When to watch South Carolina student-athletes in 2024 Summer Olympics

The 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, are officially underway.

The Opening Ceremony of the Games took place at 7:30 p.m. local time (1:30 p.m. Eastern Time) on Friday, July 26. But some sports — specifically soccer, rugby, archery and handball — started a few days before.

Action from the Olympic Games will continue until the last medals are awarded on the event’s final day, which is Sunday, Aug. 11. All of that action will be broadcast on NBC’s affiliate television networks and available for streaming on Peacock.

Here’s when current and former South Carolina student-athletes are set to compete over the next few weeks.

*Note: All times listed in this story are in Eastern Standard Time. These times are also for live events only — reruns for some events will be broadcast at a later time.

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Basketball

This year’s Olympic women’s basketball competition will be a Gamecock-heavy event, featuring the likes of A’ja Wilson, Laeticia Amihere and Shay Colley. Wilson will represent the United States, while Amihere and Colley are both on Canada’s roster.

The United States and Canada are two of 12 teams vying for a medal in this event. The 12 teams have been divided into three groups of four — the United States is in Group C and Canada is in Group B. Each team is guaranteed three matches in the group stage (also known as “pool play”).

USA Group Stage Schedule:

• July 29 vs. Japan (3:00 PM, USA Network)
• August 1 vs. Belgium (3:00 PM, USA Network)
• August 4 vs Germany (11:15 AM, USA Network)

Canada Group Stage Schedule:

• July 29 vs. France (11:15 AM, NBCOlympics.com)
• August 1 vs. Australia (7:30 AM, NBCOlympics.com)
• August 4 vs. Nigeria (7:30 AM, NBCOlympics.com)

Of those 12 teams, eight — including the top two finishers in each group, along with the two highest-ranked third-place teams — will qualify for the knockout stage, which is a single-elimination bracket. Should either the United States and Canada advance to this stage, they could continue playing until the final day of the games on Aug. 11.

Women’s Basketball Knockout Schedule:

• Quarterfinals: August 7 (5:00 AM, 8:30 AM, 12:00 PM, 3:30 PM; NBCOlympics.com)
• Semifinals: August 9 (11:30 AM, NBC; 3:00 PM, NBCOlympics.com)
• Bronze Medal Game: August 11 (5:30 AM, USA Network)
• Gold Medal Game: August 11 (9:30 AM, NBC)

Tennis

Argentinian tennis star and South Carolina alumnus Francisco Cerundolo is one of 64 players competing in the Men’s Singles draw. The competition’s format is a single-elimination bracket, forcing the gold medalist to win six straight matches.

Cerundolo is set to face Chile’s Tomas Barrios Vera, the No. 163 player on the ATP Tour, in the opening round.

Tennis Schedule:

• First Round: July 27-28 (NBCOlympics.com)
• Second Round: July 29-30 (NBCOlympics.com)
• Third Round: July 31 (NBCOlympics.com)
• Quarterfinals: August 1 (NBCOlympics.com)
• Semifinals: August 2 (NBCOlympics.com)
• Bronze Medal Match: August 3 (6:00 AM, NBCOlympics.com)
• Gold Medal Match: August 4 (8:30 AM, NBCOlympics.com)

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Soccer

The format of the Olympic women’s soccer competition directly mirrors that of the women’s basketball competition — a group stage containing 12 teams divided into three groups of four, round-robin matchups, and eight teams moving onto the knockout rounds. The only difference is that Canada’s national team is the only one with Gamecock representation through goalkeeper Sabrina D’Angelo.

With soccer being one of the sports with competition beginning before the Opening Ceremony, Canada has already played one group stage game. The team beat New Zealand 2-1 on Thursday, July 25, and still has two group stage matches remaining.

Group Stage Schedule:

• July 28 vs. France (3:00 PM, NBCOlympics.com)
• July 31 vs. Nigeria (11:00 AM, NBCOlympics.com)

Canada head into this summer’s Olympic Games as defending gold medalists. It will need to win three additional games after the completion of the group stage to repeat the feat.

Knockout Stage Schedule:

• Quarterfinals: August 3 (9:00 AM, 11:00 AM, 1:00 PM, 3:00 PM; NBCOlympics.com)
• Semifinals: August 6 (12:00 PM, 3:00 PM; NBCOlympics.com)
• Bronze Medal Game: August 9 (9:00 AM, USA Network)
• Gold Medal Game: August 10 (11:00 AM, USA Network)

Track and field

Five former South Carolina student-athletes are set to participating in track and field events during the 2024 Summer Olympics. Quincy Hall is competing in the men’s 400-meter, Anass Essayi in the men’s 1500-meter, and Eric Favors in the men’s shot put. On the women’s side of the competition, Rachel Glenn will compete in the high jump, and Aliyah Abrams will also compete in the 400-meter.

Most track and field events follow a similar format, beginning with a series of preliminary heats and culminating in semifinals and finals. Some events also have a repechage round, which allows runners who did not automatically qualify for the semifinals to advance to the next stage of the competition.

Quincy Hall (Men’s 400-Meter) Schedule:

• Preliminary Heats: August 4 (approximately 1:05 PM, NBCOlympics.com)
• Repechage Round: August 5 (approximately 5:20 AM, NBCOlympics.com)
• Semifinals: August 6 (1:35 PM, NBC)
• Finals: August 7 (approximately 3:20 AM, NBC)

Anass Essayi (Men’s 1500-Meter) Schedule:

• Preliminary Heats: August 2 (approximately 5:05 AM, E! Entertainment)
• Repechage Round: August 3 (approximately 1:15 PM, NBCOlympics.com)
• Semifinals: August 4 (approximately 2:15 PM, USA Network)
• Finals: August 5 (approximately 2:50 PM, NBC)

Rachel Glenn (Women’s High Jump) Schedule:

• Qualification Round: August 2 (approximately 4:15 PM, NBCOlympics.com)
• Finals: August 4 (1:50 PM, NBCOlympics.com)

Aliyah Abrams (Women’s 400-Meter) Schedule:

• First Round: August 5 (approximately 5:55 AM, USA Network)
• Repechage Round: August 6 (approximately 5:20 AM, USA Network)
• Semifinals: August 7 (approximately 2:45 PM, NBCOlympics.com)
• Finals: August 9 (approximately 2:00 PM, NBC)

Eric Favors (Men’s Shot Put) Schedule:

• Qualification Round: August 2 (2:10 PM, NBCOlympics.com)
• Finals: August 3 (1:30 PM, NBCOlympics.com)

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Swimming

Olympic swimming events function very similarly to track and field events, with preliminary heats, semifinals and finals. Two former South Carolina student-athletes are competing in swimming races during this year’s Olympic Games — Tomas Peribonio, who will participate in the men’s 200-meter individual medley, and Tatiana Salcutan, who will participate in the women’s 100-meter backstroke.

Tomas Peribonio (200-Meter Individual Medley) Schedule:

• Preliminary Heats: August 1 (5:00 AM, USA Network)
• Semifinals: August 1 (approximately 3:34 PM, NBCOlympics.com)
• Finals: August 2 (approximately 2:49 PM, NBC)

Tatiana Salcutan (100-Meter Backstroke) Schedule:

• Preliminary Heats: July 29 (5:00 AM, USA Network)
• Semifinals: July 29 (approximately 3:00 PM, NBCOlympics.com)
• Finals: July 30 (approximately 2:49 PM, NBC)

Golf

From Aug. 7-10, 60 of the world’s best women’s golfers will take part in a 72-hole, individual stroke play competition at Le Golf National in Guyancourt, France. Among those 60 golfers is Nanna Koerstz Madsen, who played golf at South Carolina for one season.

Each of the four rounds will be broken into two consecutive broadcast sessions on the Golf Channel.

Golf Schedule:

• Round 1 — Part 1: August 7 (3:00 AM, Golf Channel)
• Round 1 — Part 2: August 7 (7:00 AM, Golf Channel)
• Round 2 — Part 1: August 8 (3:00 AM, Golf Channel)
• Round 2 — Part 2: August 8 (7:00 AM, Golf Channel)
• Round 3 — Part 1: August 9 (3:00 AM, Golf Channel)
• Round 3 — Part 2: August 9 (7:00 AM, Golf Channel)
• Round 4 — Part 1: August 10 (3:00 AM, Golf Channel)
• Round 4 — Part 2: August 10 (7:00 AM, Golf Channel)

Diving

Julia Vincent, a four-year veteran of the University of South Carolina, is the lone former Gamecock competing in a diving event at this year’s Olympic Games. Similar to the swimming events in which Peribonio and Salcutan are competing, Vincent’s 3-meter springboard event includes preliminary, semifinal and final rounds.

Diving Schedule:

• Preliminary Round: August 7 (9:00 AM, E! Entertainment)
• Semifinals: August 8 (4:00 AM, E! Entertainment)
• Finals: August 9 (9:00 AM, NBC)

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