Day 9: Foxtel highlights

There are 23 Gold Medal events today live on Foxtel.

Aussies in action & key events to watch:

ATHLETICS *GOLD MEDAL EVENT*
First Session: Sunday August 5 at 7.50pm AEST – live on LONDON 4
Women’s marathon: Jessica Trengove, Benita Willis and Lisa Weightman (final)
The women’s marathon gets underway first up, and we will have a full Australian contingent in Jessica Trengove, Benita Willis and Lisa Weightman. Trengove only ran her first marathon in Japan in March 2012 recording a time of 2:31.02. She celebrated her 21st birthday during the Beijing Games on 15 August 2008 and the theme for her party was the Olympics. She wore a Cathy Freeman suit!
Second Session: Monday August 6 from 3.45am – live on LONDON 4
Women’s 400m hurdles: Lauren Boden (heats)
Men’s 400m: Steve Solomon (semi-finals)
Men’s 1500m: Ryan Gregson, Jeff Riseley (semi-final)
Men’s 3000m steeplechase: Youcef Abdi (final)
Men’s 100m (final)
Women’s 400m (final)
Can Usain Bolt repeat his Beijing success at 100m and break the world record in the process? Earlier in the evening it’s the women’s 400m final which Cathy Freeman won in style 12 years ago in Sydney, the men’s 3000m steeplechase where Youcef Abdi will be hoping to improve on his sixth place in Beijing as well as gold medal action in the women’s triple jump and men’s hammer throw.

CYCLING: Track *GOLD MEDAL EVENT*
Monday August 6 at 12.55am AEST – live on LONDON 2
Women’s sprint: Anna Meares (qualifying)
Men’s sprint: Shane Perkins (quarterfinals)
Men’s omnium: Glenn O’Shea (rounds>final)
There’s only one gold medal to be won at the track cycling but it will require a superhuman effort to win it, as it is the climax of the men’s omnium which involves six events over two days. Reigning world champion Australia’s Glenn O’Shea will be attempting to be the first to claim Olympic glory in this event. Anna Meares will be looking to qualify for the women’s sprint

DIVING *GOLD MEDAL EVENT
Monday August 6 at 3.55am AEST – live on LONDON 1
Women’s 3m springboard: Sharleen Stratton, Jaele Patrick (final)
The women’s 3m springboard is decided where Australia’s Sharleen Stratton and Jaele Patrick will be doing well to deny a 1-2 finish to China’s Minxia Wu and Zi He.

BOXING
Monday August 6 at 1.10am AEST – LONDON 5
Women’s 75kg: Naomi Fischer-Rasmussen (round of 16)
Men’s 56kg: Ibrahim Balla (quarter final)
Men’s 91kg: Jai Opetaiaa (quarter final)
History will be made with the Olympic debut of women’s boxing, with Naomi Fischer-Rasmussen (75kg) donning the gloves for Australia.

SAILING *GOLD MEDAL RACE*
Sunday August 5 from 9.50pm AEST – live on LONDON 8
Star (medal race)
Finn: Brendan Casey (medal race)
Can local hope Ben Ainslie take a fourth successive sailing gold medal at Weymouth?

GYMNASTICS: Artistic *GOLD MEDAL EVENTS*
Sunday August 5 at 10.55pm AEST – live on LONDON 3
It’s the first day of the gymnastics apparatus finals with another three gold medals in both men’s and women’s events.

Other events to watch out for
SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING
Sunday August 5 at 11.55pm AEST – live on LONDON 1
Duets: Eloise Amberger & Sarah Bombell (technical routine)

EQUESTRIAN
Sunday August 5 at 7.55pm AEST – live on LONDON 6
Jumping: Hargreaves, Paterson-Robinson, Tops-Alexander, Williams (final rounds)
BASKETBALL: Women’s Preliminary
Sunday August 5 at 11.20pm AEST – live on LONDON 4
Australia v Canada

NB: Not all athletes may have yet qualified.