Day 1 of competition will provide a feast of entertainment featuring more than 20 sports including some of the biggest names in Australian sport. Ariarne Titmus will lead Australia’s charge in the pool when she sets her sights on gold in the 400m Freestyle, the Boomers take on Spain in their opening game, and Australian Opening Ceremony flag bearer Jess Fox takes on Canoe Slalom K1.
DAY 1 SCHEDULE HIGHLIGHTS ACROSS CHANNEL 9, 9GEM AND 9NOW
TIME (AEST)
EVENT
SATURDAY JULY 27
1.00PM – 5.30PM
OPENING CEREMONY REPLAY
5.00PM
ROWING HEATS – SINGLE, DOUBLE, QUAD SCULL
Featuring Australians Tara Rigney, Amanda Bateman/Harriet Hudson, Caitlin Cronin/Laura Gourley/Rowena Meredith/Ria Thompson
5.30PM
EQUESTRIAN – TEAM & INDIVIDUAL
Featuring Australians Shane Rose, Kevin McNab, Chris Burton
6.00PM
JUDO
Featuring Australian Josh Katz
7.00PM
SWIMMING HEATS
Featuring Australians Emma McKeon & Alexandra Perkins (100m Butterfly), Ariarne Titmus & Jamie Perkins (400m Freestyle), Sam Williamson & Josh Yong (100m Breaststroke), Elijah Winnington & Sam Short (400m Freestyle), as well as the Women’s 4x100m relay & Men’s 4x100m relay (Team Australia)
7.00PM
DIVING – WOMEN’S 3M SYNCHRO FINAL
Featuring Australians Maddison Keeney/Annabelle Smith
7.00PM
BASKETBALL – BOOMERS v SPAIN
7.00PM
GYMNASTICS – MEN’S QUALIFICATION
Featuring Australian Jesse Moore
8.00PM
TENNIS – MEN’S & WOMEN’S FIRST ROUND
Featuring Australians Matthew Ebden v Novak Djokovic / Rinky Hijikata v Daniil Medvedev / Daria Saville v Qinwen Zheng
8.00PM
SKATEBOARDING – MEN’S STREET PRELIMS
Featuring Australian Shane O’Neill
9.15PM
MEN’S HOCKEY – AUSTRALIA v ARGENTINA
10.30PM
RUGBY SEVENS – SEMI-FINALS, BRONZE MEDAL & GOLD MEDAL
Men’s Semi-Final: Australian v Fiji
10.30PM
ROAD CYCLING – WOMEN’S AND MEN’S TIME TRIAL
Featuring Australians Grace Brown & Lucas Plapp
11.00PM
MEN’S BEACH VOLLEYBALL – AUSTRALIA v SWEDEN
11.00PM
CANOE SLALOM – MEN’S C1 HEATS & WOMEN’S K1 PRELIMS
Featuring Australians Jess Fox & Tristan Carter
11.30PM
BOXING – WOMENS & MENS
Featuring Australians Harry Garside, Callum Peters, Tyla McDonald, Tiana Echegaray
SUNDAY JULY 28
12.00AM
JUDO – MEN’S 60KG FINAL
1.00AM
SKATEBOARDING – MEN’S STREET FINAL
2.00AM
WOMEN’S BEACH VOLLEYBALL – AUSTRALIA v CHINA
3.00AM
SURFING DAY 1 – MEN’S & WOMEN’S R1 HEATS
Featuring Australians Ethan Ewing, Jack Robinson, Tyler Wright & Molly Picklum
4.00AM
WOMEN’S WATER POLO – AUSTRALIA v CHINA
4.30AM – 6.30AM
SWIMMING FINALS
5.00AM
MEN’S SOCCER – FRANCE v GUINEA
*Schedules subject to change
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