Schedule - Thursday 21 August

Overview of the main events. All times BST. Beijing is seven hours ahead of the UK.

More detailed schedules can be found at www.en.beijing2008.cn

Detailed TV coverage

Gold medals to be won today: 21. Show all 21

GB one to watch: Phillips Idowu
Athletics Men's triple jump, 1320-1520 BST, BBC1

Britain's best medal hopes

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Athletics

0200-0605: Women's 20km walk final, men's javelin qualifying, decathlon 100m, women's high jump qualifying, decathlon long jump, men's javelin, decathlon shot
1200-1547: Women's 1500m semi-finals, decathlon high jump, women's javelin final, women's 200m final, men's 800m semi-finals, men's 4x100m round 1, men's triple jump final, women's 4x100m round 1, men's 400m final, men's 110m hurdles final, decathlon 400

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Basketball

Women's Semi-finals

1300-1445: China v Australia

1515-1700: United States v Russia

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Beach volleyball

0200-0250: Women's bronze match: China v Brazil
0400-0450: Women's gold match: United States v China

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Canoeing

0830-1012: 500 semi-finals: Men's K1, men's C1, women's K1, men's K2, men's C2, women's K2

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Diving

0300-0440: Women's 10m semi-finals
1300-1410: Women's 10m final

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Equestrian

1215-1345, 1510-1630: Individual jumping final

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Football

1100-1700: Women's bronze and gold matches

1100: Bronze medal match - Japan v Germany

1400: Final - Brazil v USA

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Handball

Classification matches 5-8

0500-0700: Sweden v China

0715-0915: Romania v France

Women's semi-finals

1100-1300: Norway v South Korea

1315-1515: Hungary v Russia

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Hockey

0130-0330: Men's 9/10th place match: Belgium v Canada
0400-0600: Men's 7/8th place match: New Zealand v Pakistan
1100-1300: Men's semi-finals: Netherlands v Germany
1330-1530: Men's semi-finals: Spain v Australia

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Modern pentathlon - men

0130-0210: Shooting
0300-0615: Fencing
0730-0810: Swimming
1000-1200: Riding
1330-1330: Running (final event)

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Rhythmic gymnastics

1100-1339: Individual all around qualifying
1349-1415: Group all around qualifying

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Sailing

0600-1200: Tornado & star medal races

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Softball

1130-1330: Women's gold match: United States v Japan

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Swimming

0200-0430: Men's 10km marathon

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Table tennis

0300-0900: Women's singles round 4, men's singles round 3
1100-1500: Women's singles quarter-finals, men's singles round 4

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Taekwondo

0200-0556: Women's -57kg and men's -68kg preliminaries
0800-1326: Women's -57kg and men's -68kg quarter- finals, semi-finals, repechage and medal matches

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Volleyball

0530-0700, 1300-1430: Women's semi-finals

Brazil v China

Cuba v United States

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Water polo

1000-1230: Women's bronze medal match: Australia v Hungary
Women's gold medal match: United States v Netherlands

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Wrestling

0230-0600: Men's freestyle 84kg, 96kg and 120kg qualifying and eliminators
0900-1245: Men's freestyle 84kg, 96kg and 120kg repechage and finals