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Guide: Will She Take Sweden's First Olympic Medal?

Tara Babulfath can take Sweden's first medal when she, an Olympic debutant, competes in the judo tournament. On the men's side, the beach volleyball pair David Åhman and Jonatan Hellvig and the national handball team start their group play – and several international stars make their entrance when the Olympics really get started in Paris.

» Updated: 27 July 2024, 18:05

» Published: 27 July 2024

Guide: Will She Take Sweden's First Olympic Medal?
Photo: Jonas Ekströmer/TT

Tara Babulfath can take Sweden's first medal when she, an Olympic debutant, competes in the judo tournament.

On the men's side, the beach volleyball duo David Åhman and Jonatan Hellvig and the handball national team start their group play – and several international stars make their entrance when the Olympics start "for real" in Paris.

TV/Radio: Channel 5, 08.50-23.00, Eurosport, 08.25-23.00, Radiosporten/P4, 10.00-13.00 & 14.00-23.00. Streaming on Max and partially on Discovery+.

Five highlights

+ Sweden's first medal in Paris?

18-year-old Tara Babulfath can take Sweden's first Olympic medal in Paris, in the 48-kilo judo class. In the spring, she took World Championship bronze and has previously won several international championship medals at the U18 level. Olympic debutant and the youngest of all judokas in Paris.

+ Beach volleyball premiere at the Eiffel Tower

David Åhman and Jonatan Hellvig have impressed on the world tour this year and racked up titles. Ahead of the summer games in Paris, the 22-year-olds are ranked as world number seven. Their first group stage opponents on the court at the Eiffel Tower are Australians Mark Nicolaidis and Izac Carracher.

+ Handball men's premiere

Under Norwegian coach Glenn Solberg's leadership, the handball men have taken both European Championship gold (2022) and World Championship silver (2021). In the Olympics, the national team has a silver curse with four lost finals (1992, 1996, 2000, 2012) and still no gold. In the premiere, Sweden, which was eliminated in the Olympic quarterfinals in Tokyo last time, faces Germany.

+ French super talent leads the basketball team

Victor Wembanyama was chosen as number one in the NBA draft last year and averaged over 29 minutes and 21 points per game for bottom team San Antonio Spurs in his debut season. The Olympic debutant has now come home to lead France to a historic first basketball gold after silver in Tokyo three years ago. In the premiere, Brazil awaits.

+ Injured Nadal in the Olympic doubles with Alcaraz

On Thursday, worrying reports emerged that tennis legend Rafael Nadal had been hit by new injury problems. On Friday, he was back on the Roland Garros clay, preparing for the Olympic doubles with new Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz. The unseeded Spanish pair faces the sixth-seeded Argentinians Máximo González and Andrés Molteni on the center court.

Schedule (8.30-23.00)

BADMINTON: men's, women's, mixed, singles, and doubles, group stage (from 08.30, Paris)

BASKETBALL: men's, group A: Australia-Spain (11.00), Greece-Canada (21.00), group B: Germany-Japan (13.30), France-Brazil (17.15)

BEACH VOLLEYBALL: men's, group stage (Eiffel Tower, Paris).

+ Swedish participants: David Åhman/Jonatan Hellvig–Nicolaidis/Carracher, New Zealand (15.00)

TABLE TENNIS: men's and women's, first round, mixed, quarterfinals (Paris).

+ Swedish participants: Christina Källberg/Kristian Karlsson-Jorge Campos/Daniele Fonseca, Cuba (17.15).

+ Possibly Cedric Nuytinck, Belgium-Truls Möregårdh, Saheed Idowu, Congo-Anton Källberg, Christina Källberg-Sreeja Akula, India, Linda Bergström-no opponent yet (from 20.00)

BOXING: afternoon session (from 15.30): round of 16: 54 kg (women), 60 kg (women), 63.5 kg (men), 80 kg (men). Evening session (from 20.00): round of 16: 54 kg (women), 60 kg (women), 63.5 kg (men), 80 kg (men). (Paris)

+ Swedish participants: Agnes Alexiusson (60 kg).

CYCLING: road, individual time trial, women and men (14.30/16.32)

FOOTBALL: men's, group A: New Zealand-USA (19.00), France-Guinea (21.00), group B: Argentina-Iraq (15.00), Ukraine-Morocco (17.00), group C: Dominican Republic-Spain (15.00), Uzbekistan-Egypt (17.00), group D: Israel-Paraguay (19.00), Japan-Mali (21.00)

FENCING: épée (women) and sabre (men) (from 09.00, Paris)

GYMNASTICS: artistic gymnastics, qualification (men). (Paris)

HANDBALL: men's, group A: Spain-Slovenia (09.00), Croatia-Japan (14.00), Germany-Sweden (19.00), group B: Hungary-Egypt (11.00), Norway-Argentina (16.00), Denmark-France (21.00)

JUDO: 48 kg (women), 60 kg (men). Elimination rounds (from 10.00). Repechage, semifinals, bronze matches, final (from 16.00, Paris)

+ Swedish participants: Tara Babulfath (48 kg).

CANOEING: canoe slalom: heats (15.00, men). Kayak, heats (16.00, Vaires-sur-Marne, Paris)

FIELD HOCKEY: men's, group stage.

EQUESTRIAN SPORT: eventing, dressage, individual and team (from 09.30, Versailles).

+ Swedish participants: Frida Andersén (horse Box Leo), Louise Romeike (Caspian), Sofia Sjöborg (Bryjamolga vh Marienshof Z), reserve Malin Asai (Golden Midnight) (Versailles, France)

ROWING: single sculls heat, double sculls heat, quadruple sculls heat (men/women). (from 09.00, Paris)

RUGBY: men's, seven players, knockout stage.

SWIMMING: morning session, 11.00-13.00: 100 m butterfly, heats (women), 400 m freestyle, heats (women), 100 m breaststroke, heats (men), 400 m freestyle, heats (men), 4x100 m freestyle relay, heats (women), 4x100 m freestyle relay, heats (men), evening session, 20.30-22.30: 100 m butterfly, semifinals (women), 400 m freestyle, final (men), 400 m freestyle, final (women), 4x100 m freestyle relay, final (women and men)

+ Swedish participants: Louise Hansson (100 m butterfly), Victor Johansson (400 m freestyle), relay teams for 4x100 m freestyle for men and women

SWIMMING: women's, synchronized swimming, 3 m synchro (Paris)

SKATEBOARDING: men's, street, final (17.00, Paris)

SHOOTING: air rifle 10 m, qualification (mixed team), 10.30: air rifle 10 m, bronze match (mixed team), air pistol 10 m, qualification (men), 11.00: air rifle 10 m, final (mixed team), 12.30: air pistol 10 m, qualification (women). (from 09.00, Chateauroux)

SURFING: men's and women's, first round (19.00/23.48, Teahupo'o, Tahiti)

TENNIS: first round, men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles. 19.00: men's and women's singles (Roland Garros, Paris)

WATER POLO: women's, group stage.

VOLLEYBALL: men's, group B: Italy-Brazil (13.00), Poland-Egypt (17.00), group C: Japan-Germany (09.00), USA-Argentina (21.00)

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

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