?Welcome to Day 9 of the 2024 Paris Olympics.

The Egyptian handball team has advanced to the next round after securing a victory over Argentina with a score of 34-27 in the fifth and final round of the group stage with a total of seven points. The outcome of Norway and Denmark’s match later today at 8:00pm will determine our team’s final standing and whether we will be facing the second- or third-place holder from group one.

Twelfth time’s the charm for the Pharaohs: Our homegrown men’s football team has advanced to the semifinals of the men’s soccer tournament after a thrilling 5-4 penalty shootout win against Paraguay on Friday night. Egypt will face host France’s national team in Lyon tomorrow at 10:00pm. After having reached the Men’s Soccer Quarterfinals a total of 11 times, this is the first time the Pharaohs have made it to the semis.

The medal table at the Paris Olympics at time of publication:

  • China (16 gold, 12 silver, 9 bronze — 37 total)
  • USA (14 gold, 24 silver, 23 bronze — 61 total)
  • France (12 gold, 14 silver, 16 bronze — 42 total)

TODAY

DON’T MISS-

  • Artistic Gymnastics: Men’s rings final (4:00pm), women’s uneven bars final (4:40pm), men’s vault final (5:24pm).
  • Athletics: Women’s high jump final (8:55pm), men’s hammer throw (9:30pm), men’s 100m sprint final (10:50 pm).
  • Swimming: Women’s 50m freestyle final (7:30pm), men’s 1.5k m freestyle final (7:37pm), men’s 4x100m freestyle relay (8:10pm), women’s 4x100m freestyle relay (8:32pm).

TOMORROW

DON’T MISS-

  • Triathlon: Mixed relay final (9:00pm).
  • Artistic gymnastics: Men’s uneven bars final (12:45pm), women’s balance beam final (1:38 pm), men’s horizontal bar final (2:33pm).

TEAM EGYPT:

  • Diving: Malak Tawfik, women’s 10m fixed platform preliminary (11:00am).
  • Table tennis: Egypt vs. Taiwan (11:00am), Egypt vs. China (4:00pm).
  • Greco-Roman wrestling: Mohamed Abdellatif in the men’s 130kg 1/8 finals (4:00pm), and Moemen Rabiea in the men’s 60kg 1/8 finals (4:10pm).
  • Sailing: Kholoud Mansy in the women’s small dinghy race (1:15pm), Ali Badawi in the men’s small dinghy race (3:40pm).
  • Football: Egypt vs. France in the semifinals (10:00pm).

You can follow Team Egypt through this schedule or by heading over to our Paris 2024Guide.

Highlights from yesterday: Algerian boxer Imane Khleif has advanced to the semifinals, securing a medal for her country. Khleif broke into tears after her victory, following an unwarranted international smear campaign that has been berated by the IOC. As for athletes across the pond, American swimmer Katie Ledecky — the most ever decorated US female athlete — made history by winning the women's 800m freestyle, securing her ninth Olympic Gold Medal, matching the record of Soviet gymnastics legend Larisa Latynina.

Want to see when your favorite sport is on? Check out the official schedule here.

⚽ In the Nile League:

  • Al Ahly vs. Al Moqawloon (9:00pm).
  • Pyramids vs. Zed (9:00pm).
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