The world’s most spectacular Olympic Games Opening Ceremony – which saw nearly 7,000 athletes parade on more than 80 boats down the River Seine to the cheers of hundreds of thousands of spectators – officially signaling competition at Paris 2024 has begun. 

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.

Screening on Channel 9 and 9Gem, and streaming every moment on 9Now LIVE as well as available for replays. 

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

LIVE AND FREE ON CHANNEL 9, 9GEM AND 9NOW 
EVERY OLYMPIC EVENT STREAMED LIVE AND FREE
WITH REPLAYS AND EVERY BIG AUSTRALIAN MOMENT ON 9NOW

For further information, please contact:
Ryley McKay
Senior Publicist & Digital Manager – Sport
ryley.mckay@nine.com.au 

Alessandra Muratore
Senior Publicist
alessandra.muratore@nine.com.au

Adrian Motte
Senior Communications Manager
amotte@nine.com.au 

Saturday, July 27, 2024