The middle Saturday of a Summer Olympics always delivers plenty of drama.
This year will be no exception.
Day 8 has the potential to be the most exciting day on the Paris 2024 schedule for Canada.
The much-anticipated women's soccer quarterfinal between Canada and Germany at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT will start before a few medal opportunities in the pool.
Here are the highlights, along with the schedule.
(All times Eastern)
Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson (women's beach volleyball, 11 a.m., vs. Latvia)
Canada's top beach team is 1-1 entering its final game of the preliminary round.
Canadian 3x3 women's basketball team (vs. Azerbaijan, 11:30 a.m.)
Canada lost two overtime games on Friday to fall to 3-3. This is its last preliminary-round game. Canada is tied for fourth in the eight-team field and can guarantee at least a spot in a play-in game with a win.
Felix Auger-Aliassime (tennis, men's singles bronze-medal match around noon ET / 9 a.m. PT.)
The Canadian faces Lorenzo Musetti of Italy in a battle for bronze. Auger-Aliassime leads the all-time series 3-2.
Canadian women's soccer team (quarterfinal vs. Germany, 1 p.m.)
In the midst of a drone spying scandal involving its coaches and having six points docked by FIFA, Canada went 3-0 in the preliminary round to advance. Can this improbable run continue?
Josh Liendo (swimming, men's 100-m butterfly, 2:30 p.m.)
The Canadian won silver in this event at the 2023 world championships and bronze in 2022.
Summer McIntosh, (swimming, women's 200-m IM, 3:08 p.m.)
The Canadian teen looks for her fourth medal in Paris. She hasn't specialized in this event in recent years.
3×3 basketball (game schedule)
Women’s pool games, 11:30 a.m.-1:05 p.m.
Women's play-in games, 3:30 p.m., 4:05 p.m.
Archery
Women's eliminations, 3:30 a.m.
Women's quarterfinals, 7 a.m.
Women's semifinals, 7:52 a.m.
Women's final, 8:33 a.m.
Gymnastics
Men's floor final, 9:30 a.m.
Women's vault final, 10:20 a.m.
Men's pommel horse final, 11:16 a.m.
Track and field
Decathlon 110-m hurdles, 4:05 a.m.
Men's pole vault qualification, 4:10 a.m.
Men's 100-m preliminary round, 4:35 a.m.
Decathlon discus, 4:55 a.m.
Women's 800-m repechages, 5:20 a.m.
Men's 100-m Round 1, 5:55 a.m.
Decathlon pole vault, 7:40 a.m.
Decathlon javelin, 1:10 p.m.
Men's 1,500-m repechages, 1:15 p.m.
Men's shot put final, 1:35 p.m.
Women's 100-m semis, 1:50 p.m.
Women's triple jump final, 2:20 p.m.
Mixed 4x400-m relay final, 2:55 p.m.
Women's 100-m final, 3:20 p.m.
Decathlon 1,500 metres (final event), 3:45 p.m.
Badminton (game schedule)
Women's singles quarterfinals, 2:30 a.m.
Women's doubles medal matches, 9 a.m.
Women's basketball (full game schedule, standings, scores)
China vs. Puerto Rico, 5 a.m.
Serbia vs. Spain, 7:30 a.m.
Men's basketball (full game schedule, standings, scores)
Puerto Rico vs. U.S., 11:15 a.m.
South Serbia vs. Sudan, 3 p.m.
Beach volleyball (game schedule)
Men's and women's preliminary matches, 3-11 a.m.
Lucky loser matches, 2:50-8:03 p.m.
Boxing (bout schedule)
Quarterfinals, semifinals, 9:30 a.m.-4:08 p.m.
Canoe slalom
Women's and men's kayak cross, 9:30 a.m.-1:05 p.m.
Cycling
Men's road race, 5 a.m.
Equestrian
Team dressage grand prix, 4 a.m.
Fencing
Women's team sabre competition, 7 a.m.-1 p.m.
Field hockey (game schedule)
Women’s and men’s pool games, 4 a.m.-1:45 p.m.
Golf (tee times)
Men's Round 3, 3 a.m.
Handball (game schedule)
Men's group games, 3 a.m.-3 p.m.
Judo
Mixed team competition, 2-11:24 a.m.
Rowing
Women's single final, 3:30 a.m.
Men's single final, 3:42 a.m.
Women's eight final, 4:50 a.m.
Men's eight final, 5:10 a.m.
Sailing
Dinghy and multihill races, 6:05-9:45 a.m.
Shooting
Men's and women's skeet qualification, 3 a.m.
Women's 25-m pistol final, 3:30 a.m.
Men's skeet final, 9:30 a.m.
Women's soccer (quarterfinals)
Japan vs. U.S., 9 a.m.
Spain vs. Colombia, 11 a.m.
Canada vs. Germany, 1 p.m.
France vs. Brazil, 3 p.m.
Surfing
Men's semis, 1 p.m.
Women's semis, 2:12 p.m.
Men's final, 3:24 p.m.
Women's final, 4:36 p.m.
Swimming
Women's 50-m freestyle heats, men's 1,500-m freestyle heats, men's 4x100-m medley relay heats, women's 4x100-m medley relay heats 5 a.m.
Men's 100-m butterfly final, 2:30 p.m.
Women's 50-m freestyle semis, 2:39 p.m.
Women's 200-m IM final, 3:08 p.m.
Women's 800-m final, 3:28 p.m.
Mixed 4x100 medley relay final, 3:58 p.m.
Table tennis
Women's bronze-medal match, 7:30 a.m.
Women's final, 8:30 a.m.
Tennis (match schedule)
Men's doubles medal matches, women's single gold-medal match, men's single gold-medal match, 6 a.m.-1 p.m.
Volleyball (game schedule)
Women's and men's pool games, 3 a.m.-3 p.m.
Water polo (game schedule)
Men's pool games, 4:30 a.m.-3:05 p.m.
