[GT] Day 16 (PM of August 7 - AM of August 8)

[CofR]

Men’s Marathon begins at 16:00. Trevor Hofbauer, Cameron Levins, and Ben Preisner run for Canada.

The Bronze Medal Match in Women’s Volleyball starts at 18:00 between Korea and Serbia.

Women’s Omnium Track Cycling starts at 19:00. Allison Beveridge is the Canadian.

The Semifinal in Women’s Sprint Cycling begins at 19:18, Kelsey Mitchell races against a German competitor in the second race. The Bronze Medal race is at 20:20, Gold is at 20:23.

The Final of the Women’s Group All Around Rhythmic Gymnastics starts at 20:00.

At 20:00 Norway and Sweden play each other in the Bronze Medal Match in Handball.

Japan and the USA play for Gold in Women’s Basketball at 20:30.

At 22:30 the Gold Medal Match in Women’s Volleyball between Brazil and USA begins.

Bronze Medal Match in Men’s Water Polo between Hungary and Spain begins at 22:40.

Boxing Finals begin at 23:00.

At 00:00 the Gold Medal Match in Women’s Handball between France and Russia begins.

The Gold Medal Match in Men’s Water Polo between Greece and Serbia begins at 01:30.

The Closing Ceremony begins at 05:00 I think, but CBC’s coverage begins at 04:00… and the Olympic withdrawals set in

[GirlySports]

Thank you CofR for your 16 day commitment! I follow this schedule more than the official one!

[flames_fan_down_under]

Agreed! Thanks for the hard work! Only 7 months until Beijing 2022! I love the Olympics.

[looooob]

They will be partying at Tool Shed brewing today in support of local hero Trevor Hofbauer!

[Mazrim]

Thank you again CofR for your great posts every day. I have the page open throughout the day to keep track of when to tune in!

This year is the most I've watched of a summer olympics, and it's because I can put the ad-free streams on CBC's website up on my TV and leave it there. Just an amazing setup and I'm glad they do it.

I'll miss the cheeky British commentators on the Track and Field streams. I also enjoyed the Cycling Road Race, Sport Climbing and Badminton way more than I expected.

[Sainters7]

Yeah CofR well done, I have Olympic apps and Twitter alerts, and your daily schedule was literally the first one I checked every day and set alarms accordingly. If we did CP Olympic closing ceremonies, you'd be the flag bearer.

I'll miss the games, but it gets me pumped for only 6 months from now for the Winter Olympics!!!

[CofR]

Thanks for the kind words everyone, I found these games more challenging than previous ones to keep track of tv coverage and which channels would be covering which event. Part of it is that they made it a little tougher to tell this year, part of it is I was a little busier between travelling and work to try and sort out all the tv coverage. I have a plan to capture the information a lot easier for the games in February, and hopefully post it all in a more clear manner.

[GirlySports]

There are much more events in the summer games too.

[troutman]

Why do divers have to shower after every dive, and on camera?

[Mathgod]

What a fantastic games for this country. Andre gold, Warner gold, Womens soccer gold, and biggest medal haul ever at a summer games (not counting boycotted games). Beijing & Paris also shaping up to be great ones for Canada!

[GirlySports]

Originally Posted by troutman

Why do divers have to shower after every dive, and on camera?

To wash away the chlorine and to stay warm. The shower water is warmer than the pool water. Remember when the Rio pool turned green?

[the_only_turek_fan]

These guys are moving at a 3:06 pace. That is absolutely insane.

My PB over just 5km is 4:09/km. These guys are going 42km.

[GirlySports]

Looks like Kipchoge is gone, no surprise. Next four guys fighting for 2 medals?

[FLAME ENVY]

Way to go Eliud, amazing athlete, and a more amazing human being!

[the_only_turek_fan]

It looked like he wasn’t even trying.

[FLAME ENVY]

Originally Posted by the_only_turek_fan

It looked like he wasn’t even trying.

Choge's on another level, he does make it look effortless. Fluid and smooth from start to finish. And like many East African distance runners, he is blessed with otherworldly VO2 capacity. Only having to push 115 pounds through a race certainly helps too. He is such an awesome, grounded person to boot. Hard not to cheer for him. I truly hope (and believe) he will run a sanctioned sub 2 hour marathon without the aid of pacers before hanging up the shoes.

[FLAME ENVY]

Great job by our Women's 4x400 team, so close to medalling!

[ajr4013]

Guaranteed a medal in the women’s sprint!

[GirlySports]

A medal! Mitchell is in the final in the women's sprint!

[StupidFlanders]

Kelsey Mitchell wins her semi final! With that that guarantees Canada walks away with 24 medals at these Olympics!