Athletics: Women 800 m round 1 - 19:25 hrs: Tintu Luka is in action. 20:20 hrs: Men's 3000m Steeplechase Final Badminton Men’s Singles Quarterfinals 7:50 hrs: Srikanth goes up against the legendary Lin Dan. 21:00 hrs: Mixed Doubles Gold Medal Match (Indonesia vs Malaysia) Golf (Women) 18:30 hrs onwards: Aditi Ashok is still in her maiden senior pro year. Wrestling (Women) 18:30 hrs onwards: The youngest from a family of distinguished women wrestlers, Vinesh Phogat will compete in the 48 kg category, while Sakshi Malik grapples in the 58 kg division. Women long jump final: 05:45 hrs: No woman has jumped further and more consistently than American Brittney Reese. But Rio is all about second chances for the woman who holds the most global jump titles in history. In 2013, she suffered a torn labrum in her hip and came close to retiring. Since that, she’s overcome both physical and mental agony to extend her reign. Her adopted eight-year-old son is her biggest inspiration. men’s 200 m semifinal 06:30 hrs: Two days after he turned ‘immortal’ Usain Bolt is back on the Rio track again for the second chapter of his show. Right on his tail all over again is that Justin Gatlin while Yohan Blake looks to make up for the 100m. Beach Volleyball (Women) 06:30 hrs: Bronze Medal Match 08:29 hrs: Gold Medal Match Football (Men Semifinal) 00:30 hrs: Nigeria will take on world champions Germany, who are looking for their second Olympic gold. Table Tennis (Men) final 00:30 hrs: The Chinese, who face Japan, have won gold always since 2008. Boxing Men's Welterweight (69kg) Final. 01:00 hrs: On road to the final, Uzbekistan boxer Shakhram Giyasov did a Cristiano Ronaldo after winning, and Kazakhstan's Daniyar Yeleussinov did a Zinedine Zidane, though his head-butt was an error and more a clash fo heads, to win. Field Hockey (women) 01:30 hrs: New Zealand take on Great Britain in the second semifinal. Our Pick The all-American show It seems inevitable that the Star Spangled Banner will be playing at the end of the race. Among the more exciting Olympic events, the hurdles is showcasing a depleted field this time with the past two Olympic champs out, but the five fastest women this year have all been from USA, and Brianna Rollins and Nia Ali look keen for a shootout. Women’s 100m hurdles: 07:25 HRS Hot Pick: Dafne Schippers In Beijing last year, she showed the world that even a Jamaican can be overtaken on the race track. What’s more, the one she dehtroned, Veronica Campbell-Browne, hasn’t even qualified for the final. The first-time Olympian herself was off-colour in the 100m, blaming it on a mysterious physical illness. Women's 200m Final: 07:00 HRS (Thursday) Story to Follow Maris Strombergs (Latvia), Cycling BMX They call him The Machine. He’s a national hero in Latvia. Received a royal welcome back home after scoring gold in London with the whole city gathering at midnight. Got scared the first time he saw a BMX event. (23:04 hrs)
