Paris Olympics: What to look for, what to watch on August 9

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- We have reached the third-to-last day of the XXXIII Olympiad in Paris and it's going to be one filled with medal events for almost the entire day, with the first one at 1:30 a.m. and the last just before 5 p.m.

The penultimate day of track & field brings us the anticipated 4x100m relay finals while the whole of France will be glued to their televisions for the men's soccer final before the debut of a brand new Olympic sport. Here is what to watch for the 14th day of the Paris Olympics.

USA go for track relay gold

Eight track and field finals happen on Friday and two of the biggest will be in the 4x100m relays. Team USA feels it could finally get gold in the men's relay with Noah Lyles and Fred Kerley likely leading the way as they search for its first gold in the event since 2000 at 1:45 p.m.

Before that, Sha'Carri Richardson and Gabby Thomas look to form a dream women's team racing at 1:30 p.m. seeking a first gold since 2016. The other must-watch track final will be the 400m hurdles between USA's Rai Benjamin and Norway's Karsten Warholm at 3:45 p.m.

Big day for France with soccer final, breaking debut

The French people will all gather at 6:00 p.m. local time to watch its men's soccer team go for gold at the Parc des Princes against Spain.

France, managed by legendary striker Thierry Henry, is looking to win its first gold medal in men's soccer since 1984 and complete the trifecta of major tournament wins (World Cup, Euros, Olympics). It's opponent Spain could pull off an amazing double of winning the Euros and Olympics in the same season, having beaten France in the semifinals of the Euros in July.

The newest Olympic sport will be debuting Friday as breaking makes its first appearance. The girls will be up first in the competitive form of "breakdancing" with the final taking place just after 3 p.m. eastern.

NBC4 Day 14 schedule

Bold denotes medal event. Italics denotes replay.

• 9 a.m.-10:15 a.m. - Diving: Women's 3m springboard final
• 10:15 a.m.-11:15 a.m. - Track & Field morning session: Women's heptathlon long jump and javelin throw, women's and men's 4x400m relay first round, men's 800m semis, women's 100m hurdles semis
• 11:15 a.m.-11:30 a.m. - Basketball pregame show
• 11:30 a.m.-1:15 p.m. - Basketball (Women's): USA vs. Australia (Semifinal)
• 1:30 p.m.-3:50 p.m. - Track & Field final: Women's and men's 4x100m relay, men's shot put, women's 400m, men's triple jump, women's heptathlon 800m, women's 10,000m, men's 400m hurdles
• 4 p.m.-4:30 p.m. - Rhythmic Gymnastics: Individual all-around final
• 4:30 p.m.-6 p.m. - Beach Volleyball (Women's Final): Canada vs. Brazil
• 8 p.m.-11 p.m. - NBC4 Primetime (Track & Field finals, diving final, women's beach volleyball final, women's breaking final)
• 11:35 p.m.-1 a.m. - NBC4 Late Night (Sport climbing men's boulder and lead final, artistic swimming duet technical routine)

Day 14 medal events

• 1:30 a.m. - Open Water Swimming: Men's 10km
• 6:28 a.m. - Sport Climbing: Men's boulder & lead
• 6:50 a.m. - Canoeing: Women's canoe double 500m sprint
• 7:10 a.m. - Canoeing: Women's kayak double 500m sprint
• 7:30 a.m. - Canoeing: Men's kayak double 500m sprint
• 7:50 a.m. - Canoeing: Men's canoe single 1000m sprint
• 8 a.m. - Field Hockey (Women's): Argentina vs. Belgium (Bronze medal game)
• 8:30 a.m. - Rhythmic Gymnastics: Individual all-around
• 9 a.m. - Diving: Women's 3m springboard
• 9 a.m. - Soccer (Women's): Spain vs. Germany (Bronze medal game)
• 9 a.m. - Table Tennis: Men's team
• 9 a.m. - Weightlifting: Men's 89kg
• 10 a.m. - Volleyball (Men's): USA vs. Italy
• 12 p.m. - Soccer (Men's): France vs. Spain (Gold medal game)
• 12:09 p.m. - Cycling Track: Women's madison
• 1:30 p.m. - Track & Field: Women's 4x100m relay
• 1:30 p.m. - Weightlifting: Women's 71kg
• 1:38 p.m. - Cycling Track: Men's sprint
• 1:40 p.m. - Track & Field: Women's shot put
• 1:45 p.m. - Track & Field: Men's 4x100m relay
• 1:55 p.m. - Wrestling: Men's 57kg freestyle
• 2 p.m. - Track & Field: Women's 400m
• 2 p.m. - Field Hockey (Women's): Netherlands vs. China (Gold medal game)
• 2:10 p.m. - Track & Field: Men's triple jump
• 2:15 p.m. - Track & Field: Women's heptathlon
• 2:30 p.m. - Wrestling: Men's 86kg freestyle
• 2:55 p.m. - Track & Field: Women's 10,000m
• 3 p.m. - Beach Volleyball (Women's): Switzerland vs. TBD (Bronze medal match)
• 3:15 p.m. - Wrestling: Women's 57kg freestyle
• 3:15 p.m.: Breaking: Girls
• 3:23 p.m.: Taekwondo: Women's -67kg
• 3:30 p.m. - Boxing: Men's 71kg
• 3:39 p.m. - Taekwondo: Men's -80kg
• 3:45 p.m. - Track & Field: Men's 400m hurdles
• 3:47 p.m. - Boxing: Women's 50kg
• 4:30 p.m. - Beach Volleyball (Women's): Canada vs. TBD (Gold medal match)
• 4:34 p.m. - Boxing: Men's 92kg
• 4:51 p.m. - Boxing: Women's 66kg

Day 14 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.

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Artistic Swimming

• 3:45 p.m. - Duet technical routine (E! Network)

Basketball semifinals

• 11:30 a.m. (W) - USA vs. Australia (NBC4)
• 8 p.m. (W) - Semifinal (USA Network)

Beach Volleyball finals

• 3 p.m. (W Bronze) - Switzerland vs. Australia (USA Network)
• 4:30 p.m. (W Gold) - Canada vs. Brazil (NBC4)

Breaking

• 10 a.m. - Women's qualifying (E! Network)

Canoeing

• 7:15 a.m. - Sprint finals in Women's canoe double 500m, women's and men's kayak double 500m, men's canoe single 1000m (E! Network)

Cycling (Track)

• 1 p.m. - Finals in women's madison and men's sprint (E! Network)

Diving

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

Field Hockey finals

• 11 a.m. (W Bronze) - Argentina vs. Belgium (USA Network)
• 9:30 p.m. (W Gold) - Netherlands vs. China (USA Network)

Golf

• 3 a.m. - Women's third round (Golf Channel)

Handball

• 11:30 p.m. (M) - Semifinal (USA Network)

Rhythmic Gymnastics

• 8 a.m. - Group qualifying (E! Network)

Soccer

• 9 a.m. (W Bronze) - Spain vs. Germany (USA Network)
• 12 p.m. (M Gold) - France vs. Spain (USA Network)

Sport Climbing

• 6:40 a.m. - Men's boulder and lead final (E! Network)

Swimming

• 2 a.m. - Open water men's 10km (USA Network)

Table Tennis

• 12:15 p.m. - Men's team bronze medal match (E! Network)
• 4 p.m. - Men's team final (USA Network)

Track & Field

• 4:05 a.m. - Morning session on USA Network and NBC4 (Women's heptathlon long jump and javelin throw, women's and men's 4x400m relay first round, men's 800m semis, women's 100m hurdles semis)
• 1:30 p.m. - Evening session on NBC4 (Women's and men's 4x100m relay, men's shot put, women's 400m, men's triple jump, women's heptathlon 800m, women's 10,000m, men's 400m hurdles)

Volleyball

• 2 p.m. (M Bronze) - USA vs. Italy (USA Network)

Water Polo semifinals

• 8:35 a.m. (M) - USA vs. Serbia (E! Network)
• 5 p.m. (M) - Semifinal (E! Network)

Wrestling

• 8:30 a.m. - Qualifying (USA Network)
• 5 p.m. - Finals in men's 57kg and 86kg freestyle, women's 57kg (USA Network)