Team SA at Paris Olympics: What time Wayde van Niekerk and co will be in action

Wayde van Niekerk (pictured 2R) will be hoping to make one more Olympic final when he competes in the men’s 200m semi-final in the Paris Olympics on Wednesday evening. Picture: Jewel Samad/AFP

Wayde van Niekerk (pictured 2R) will be hoping to make one more Olympic final when he competes in the men’s 200m semi-final in the Paris Olympics on Wednesday evening. Picture: Jewel Samad/AFP

Published Aug 7, 2024

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In what will be an extremely busy day for Team SA at the Paris Olympics, it will culminate with Wayde van Niekerk attempting to make what could be his last-ever individual Olympic final.

9am: Golf - Starting the ball rolling, hopefully down the fairway, will be Ashleigh Buhai and Paula Reto in the women’s individual strokeplay first round.

9.30am: Canoe Sprint - Esti Olivier and Tiffany Koch will hit the water in the women’s kayak 500m heats.

10am: Sport Climbing - Me Janse van Rensburg will be competing in the men’s boulder & lead, semi-final lead.

10.05am: Athletics - Brian Raats will begin his campaign in the men’s high jump qualification round.

10.15am: Athletics - Marione Fourie will take part in the women’s 100m hurdles first round.

10.25am: Athletics - Jo-Ane van Dyk will launch her spear in the women’s javelin throw qualification round in group A.

10.40am: Canoe Sprint - Andrew Birkett and Hamish Lovemore will be in action again in the men’s kayak single 1000m heats.

11.55am: Athletics - Edmund de Plessis will be the only SA athlete taking part in the men’s 800m round one heat.

12.30pm: Skateboarding - Dallas Oberholzer will hope to impress in the men’s park prelims.

12.45pm: Cycling Track - Jean Spies will go in the men’s sprint qualifying round.

3pm: Diving - Julia Vincent will aim to wow the judges in the women’s 3m springboard preliminary round.

8.02pm: Athletics - Shaun Maswanganyi and Wayde Van Niekerk will compete in the men’s 200m semi-final.

8.45pm: Athletics - Miranda Coetzee will be the last SA athlete in action in the women’s 400m semi-final.