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#LONDON2012: Let the Games begin!
The 2012 Olympic Games will begin in London (GBR) early tomorrow morning AEST, as the eyes of the globe descend on the main stadium for a glittering opening ceremony to mark the commencement of the biggest show on earth.
For track and field fans though, the Games of the XXX Olympiad truly begin with the qualification round of the men’s shot put, featuring Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Dale Stevenson (Vic), on day one of athletics on August 3 2012.
Track and field competition will then continue through August 12, with Martin Dent (ACT), Jeff Hunt (NSW) and Michael Shelley (Qld) set to join fellow starters in the traditional closing event of the Olympic Games, the men’s marathon.
Below is a comprehensive list of when Australian track and field charges will compete in AEST, with their semi-finals and finals (should they qualify) also listed for your reference:
FRIDAY, AUGUST 3
7:00pm Men’s Shot Put (Qualification) - Dale Stevenson (Vic)
7:40pm Women’s 100m (Preliminaries) - Melissa Breen (ACT)
8:15pm Men’s 400m Hurdles (Round 1) - Brendan Cole (ACT), Tristan Thomas (TAS)
10:00pm Men’s 3000m Steeplechase (Round 1) - Youcef Abdi (NSW)
SATURDAY, AUGUST 4
4:05am Women’s 100m (Round 1) - Melissa Breen (ACT)
4:10am Women’s Discus (Qualification) - Dani Samuels (NSW)
4:50am Men’s Long Jump (Qualification) - Henry Frayne (QLD), Mitchell Watt (QLD)
5:05am Men’s 1500m (Round 1) - Ryan Gregson (NSW), Jeff Riseley (Vic)
5:30am Men’s Shot Put (Final)
6:25am Women’s 10,000m (Final) - Eloise Wellings (NSW)
7:20pm Women’s Pole Vault (Qualification) - Alana Boyd (WA), Liz Parnov (WA)
8:35pm Women’s 3000m Steeplechase (Round 1) - Genevieve LaCaze (QLD)
SUNDAY, AUGUST 5:
2:00am Men’s 20km Race Walk - Chris Erickson (Vic), Adam Rutter (NSW), Jared Tallent (Vic)
4:00am Men’s 400m Hurdles (Semi-Finals)
4:30am Women’s Discus (Final)
4:35am Women’s 100m (Semi-Final)
4:55am Men’s Long Jump (Final)
6:15am Men’s 10,000m - Ben St Lawrence (NSW)
6:55am Women’s 100m (Final)
8:00pm Women’s Marathon (Final) - Jess Trengove (SA), Lisa Weightman (Vic), Benita Willis (Vic)
MONDAY, AUGUST 6:
4:00am Women’s 400m Hurdles (Round 1) - Lauren Boden (ACT)
5:15am Men’s 1500m (Semi-Finals)
5:40am Men’s 400m (Semi-Finals)
6:25am Men’s 3000m Steeplechase (Final)
7:00pm Men’s Discus (Qualification) - Benn Harradine (Vic), Scott Martin (Vic), Julian Wruck (QLD)
7:05pm Women’s 100m Hurdles (Round 1) - Sally Pearson (QLD)
7:50pm Men’s 800m (Round 1) - Jeff Riseley (Vic)
8:45pm Women’s 1500m (Round 1) - Zoe Buckman (Vic), Kaila McKnight (Vic)
TUESDAY, AUGUST 7:
4:00am Women’s Pole Vault (Final)
5:15am Women’s 400m Hurdles (Semi-Finals)
5:45am Men’s 400m Hurdles (Final)
6:05am Women’s 3000m Steeplechase (Final)
6:30am Men’s 400m (Final)
7:00pm Women’s Javelin (Qualification) - Kim Mickle (WA), Kathryn Mitchell (Vic)
7:45pm Men’s Triple Jump (Qualification) - Henry Frayne (QLD)
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8:
4:15am Women’s 100m Hurdles (Semi-Finals)
4:45am Men’s Discus (Final)
4:55am Men’s 800m (Semi-Finals)
6:00am Women’s 100m Hurdles (Final)
6:15am Men’s 1500m (Final)
7:00pm Men’s Pole Vault (Qualification) - Steve Hooker (WA)
7:45pm Men’s 5000m (Round 1) - Collis Birmingham (Vic), David McNeill (Vic), Craig Mottram (Vic)
THURSDAY, AUGUST 9:
4:05am Men’s Javelin (Qualification) - Jarrod Bannister (QLD)
4:45am Women’s 1500m (Semi-Finals)
5:45am Women’s 400m Hurdles (Final)
8:35pm Men’s 4x400m Relay (Round 1)
SATURDAY, AUGUST 11:
4:20am Men’s Triple Jump (Final)
5:00am Men’s 800m (Final)
6:00am Women’s Javelin (Final)
6:00pm Men’s 50km Race Walk - Luke Adams (NSW), Nathan Deakes (Vic), Jared Tallent (Vic)
SUNDAY, AUGUST 12:
2:00am Women’s 20km Race Walk - Regan Lamble (Vic), Beki Lee (NSW), Claire Tallent (SA)
4:20am Men’s Javelin (Final)
4:30am Men’s 5000m (Final)
6:00am Men’s 4x100m Relay
8:00pm Men’s Marathon - Marty Dent (ACT), Jeff Hunt (NSW), Michael Shelley (QLD)
With thanks to Athletics Victoria
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