Olympics: Your guide to when
Want to catch as many of the Kiwis in action at the Tokyo Olympics as possible? Stuff has produced this guide so you can start making plans.
All times are NZ time (three hours ahead of Tokyo – ie, 12pm in Japan is 3pm in New Zealand). Some events are split into multiple groups or heats and participation in finals (marked with an asterisk*) is dependent on qualification.
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Today
11.30pm: Football – women’s tournament, Football Ferns v Australia
Tomorrow
8pm: Football – men’s tournament Olywhites v South Korea (men’s eight heats); Ella Greenslade, Emma Dyke, Kelsey Bevan, Kirstyn Goodger, Beth Ross, Phoebe Spoors, Lucy Spoors, Jackie Gowler, Grace Prendergast & Kerri Gowler; coxswain Caleb Shepherd (women’s eight heats); Olivia Loe, Eve Macfarlane, Georgia Nugent-o’leary & Ruby Tew (women’s quad repeˆchages if needed) Stephen Jones & Brook Robertson (men’s pair repeˆchages) Grace Prendergast & Kerri Gowler (women’s pair repeˆchages).
Shooting
12pm: Chloe Tipple (women’s skeet qualification)
Taekwondo
1pm: Tom Burns (men’s 68kg round of 16, quarterfinals*, semifinals*)
Swimming
1.30pm: Lewis Clareburt (men’s 400m individual medley final*) Zac Reid (men’s 400m freestyle final*)
Tennis
2pm: Marcus Daniell & Michael Venus (men’s doubles first round)
Sailing
3pm: Sam Meech (Laser)
Hockey
3.15pm: Women’s tournament, Black Sticks v Argentina
Canoe slalom
4pm: Luuka Jones (women’s K1 heats)
Football
8pm: Men’s tournament, Olywhites v Honduras
Swimming
10pm: Ali Galyer (women’s 100m backstroke heats) Erika Fairweather (women’s 400m freestyle heats)
Hockey
11.45pm: Men’s tournament, Black Sticks v Spain
Triathlon
9.30am: Nicole van der Kaay,
Ainsley Thorpe (women’s individual race)
Surfing
10am: Billy Stairmand (men’s quarterfinals*, semifinals*); Ella Williams (women’s quarterfinals*, semifinals*)
Rowing
11.30am: Eve Macfarlane, Olivia Loe, Georgina Nugent-o’leary & Ruby Tew (women’s quad final*); Stephen Jones & Brook Robertson (men’s pair semifinals*) Grace Prendergast & Kerri Gowler (women’s pair semifinals*)
Rugby sevens
1.30pm: Men’s tournament, All Blacks v Australia (pool play)
Swimming
1.30pm: Erika Fairweather (women’s 200m freestyle semifinals*); Ali Galyer (women’s 100m backstroke final*)
Tennis
2pm: Marcus Daniell & Michael Venus (men’s doubles quarterfinals*)
Hockey
2.45pm: Men’s tournament, Black Sticks v Japan
Sailing
3pm: Peter Burling & Blair Tuke (49er); Josh Junior (Finn); Alex Maloney & Molly Meech (49erfx) Sam Meech (Laser)
Canoe slalom
5pm: Luuka Jones (women’s K1 semifinals*, final*)
Rugby sevens 8.30pm/9.30pm: Men’s tournament, quarterfinals*
Football
8pm: Women’s tournament, Football Ferns v Sweden
Swimming
10pm: Zac Reid (men’s 800m freestyle heats) (49er heats); Josh Junior (Finn heats); Alex Maloney & Molly Meech (49erfx heats); Paul Snow-hansen & Dan Willcox (Men’s 470 heats); Micah Wilkinson & Erica Dawson (Nacra 17 heats)
Canoe slalom
4pm: Callum Gilbert (men’s K1 heats); Luuka Jones (women’s C1 heats)
Rugby sevens 8.30pm/9pm: Men’s tournament, medal matches*
Football
8.30pm: Men’s tournament, Olywhites v Romania
Swimming
10pm: Lewis Clareburt (men’s 200m individual medley heats); Erika Fairweather, Eve Thomas, Ali Galyer & Carina Doyle (women’s 4x200m freestyle heats)
Artistic gymnastics 10.15pm: Misha Koudinov (men’s allaround final*)
Hockey
12.15am: Men’s tournament, Black Sticks v Australia
Golf
10.30am: Men’s tournament, round two
Equestrian
11.30am: Eventing, Jesse Campbell, Jonelle Price & Tim Price (dressage session one)
Rowing
11.45am: Jordan Parry (men’s single scull final*); Emma Twigg (women’s single scull final*); Shaun Kirkham, Tom Mackintosh, Michael Brake, Matt Macdonald, Tom Murray, Phillip Wilson, Hamish Bond & Daniel Williamson; coxswain Sam Bosworth (men’s eight final*); Ella Greenslade, Emma Dyke, Kelsey Bevan, Kirstyn Goodger, Beth Ross, Phoebe Spoors,
Lucy Spoors, Jackie Gowler, Grace Prendergast & Kerri Gowler; coxswain Caleb Shepherd (women’s eight final*)
Athletics
12pm: Hamish Kerr (men’s high jump qualifying)
Cycling
1pm: BMX Rebecca Petch (women’s racing semifinals*, final*)
Swimming
1.30pm: Men’s 200m IM final* (Lewis Clareburt); women’s 200m backstroke semifinals* (Ali Galyer)
Boxing
2pm: David Nyika (men’s heavyweight quarterfinals*)
Rugby sevens
2.30pm: Women’s tournament, Black Ferns v Russia (pool play)
Sailing
3pm: Peter Burling & Blair Tuke (49er heats); Sam Meech (Laser heats) Alex Maloney & Molly Meech (49erfx heats) Paul Snow-hansen & Dan Willcox (Men’s 470 heats)
Tennis
3pm: Marcus Daniell & Michael Venus (men’s doubles medal matches*)
Trampoline gymnastics 4pm: Maddie Davidson (women’s qualification and final)
Canoe slalom
5pm: Callum Gilbert (men’s K1 semifinals*, final*)
Boxing
8pm: David Nyika (men’s heavyweight quarterfinals*)
Rugby sevens 8.30pm/9.30pm: Women’s tournament, quarterfinals*
Equestrian
8.30pm: Jesse Campbell, Jonelle Price & Tim Price (dressage session two)
Athletics
10pm: Valerie Adams, Maddison Wesche (women’s shot put qualifying); Camille Buscomb (women’s 5000m qualifying)
Hockey
10pm: Men’s tournament, Black Sticks v Argentina
Football:
TBC: Women’s tournament, quarterfinals*
Triathlon
10.30am: Nicole van der Kaay, Ainsley Thorpe, Hayden Wilde & Tayler Reid (mixed team relay)
Golf
10.30am: Men’s tournament, Ryan Fox round three
Equestrian
11.30am: Eventing, Jesse Campbell, Jonelle Price & Tim Price (dressage session three)
Hockey
12.30pm: Women’s tournament, Black Sticks v China
Swimming
1.30pm: Eve Thomas (women’s 800m freestyle final*); Ali Galyer (women’s 200m backstroke final*)
Rugby sevens 2pm/2.30pm: Women’s tournament, semifinals*
Weightlifting
2.50pm OR 6.50pm: Cameron Mctaggart (men’s 81kg)
Sailing
3pm: Josh Junior (Finn); Peter Burling & Blair Tuke (49er); Alex Maloney & Molly Meech (49erfx); Micah Wilkinson & Erica Dawson (Nacra 17)
Trampoline gymnastics 4pm: Dylan Schmidt (men’s qualification and final)
Rugby sevens 8.30pm/9pm: Women’s