Olympics: Greece’s Participation on Day 8 of the Games

Another day at the Olympics, another day of action for many Greek athletes. Efthimios Mitas aims to qualify for the men’s skeet final, needing a strong performance in the second round of qualifiers. Emmanouil Karalis makes his first appearance, competing in the men’s pole vault qualifiers. The Greek men’s water polo team will also face their Croatian counterparts in a crucial match. The highlight however is Stefanos Ntouskos’ race to defend his gold medal from the Tokyo Games in the men’s single sculls final.

Greek Athletes’ Schedule for Saturday, August 3rd:

Shooting:

10:00: Men’s skeet qualifiers – Day 2: Efthimios Mitas, Charalampos Chalkiadakis
10:00: Women’s skeet qualifiers – Day 1: Emmanouela Kaztouraki
16:30: Men’s skeet final (if qualified) – Efthimios Mitas, Charalampos Chalkiadakis (ERT3)

Rowing:

11:30: Men’s single sculls final – Stefanos Ntouskos (ERT1) (delayed, 12:30)

Athletics:

11:10: Men’s pole vault qualifiers – Emmanouil Karalis (ERT2)

Swimming:

12:24: Women’s 50m freestyle qualifiers – Nora Drakou (ERT3)
12:30: Men’s 1500m freestyle qualifiers – Dimitris Markos (ERT3)
21:39: Women’s 50m freestyle semifinals (if qualified) – Nora Drakou (ERT3)

Cycling:

12:00: Men’s road race – Georgios Bouglas (ERT2)

Sailing:

18:05: Mixed 470 – Day 2: Ariadne Spanaki/Odysseas Spanakis

Men’s Water Polo:

13:05: Group A, Game 4: Croatia vs. Greece (ERT1)

ERT Broadcast Schedule for Saturday, August 3

ERT1:

10:30-13:00: Rowing: Day 8
11:30: Men’s single sculls final – Stefanos Ntouskos
13:00-14:30: Men’s Water Polo: Croatia vs. Greece
14:30-17:30: Tennis: Women’s final
17:35-18:50: Men’s Water Polo: Montenegro vs. USA
18:50-20:30: Tennis: Men’s doubles final
20:30-22:00: Men’s Water Polo: Serbia vs. France
22:00-24:00: Men’s Volleyball: Canada vs. Serbia

ERT2:

10:00-11:00: Beach Volleyball
11:00-14:00: Athletics: Day 3
11:10: Men’s pole vault qualifiers – Emmanuel Karalis
14:00-14:30: Men’s road race – Giorgos Bouglas
12:00: Men’s road race – Giorgos Bouglas
14:30-15:30: Table Tennis: Women’s bronze medal match
15:30-16:30: Table Tennis: Women’s final
16:30-19:00: Artistic Gymnastics: Apparatus finals (Men/Women)
19:00-20:00: Beach Volleyball
20:00-23:00: Athletics: Day 3
23:00-00:30: Olympic Nights Show (live)

ERT3:

10:30-12:00: Shooting: Women’s 25m pistol final
12:00-14:00: Swimming: Day 8
12:24: Women’s 50m freestyle qualifiers – Nora Drakou
12:30: Men’s 1500m freestyle qualifiers – Dimitris Markos
14:00-16:30: Fencing: Women’s team sabre final
16:30-18:15: Shooting: Men’s skeet final
16:30: Men’s skeet final (if qualified) – Maki Mitas, Babis Chalkiadakis (ERT3)
18:15-20:15: Men’s Basketball: Puerto Rico vs. USA
20:15-21:30: Fencing: Women’s team sabre final
21:30-23:00: Swimming: Day 8
22:00-24:00: Men’s Basketball: Serbia vs. South Sudan