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Guide: After the Olympic Gold – Sjöström Competes Again

After the surprising Olympic gold on 100 meters freestyle, Sarah Sjöström is now back in the pool – this time at half the distance, and now as the gold favorite. Sjöström is not the only Swedish superstar competing today: Armand Duplantis makes his Olympic debut in the pole vault qualifying. Here is a guide to Saturday's Olympic competitions in Paris.

» Updated: 14 September 2024, 01:57

» Published: 03 August 2024

Guide: After the Olympic Gold – Sjöström Competes Again
Photo: Jessica Gow/TT

TV/Radio: Channel 5, 08:55–23:00. Eurosport 1, 07:55–23:00. Radiosporten/P4, 10:00–13:00, 14:00–23:00.

Streaming on Max and partially on Discovery+.

+ After the Olympic gold – Sjöström competes again

Sarah Sjöström shocked everyone – including herself – and won the Olympic gold in the 100m freestyle. Now it's time for her main event at the championship, the 50m freestyle. She was the underdog in the 100m event – but that won't be the case when it's time for the half-distance.

I'm going into the 50m freestyle with a different mindset, where I'm the favorite. But I've got the best to come, I love the 50m freestyle, she said earlier to TT.

Both the heats and semifinals will be swum on Saturday, and the final will be decided on Sunday.

+ Duplantis makes his entrance

Finally, it's time for Swedish superstar and gold favorite Armand Duplantis to enter the Olympic arena. The pole vault qualifying will take place in the morning, and the reigning Olympic champion should, unless something dramatic happens, have no problem making it to Monday's final.

+ The dressage team chases Olympic medals

It's time for the team final, Grand Prix Special, in Olympic dressage. Ten teams have qualified for the final – and Sweden, with Patrik Kittel (Touchdown), Therese Nilshagen (Dante Weltino), and Juliette Ramel (Buriel), is one of them.

Sweden was a bit behind in terms of points in the qualifying – but in the final, all teams start from scratch, and maybe they can be in the mix for Olympic medals if everything goes right for the Swedish riders.

+ Chinese sensation in Olympic final

The women's singles tennis tournament has reached the Olympic final. Zheng Qinwen, China, has made it there. She pulled off a surprise in the semifinal when she beat out world number one Iga Swiatek, Poland, in two straight sets. The Pole was the big favorite to win the tournament.

I'm so happy that I could create history for Chinese tennis. I may have already created history, but I don't want to slow down now, she said after the upset win according to AFP.

In the final, she will face Donna Vekic, Croatia.

Today's schedule:

BADMINTON: singles, women, quarterfinals (from 08:30). Doubles, women, medal matches (from 15:00) (Paris).

BASKETBALL: women, group A: China-Puerto Rico (11:00), Serbia-Spain (13:30). Men, group C: Puerto Rico-USA (17:15), Serbia-South Sudan (21:00).

BEACH VOLLEYBALL: group stage and "lucky loser" matches, women and men. Possible Swedish participants: David Åhman and Jonatan Hellvig (Paris).

TABLE TENNIS: women, singles, final and bronze match (from 13:30, Paris).

BOXING: afternoon session (15:30): 57kg quarterfinals (men), 71kg quarterfinals (men), 50kg quarterfinals (women), 66kg quarterfinals (women). 60kg semifinals (women). Evening session 20:00: 57kg quarterfinals (men), 71kg quarterfinals (men), 50kg quarterfinals (women), 66kg quarterfinals (women). 60kg semifinals (women) (Paris).

CYCLING: road, individual time trial, men. Swedish participants: Jakob Söderqvist (11:00, Paris).

FOOTBALL: women, quarterfinals. USA-Japan (15:00), Spain-Colombia (17:00), Canada-Germany (19:00), France-Brazil (21:00).

ATHLETICS: morning: 10:05: decathlon, 110m hurdles (men). 10:10: pole vault, qualifying (men). 10:35: 100m, heats (men). 10:55: decathlon, discus group A (men). 11:10: 800m, repechage (women). 11:45: 100m, quarterfinals (men). 12:00: decathlon, discus group B (men). 13:40: decathlon, pole vault (men). Afternoon: 19:10: decathlon, javelin group A (men). 19:15: 1,500m, repechage (men). 19:35: shot put, final (men). 19:50: 100m, semifinals (women). 20:10: decathlon, javelin group B (men). 20:20: triple jump, final (women). 20:55: 4x400m relay, final (mixed). 21:20: 100m, final (women). 21:45: decathlon, 1,500m (men). Swedish participants: Armand Duplantis (pole vault), Henrik Larsson (100m), Samuel Pihlström (1,500m). Possibly: Maja Åskag (triple jump) (Paris).

FENCING: team event, sabre, women. Final round (from 15:20, Paris).

GOLF: men: third round. Swedish participants: Ludvig Åberg, Alex Norén. (from 09:00, Paris).

GYMNASTICS: artistic gymnastics. Apparatus finals, men and women (15:30, Paris).

HANDBALL: women, group A: Slovenia-Sweden (16:00).

+ Other group A: Norway-Germany (19:00), Denmark-South Korea (21:00), group B: Hungary-Netherlands (09:00), Spain-France (11:00), Brazil-Angola (14:00).

JUDO: mixed team. Morning (from 08:00): elimination round, repechage, semifinals. Afternoon (from 16:00): bronze match, final (Paris).

CANOEING: canoe slalom: kayak cross (16:30), elimination round, repechage. Swedish participant: Isak Öhrström, slalom cross (Vaires-sur-Marne).

EQUESTRIAN: dressage, Grand Prix Special, team final. Swedish participants: Patrik Kittel (Touchdown), Therese Nilshagen (Dante Weltino), Juliette Ramel (Buriel), reserve: Maria von Essen (Invoice) (10:00, Versailles, France).

ROWING: single sculls, final, men and women. Eights, final, men and women (from 09:30, Paris).

SAILING: Ilca 6, Ilca 7, 470, Nacra 17. Swedish participants: Anton Dahlberg/Lovisa Karlsson (470), Josefin Olsson (Ilca 6), Emil Järudd/Hanna Jonsson (Nacra) (from 12:00, Marseille).

SWIMMING: morning session (from 11:00): 50m freestyle, heats (women), 1,500m freestyle, heats (men), 4x100m medley relay, heats (men/women). Evening session (from 20:30): 100m butterfly, final (men), 50m freestyle, semifinals (women), 200m individual medley, final (women), 800m freestyle, final (women), 4x100m medley relay, final (mixed). Swedish participants: Sarah Sjöström (50m freestyle), Michelle Coleman (50m freestyle), Victor Johansson (1,500m freestyle), relay team, women (4x100m medley) (Paris).

SHOOTING: pistol 25m final, women. Lerduva skeet qualifying, day 1, women. Qualifying day 2 and final, men. Swedish participants: Victoria Larsson (skeet), Stefan Nilsson (skeet), Marcus Svensson (skeet). (from 09:00, Chateauroux).

TENNIS: men's singles bronze match. Women's singles final. Men's doubles final (Paris).

VOLLEYBALL: women, group B: Japan-Kenya (13:00), group C: Netherlands-Dominican Republic (09:00). Men, group A: Canada-Serbia (21:00), group B: Poland-Italy (17:00).

TTT
By TTThis article has been altered and translated by Sweden Herald

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