Paris Olympics: What to look for, what to watch on August 6

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Fifteen athletes will claim gold medals on Tuesday at the Paris Olympics and two of them going for gold hail from central Ohio.

The 11th day of the 2024 Olympics could be a memorable one for the city of Pickerington as two of its athletes hope to take home medals in track and field. Outside of that, multiple USA teams are playing do-or-die matchups while one is hoping to return to a gold medal game.

Here is what to watch for on the 11th day of the Paris Olympics.

Pickerington natives go for gold in athletics

Two graduates from separate Pickerington high schools will go for gold Tuesday in track and field. Pick Central graduate McKenzie Long will race in the highly-anticipated 200m final at 3:40 p.m. and faces a difficult field, featuring favorite Gabby Thomas of Team USA and the 100m champion Julien Alfred of Saint Lucia.

In the field, Pick North grad and ex-Cincinnati Bearcat Annette Echikunwoke competes in the women's hammer throw final beginning at 2 p.m. With the unpredictability of the hammer throw, it looks like we will have an exciting final at the Stade de France.  

USA single-elimination games

The second week of the games is always highlighted by track and field action and the knockout stage games for all of the team sports. On Tuesday, five American teams will play a win-or-go-home match.

It begins at 11 a.m. when the women's volleyball team meets Poland in the quarterfinals. The other quarterfinal matchups include men's basketball against Brazil at 3:30 p.m., women's water polo versus Hungary at 2:35 p.m., and beach volleyball duo Sara Hughes and Kelly Cheng face Switzerland at 4 p.m.

All of this is headlined though with a noon semifinal in women's soccer between the Americans and Germany. USA beat Germany 4-1 earlier in the group stage as they seek its first Olympic final appearance since 2012.

NBC4 Day 11 schedule

Bold denotes medal event. Italics denotes replay.

• 9 a.m.-10:15 a.m. - Diving: Women's 10m platform final
• 10:15 a.m.-11 a.m. - Equestrian: Individual jumping final
• 11 a.m.-1 p.m. - Volleyball (Women's): USA vs. Poland (Quarterfinal)
• 1:35 p.m.-3:45 p.m. - Track & Field evening session: Men's 400m semis, women's hammer throw final, women's 400m hurdles semis, men's long jump final, men's 1500m final, women's 3000m steeplechase finale, women's 200m
• 4 p.m.-5 p.m. - Beach Volleyball (Women's): USA vs. Switzerland (Quarterfinal)
• 5 p.m.-6 p.m. - Water Polo: Quarterfinal (Women's): USA vs. Hungary
• 8 p.m.-11 p.m. - NBC4 primetime (Track & Field finals, diving final, skateboarding women's park final)
• 11:35 p.m.-1 a.m. - NBC4 late night (Sport climbing qualifying)

Day 11 medal events

• 4 a.m. - Equestrian: Individual jumping
• 6 a.m. - Sailing: Women's dinghy
• 6 a.m. - Sailing: Men's dinghy
• 9 a.m. - Diving: Women's 10m platform
• 11:30 a.m. - Skateboarding: Women's park
• 1:55 p.m. - Wrestling: Men's 60kg Greco-Roman
• 2 p.m. - Track & Field: Women's hammer throw
• 2:07 p.m. - Cycling Track: Men's team sprint
• 2:20 p.m. - Track & Field: Men's long jump
• 2:30 p.m. - Wrestling: Men's 130kg Greco-Roman
• 2:50 p.m. - Track & Field: Men's 1500m
• 3:10 p.m. - Track & Field: Women's 3000m steeplechase
• 3:15 p.m. - Wrestling: Women's 68kg freestyle
• 3:40 p.m. - Track & Field: Women's 200m
• 5:06 p.m. - Boxing: Women's 60kg

Day 11 television schedule (By sport)

All events are available to be streamed live on Peacock, a platform owned by NBC and not NBC4's parent company, Nexstar. Bold denotes medal event.

Click here to see full Olympics schedule

Artistic Swimming

• 5 p.m. - Team free routine (E! Network)

Basketball quarterfinals

• 5 a.m. (M) - Germany vs. Greece (E! Network)
• 8:30 a.m. (M) - Serbia vs. Australia (USA Network)
• 3 p.m. (M) - USA vs. Brazil (USA Network)

Beach Volleyball quarterfinals

• 2:15 p.m. - Quarterfinal (USA Network)
• 4 p.m. (W) - USA vs. Switzerland (NBC4)

Boxing

• 10 p.m. - Women's 60kg final, other weight class semifinals (USA Network)

Canoeing

• 9:30 a.m. - Sprint qualifying races (E! Network)

Cycling (Track)

• 2:15 p.m. - Men's team sprint final (E! Network)

Diving

• 4 a.m. - Men's 3m springboard qualifying (E! Network)
• 9 a.m. - Women's 10m platform final (NBC4)

Equestrian

• 7 a.m. - Individual jumping final (E! Network)

Field Hockey

• 8 p.m. (M) - Semifinal (USA Network)

Handball

• 10:15 a.m. (W) - Quarterfinal (E! Network)
• 9 p.m. (W) - Quarterfinal (USA Network)

Skateboarding

• 8:30 a.m. - Women's park qualifying (E! Network)
• 11:30 a.m. - Women's park final (E! Network)

Soccer semifinals

• 12 p.m. (W) - USA vs. Germany (USA Network)
• 3 p.m. (W) - Brazil vs. Spain (E! Network)

Sport Climbing

• 7 a.m. - Men's speed qualifying (USA Network)
• 12:15 p.m. - Women's boulder semifinal (E! Network)

Track & Field

• 4:05 a.m. - Morning session on USA Network (Women's 1500m first round, men's javelin throw qualifying, men's 110m hurdles repechage, women's long jump qualifying, women's 400m repechage, men's 400m hurdles repechage, men's 200m repechage)
• 1:35 p.m. - Evening session on NBC4 (Men's 400m semis, women's hammer throw final, women's 400m hurdles semis, men's long jump final, men's 1500m final, women's 3000m steeplechase final, women's 200m)
• 1:30 a.m. Aug. 7 - Mixed marathon race walking relay (USA Network)

Volleyball quarterfinals

• 10:15 a.m. (W) - Quarterfinal (USA Network)
• 11 a.m. (W) - USA vs. Poland (NBC4)
• 6 p.m. (W) - Quarterfinal (USA Network)

Water Polo quarterfinal

• 1 p.m. (W) - Australia vs. Greece (E! Network)
• 5 p.m. (W) - USA vs. Hungary (NBC4)

Wrestling

• 8 a.m. - Qualifying rounds (USA Network)
• 5:15 p.m. - Finals in Men's 60kg and 130kg Greco-Roman, women's 68kg freestyle (USA Network)