12th August 2016
British Athletes In Action On Day One
Friday 12th August – Timetable of events & athletes in action
Times shown are BST – Rio is -4 BST as a reference.
Morning Program
13:30 – Men’s Discus Throw Qualifying Round
13:35 – Women’s Heptathlon 100m Hurdles
Jessica Ennis-Hill, Katarina Johnson-Thompson
14:05 – Women’s Shot Put Qualifying Round
14:10 – Men’s 800m Round 1
Michael Rimmer & Elliot Giles
14:50 – Women’s Heptathlon High Jump
Jessica Ennis-Hill, Katarina Johnson-Thompson
15:10 – Women’s 10,000m Final
Jo Pavey, Beth Potter, Jessica Andrews
15:55 – Women’s 100m Preliminary Round
18:30 – Men’s 20km Race Walk Final
Tom Bosworth
Evening Program (times shown are early hours of Saturday 13th August BST)
00:30 – Women’s 1500m Round 1
Laura Muir, Laura Weightman
00:35 – Women’s Heptathlon Shot Put
Jessica Ennis-Hill, Katarina Johnson-Thompson
00:40 – Women’s Hammer Throw Qualifying Round
Sophie Hitchon
01:05 – Men’s 400m Round 1
Martyn Rooney, Matthew Hudson-Smith
*Rabah Yousif was due to compete in the individual discipline but has since experienced muscle tightness in his final preparations. As a result he has withdrawn from the individual event in order to focus on the 4x400m relay later in the athletics program*
01:20 – Men’s Long Jump Qualifying Round
Greg Rutherford
02:00 – Women’s Shot Put Final
02:05 – Women’s Heptathlon 200m
Jessica Ennis-Hill, Katarina Johnson-Thompson
02:40 – Women’s 100m Round 1
Asha Philip, Desiree Henry, Daryll Neita