women’s 100m at 2.35am, with Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce aiming for three straight Olympic titles, and Usain Bolt’s opening appearance in the men’s 100m first round at 4pm. In the velodrome, the women’s team pursuit starts at 8pm, with Canada among Team GB’s strongest challengers, and the always much-discussed keirin features 2013 world champion Becky James. Elsewhere, rowing’s eights final starts at 3.04pm; Britain’s women face the US in the hockey at 10pm; the women’s singles tennis final follows the bronze play-offs at 4pm; and Fran Halsall is in action in the women’s 50m freestyle at 2.03am Sunday; and the swimming ends with the men’s medley relay at 3.04am.
MEDAL EVENTS
Athletics 2.50pm Men’s discus, 12.50am Men’s long jump, 1.25am Men’s 10,000m, 2.35am Women’s 100m; 2.53am Heptathlon (final event: 800m); Cycling (track) 8.53pm Women’s team pursuit, 9.27pm Women’s keirin; Fencing 10.15pm Women’s team sabre; Gymnastics 7.42pm Men’s trampoline; Rowing 2.32pm Men’s single sculls, 2.44pm Women’s single sculls, 3.04pm Women’s eight, 3.24pm Men’s eight; Shooting 4.30pm Men’s 25m rapid-fire pistol, 7pm Men’s skeet; Tennis 9.20pm Women’s singles; Weightlifting 11pm Men’s 94kg
Day 9 (Sun 14 August)
So, are you staying up for Usain Bolt versus Justin Gatlin? Bolt aims for his third 100m title in a row at 2.25am. The rest of day nine’s highlights include the men’s golf final round, starting at 11am; Andy Murray defending his tennis title from 4pm; Nick Dempsey and Bryony Shaw could feature in the RS:X sailing finals from 5pm; Ireland’s Paddy Barnes will hope for a place in the men’s light flyweight boxing final at 6.15pm; Louis Smith, who won bronze in Beijing and silver in London, competes on the pommel horse alongside team-mate Max Whitlock, who won gold at the 2015 world championships, from 7.29pm; and, in the velodrome, Britain’s Jason Kenny could feature in the men’s sprint final from 9.04pm.
MEDAL EVENTS
Athletics 1.30pm Women’s marathon, 12.55am Women’s triple jump, 2am Men’s 400m, 2.25am Men’s 100m; Boxing 6.15pm Men’s light-flyweight; Cycling (track) 9.04pm Men’s sprint; Diving 8pm Women’s 3m springboard; Fencing 10.30pm Men’s épée team; Golf 11am Men’s individual stroke play (final day); Gymnastics 6pm Men’s floor exercise, 6.46pm Women’s vault, 7.33pm Men’s pommel horse, 8.20pm Women’s uneven bars; Sailing 5.05pm Men’s RS:X, 6.05pm Women’s RS:X; Shooting 5pm Men’s 50m rifle three-position; Tennis 4pm Men’s singles, 6.40pm Women’s doubles, 9.20pm Mixed doubles;
Weightlifting 11pm Women’s +75kg; Wrestling 9.30pm Men’s Greco-Roman 59kg, 10.30pm Men’s Greco-Roman 75kg
Day 10 (Mon 15 August)
Seventeen more golds on offer, with much of the focus on Mark Cavendish, who is still without an Olympic medal. He is due to compete in the six-event omnium, concluding with the points race at 9.23pm. And, in the early hours, Christine Ohuruogu (right) runs the women’s 400m (2.45am), facing competition from Allyson Felix, Shaunae Miller and Caster Semenya. Earlier in the day, Keri-Anne Payne is in the 10km open-water swim from 1pm; Laura Trott should feature in the omnium’s elimination race from 10.17pm; Charlotte Dujardin and Valegro are favourites in the individual dressage from 2pm; and Nick Thompson and Alison Young are among those competing for sailing medals from 5.05pm. One of the stars will be China’s Xu Lijia, defending her title in the laser radial class despite being partially sighted, having limited hearing and having had a tumour removed from her knee. “I’ve conquered quite a lot of difficulties,” she says.
MEDAL EVENTS
Athletics 2.40pm Women’s hammer, 3.15pm Women’s 3,000m steeplechase, 12.35am Men’s pole vault, 2.25am Men’s 800m, 2.45am Women’s 400m; Boxing 11.15pm Men’s heavyweight; Cycling (track) 9.23pm Men’s omnium (final event: points race); Equestrian 2pm Individual grand prix: freestyle; Gymnastics 6pm Men’s rings, 6.54pm Men’s vault, 7.46pm Women’s balance beam;
Sailing 5.05pm Women’s Laser Radial, 6.05pm Men’s Laser; Swimming 1pm Women’s 10km;
Weightlifting 11pm Men’s 105kg; Wrestling 9.30pm Men’s Greco-Roman 85kg, 10.30pm Men’s Greco-Roman 130kg
Day 11 (Tue 16 August)
The climax of the track cycling, with British contenders for each of the final three golds in the session starting at 8pm. The 2012 champion Laura Trott is tipped again for the women’s omnium, which concludes at 9.05pm; her boyfriend Jason Kenny is among those to watch in the men’s keirin, and Becky James and Katy Marchant (Jess Varnish famously missed out on selection for this event) are the ones to watch in the women’s sprint. It’s also the final day of the artistic gymnastics: again, keep an eye out for USA’s Simone Biles in the floor event, which could also include Britain’s Claudia Fragapane. In the sailing (5.05pm) Giles Scott gets his chance to step out of Ben Ainslie’s shadow, having won all but two of his regattas in the past four years. In the stadium, Christian Taylor could well be the man of the day – the defending triple jump champion, who jumped 8cm shy of Jonathan Edwards’s world record in the 2015 World Championships, arrives in fine form.
MEDAL EVENTS
Athletics 1.50pm Men’s triple jump, 3.20pm Women’s discus, 12.30am Men’s high jump, 2.30am Women’s 1500m, 2.45am Men’s 110m hurdles; Boxing 11.15pm Men’s lightweight; Canoeing 1pm Men’s canoe single 1,000m, 1.16pm Women’s kayak double 500m, 1.40pm Women’s kayak single 200m, 2.04pm Men’s kayak single 1,000m; Cycling (track) 9.05pm Women’s omnium (final event: points race), 9.44pm Women’s sprint, 10.14pm Men’s keirin; Diving 10pm Men’s 3m springboard; Gymnastics 6pm Men’s parallel bars, 6.47pm Women’s floor exercise, 7.34pm Men’s horizontal bar;
Sailing 5.05pm Men’s Finn, 6.05pm Mixed Nacra 17; Swimming 1pm Men’s 10km; Synchronised swimming 6pm Duets free routine; Table tennis 11.30pm Women’s team; Weightlifting 11pm Men’s +105kg; Wrestling 9.30pm Men’s Greco-Roman 66kg, 10.30pm Men’s Greco-Roman 98kg
Day 12 (Wed 17 August)
The women’s golf competition tees off at 11am, with Charley Hull and Catriona Matthew the British entrants. Later the 58-year-old Nick Skelton, who has competed at every Olympics since Barcelona in 1992, hopes to appear for Great Britain in the team showjumping final at 2pm. In the early hours of Thursday look for Shara Proctor in the women’s long jump from 1.15am – she is up against Brittney Reese, whose 7.31m in the US trials was a warning to her team-mate, the world champion Tianna Bartoletta. At 2.30am Team GB hopes to see Dina Asher-Smith, the European champion, in the women’s 200m final, and world champion Dafne Schippers will be centre stage. If you are still awake at 4am look out for the women’s beach volleyball final on the Copacabana. Kerri Walsh Jennings, three times Olympic champion, is back, this time teaming up with April Ross after Misty May-Treanor’s retirement.
MEDAL EVENTS
Athletics 3.50pm Men’s 3,000m steeplechase, 1.15am Women’s long jump, 2.30am Women’s 200m, 2.55am Women’s 100m hurdles; Badminton 4.30pm Mixed doubles; Beach volleyball 4am Women’s final; Boxing 8.30pm Men’s welterweight; Equestrian 2pm Team jumping; Sailing 5.05pm Women’s 470, 6.05pm Men’s 470; Table tennis 11.30pm Men’s team
Taekwondo 2am Women’s -49kg, 2.15am Men’s -58kg; Wrestling 9.05pm Women’s freestyle -48kg, 9.50pm Women’s freestyle -58kg, 10.35pm Women’s freestyle -69kg
Day 13 (Thu 18 August)
Make sure you watch at 3pm when the Brownlee brothers tackle the men’s triathlon. Alistair won gold four years ago and brother Jonny claimed bronze – and the man who scooped silver, Spain’s Javier Gómez, is not competing in Rio because of a broken arm. At 8pm Tonia Couch and Sarah Barrow hope to feature for Great Britain in the women’s 10m platform diving event. Remember Jade Jones winning taekwondo gold in London? She goes again at midnight. Then it’s another late night for the athletics, featuring Ashton Eaton’s attempt to become the first man since Daley Thompson in Los Angeles 32 years ago to retain the decathlon title. The night builds to the men’s 200m final. Usain Bolt is bidding for another gold and a time under 19 seconds. The day ends with the men’s beach volleyball final at 4am.
MEDAL EVENTS
Athletics 4pm Men’s 400m hurdles, 12.30am Men’s shot put, 1.10am Women’s javelin, 1.45am Men’s decathlon (final event: 1,500m), 2.15am Women’s 400m hurdles, 2.30am Men’s 200m; Badminton 4.30pm Women’s doubles; Beach volleyball 4am Men’s final; Boxing 7.30pm Men’s light heavyweight; Canoeing 1pm Men’s kayak double 1000m, 1.08pm Men’s canoe single 200m, 1.32pm Men’s kayak double 200m, 1.56pm Women’s kayak single 500m; Diving 8pm Women’s 10m platform; Hockey 9pm Men’s final; Sailing 5.05pm Men’s 49er, 6.05pm Women’s 49er FX; Triathlon 3pm Men; Wrestling 9.05pm Women’s freestyle -53kg, 9.50pm Women’s freestyle -63kg, 10.35pm Women’s freestyle -75kg
Day 14 (Fri 19 August)
All eyes on the 4x100m relays, and again you will have to prop your eyes open into the early hours. The women’s race is at 2.15am, likely to be a fierce showdown between Jamaica and the USA, and at 2.35am we have the final part of the Usain Bolt trilogy at these Games and, in all probability, his final event at an Olympics. Before then, the modern pentathlon – the event in which Samantha Murray’s unexpected silver medal rounded off Team GB’s exceptional Games four years ago – Liam Phillips in the BMX cycling (5.30pm) and a raft of team sport finals including the women’s hockey at 9pm and the women’s football at the Maracanã from 9.30pm. Oh, and Britain’s Lutalo Muhammad in the men’s -80kg taekwondo at midnight.
MEDAL EVENTS
Athletics 12pm Men’s 50km walk, 6.30pm Women’s 20km walk, 12.30am Women’s pole vault, 1.05am Men’s hammer, 1.40am Women’s 5,000m, 2.15am Women’s 4x100m relay; 2.35am Men’s 4x100m relay; Badminton 3pm Women’s singles, 3.50pm Men’s doubles; Boxing 8pm Women’s lightweight; Cycling 7pm Women’s BMX, 7.10pm Men’s BMX; Equestrian 6.30pm Jumping: individual; Football 9.30pm Women’s final; Hockey 9pm Men’s final; Modern pentathlon 10pm Women’s (final event: combined running/shooting); Synchronised swimming 4pm Teams free routine; Taekwondo 2am Women’s -57kg, 2.15am Men’s -68kg; Water polo 7.30pm Women’s final; Wrestling 9.30pm Men’s freestyle 74kg, 10.30pm Men’s freestyle 54kg
Day 15 (Sat 20 August)
Thirty-one gold medals are up for grabs on the penultimate day of action. The one to watch is Caster Semenya, the South African runner who is far and away the fastest this year. Seven years ago she was the subject of a gender-testing dispute, but the IAAF cleared her to race. Some of Team GB’s faces of 2012 to look out for today: Mo Farah in the men’s 5,000m at 1.30am, Tom Daley in the men’s 10m platform dive at 8.30pm and Nicola Adams aiming to defend her flyweight title at 6pm. The men’s football final is this evening – the climax to the competition that Brazil are determined to win.
MEDAL EVENTS
Athletics 12.30am Women’s high jump, 12.55am Men’s javelin, 1am Men’s 1,500m, 1.15am Women’s 800m, 1.30am Men’s 5,000m, 2am Women’s 4x400m relay, 2.35am Men’s 4x400m relay; Badminton 1.30pm Men’s singles; Basketball 7.30pm Women’s final; Boxing 6pm Women’s flyweight, 6.15pm Men’s bantamweight, 7pm Men’s middleweight; Canoeing 1pm Men’s kayak single 200m, 1.14pm Men’s canoe double 1,000m, 1.32pm Women’s kayak four 500m, 1.49pm Men’s kayak four 1,000m; Cycling 4.30pm Women’s cross-country; Diving 8.30pm Men’s 10m platform; Football 9.30pm Men’s final; Golf 11am Women’s individual stroke play (final day); Gymnastics 9pm Rhythmic: individual all around; Handball 7.30pm Women’s final; Modern pentathlon 10pm Men’s (final event: combined running/shooting); Taekwondo 2am Women’s +67kg, 2.15am Men’s +80kg; Triathlon 3pm Women; Volleyball 2.15am Women’s final; Water polo 9.50pm Men’s final; Wrestling 9.30pm Men’s freestyle 125kg, 10.30pm Men’s freestyle 86kg
Day 16 (Sun 21 August)
The last day mops up the final 12 medal events, including, as always, the men’s marathon. The last event is the men’s basketball final, with the USA tipped to win a sixth gold medal in seven Games. The closing ceremony begins at 11.15pm, bringing the curtain down on the Games, including an eight-minute segment devoted to the hosts of the next Olympics, Tokyo in 2020.
MEDAL EVENTS
Athletics 1.30pm Men’s marathon; Basketball 7.45pm Men’s final; Boxing 6pm Women’s middleweight, 6.15pm Men’s flyweight, 6.30pm Men’s light welterweight, 7.15pm Men’s super heavyweight; Cycling 4.30pm Men’s cross-country; Gymnastics 3.50pm Rhythmic group all-around; Handball 6pm Men’s final; Volleyball 5.15pm Men’s final; Wrestling 5.35pm Men’s freestyle 65kg, 6.45pm Men’s freestyle 97kg