It’s Thirsty Thursday, so let’s watch some Olympics!
Primetime coverage will begin on NBC at 8pm EST
The live events for Day 14 run from approx 7:30am-11pm CEST, 6:30am-10pm BST, 1:30am-5pm EDT, and 10:30pm-2pm PDT.
The United States will look to collect even more hardware on the track. 😤
Watch Primetime in Paris TONIGHT at 8/7c on NBC and Peacock. #ParisOlympics pic.twitter.com/N7FDFtzxqI
— NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) August 8, 2024
Primetime includes: athletics, diving
Live events include: artistic swimming, athletics 🏅, basketball, beach volleyball🏅, boxing🏅, breaking🏅, canoe sprint🏅, cycling track🏅, diving🏅, football🏅, golf, handball, hockey🏅, marathon swimming🏅, modern pentathlon, rhythmic gymnastics, sailing🏅, sport climbing🏅, table tennis🏅, taekwondo🏅, volleyball🏅, water polo, weightlifting🏅, wrestling 🏅
A schedule of all events can be found here, and today’s page lets you toggle between Paris and local time zones!
For all American viewers, NBC’s schedule page has listed all events and what TV or digital platform you can watch on, including TV reruns.
The Refugee Olympic Team is incredibly proud of Cindy Ngamba, the first EOR athlete and the first-ever refugee medallist at the Olympics.
This bronze medal is a victory #ForThe100Million displaced people worldwide. Today, we are speechless.
Cindy did it. Refugees did it! … pic.twitter.com/Nu0ZriEu3J
— Refugee Olympic Team (@RefugeesOlympic) August 8, 2024
[Tracking and fielding spoilers]
TARA DAVIS-WOODHALL OLYMPIC CHAMP
@tar___ruh gets her golden moment with a 7.10m/23’3.5” leap in the fourth round of the Olympic long jump final.The consummate entertainer celebrated in the most long-jumper way possible. pic.twitter.com/277QEQyIfE
— CITIUS MAG (@CitiusMag) August 8, 2024
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone is just on another level
That’s what a 50.37 400m hurdles world record looks like #Paris2024 #OlympicGames pic.twitter.com/VYzDihDfGM
— World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) August 8, 2024
That first Olympic final feeling for Nikki Hiltz. #ParisOlympics
NBC & Peacock pic.twitter.com/IfRY4Du6eq
— NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) August 8, 2024
An Olympic record and Pakistan’s first-ever athletic gold
Arshad Nadeem has made history! #BBCOlympics #Olympics #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/cY0jdIjIBl
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) August 8, 2024
The second woman in Olympic HISTORY to medal in both the triple jump AND long jump at the same Games.
Jasmine Moore has been ROLLING in Paris. #ParisOlympics pic.twitter.com/0D1A94EMAQ
— NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) August 8, 2024
LETSILE TEBOGO BECOMES THE FIRST AFRICAN IN HISTORY TO WIN THE 200M SPRINT AT THE OLYMPICS
HE WINS BOTSWANA’S FIRST EVER OLYMPIC GOLD pic.twitter.com/i1FcPKXIyN
— ESPN Africa (@ESPNAfrica) August 8, 2024
Zaid Kareem takes #silver!
Second place in taekwondo men’s 68kg for Jordan!
This is Jordan’s first medal of #Paris2024! @JordanOlympic | @WorldTaekwondo | #Taekwondo | #Paris2024 | #Samsung | #TogetherforTomorrow pic.twitter.com/rG9RyetzMH
— The Olympic Games (@Olympics) August 8, 2024
OLYMPIC RECORD
Indonesia’s Rizki Juniansyah set a new OLYMPIC RECORD in weightlifting :199kg clean and jerk !RECORD OLYMPIQUE
L’Indonésien Rizki Juniansyah a établi un nouveau RECORD OLYMPIQUE en haltérophilie : 199 kg à l’épaulé-jeté !#Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/gT3i0J1Zga— Paris 2024 (@Paris2024) August 8, 2024
Sport climber wins Indonesia’s first gold medal at Paris Olympics, earns hefty bonus https://t.co/60TVzXLP7f
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) August 8, 2024
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there’s so much happening but i don’t want it to end. only two full days left!
