Today at the 2024 Paris Olympics: How to watch basketball, gymnastics and more

In the 8th century BC, the ancient Greeks participated in a series of inter-city athletic competitions to honor Zeus. Over 2,000 years later, the Olympic Games include countries all across the planet competing in everything from classic events like distance running to newcomer events like breakdancing.

After an exciting Saturday of competition that saw Texans like swimmer Simone Manuel take home medals, gymnast Hezly Rivera and USWNT member Jaedyn Shaw will be competing.

Below you’ll find streaming/broadcast info, a schedule of events for today, when Texans are competing and links to our coverage.

How to watch the 2024 Paris Olympics

When: July 24-August 11

Where: Paris, France

TV channels: NBC, USA Network, E!, CNBC, Golf Channel

Streaming: Every event will be streamed on Peacock.

What’s on TV today?

ARCHERY—7:15 a.m.: (USA) Women’s Team: quarterfinals; 9:10 a.m.: (USA) Women’s Team: Semifinal, Final

MEN’S BASKETBALL—4:05 a.m.: (CNBC) South Sudan vs. Puerto Rico; 10:15 a.m.: (Ch. 5) Serbia vs. USA; 4 p.m.: (USA) Serbia vs. USA*

BEACH VOLLEYBALL—5 a.m.: (Telemundo) Voleibol de Playa y Boxeo; 6 a.m.: (USA) Pool play; 3:10 p.m.: (Ch. 5) Pool play; 6 p.m.: (USA) Pool play

BOXING—5 a.m.: (Telemundo) Voleibol de Playa y Boxeo; 3:45 p.m.: (CNBC) Elimination Bouts

CANOEING—10:35 a.m.: (USA) Slalom: Women’s Kayak Final

CYCLING—7:30 a.m.: (Ch. 5) Women’s Mountain Bike

EQUESTRIAN—Noon:: (Ch. 5) Surfing & Equestrian; (USA) Eventing: Cross Country; 8 p.m.: (USA) Eventing: Cross Country

FENCING—10:15 a.m.: (E!) Women’s Foil & Men’s Epee Eliminations; 3:45 p.m.: (CNBC) Women’s Foil & Men’s Epee Bronze/Gold Finals

GYMNASTICS—7 a.m.: (Telemundo) Natación y Gimnasia Artística; 7:50 a.m.: (E!) Women’s qualifying subdivision 3; 10 p.m.: (E!) Women’s qualifying subdivision 4; 2 p.m.: (E!) Women’s qualifying subdivision 5; 4 p.m.: (Ch. 5) Women’s Qualifying; 9 p.m.: (Ch. 5) Primetime in Paris (July 28)*

HANDBALL—5:15 p.m.: (CNBC) Women’s group play

ROWING—11:30 a.m.: (USA) Heats: Single Sculls & more

RUGBY—8:35 a.m.: (CNBC) Women’s group play; 12:30 p.m.: (CNBC) Rugby & Shooting

SKATEBOARDING—5:45 a.m.: (CNBC) Women’s Street: Preliminary Round; 10 a.m.: (CNBC) Women’s Street: Final

MEN’S SOCCER—11 p.m.: (USA) New Zealand vs. USA; 10 a.m.: (Telemundo) New Zealand vs. Colombia, (Universo) Brazil vs. Japan; Noon:: (Telemundo) Spain vs. Nigeria, (Universo) Australia vs. Zambia; 2 p.m.: (Universo) France vs. Canada

WOMEN’S SOCCER—2 p.m.: (Telemundo) United States vs. Germany, (USA) USA vs. Germany

SURFING—Noon: (Ch. 5) Surfing & Equestrian

SWIMMING—4 a.m.: (USA) Heats: Men’s & Women’s 200m Free & more; 7 a.m.: (Telemundo) Natación y Gimnasia Artística; 9:15 a.m.: (Ch. 5) Heats: Men’s & Women’s 200m Free & more; 1:30 p.m.: (Ch. 5) Finals: Women’s 100m Fly & more; 9 p.m.: (Ch. 5) Primetime in Paris (July 28)*

TABLE TENNIS—9:30 a.m.: (E!) M&W Singles: Round of 64

VOLLEYBALL—6:20 a.m.: (E!) Women’s pool play; 7 a.m.: (Universo) Voleibol Femenino; 12:45 p.m.: (E!) Pool play; 4 p.m.: (E!) Men’s pool play

WATER POLO—8 a.m.: (USA) Men’s Group: USA vs. Italy; 8:30 a.m.: (Ch. 5) Men’s Group: USA vs. Italy; 11:45 a.m.: (CNBC) Men’s Group: Croatia vs. Montenegro; 10 p.m.: (USA) Men’s Group: USA vs. Italy

* — indicates a rerun

Which Texans compete today?

Simone Biles

Biles, who is from Spring, outside Houston, is the world’s most decorated gymnast with a whopping 37 medals from the Olympics and the World Championships.

She will be competing in the women’s qualifications starting at 2:30 a.m. and running throughout the day.

Hezly Rivera

Hezly Rivera, a 16-year-old from Plano, became the youngest member of the U.S. Olympic team at the gymnastics trials in Minneapolis, where it was announced she would join the five-woman roster.

She will be competing in the women’s qualifications starting at 2:30 a.m. and running throughout the day.

Jaedyn Shaw

The Frisco-born breakout member of the U.S. women’s soccer team was unavailable to make her Olympic debut in Paris on Thursday in the opening group game against Zambia due to a leg injury.

The team plays Germany on July 28 at 2 p.m. and finishes group play against Australia on July 31 at noon.

Nic Fink

A Houston-born, Dallas resident, Fink is competing in the 100m breaststroke. Heats begin for the 100m breaststroke at 4:30 a.m. and semifinals begin at 2:12 p.m.

Kevin Durant

The former University of Texas standout and NBA champion will be a part of a U.S. basketball squad that takes on Serbia in their opening game of the Olympics at 10:15 a.m.

Medal count

— Olympic medal tracker: See how Texans are faring at the 2024 Paris Games

Photos: Gold for the men’s 4×100 freestyle relay, bronze for Katie Ledecky, on the first night of swimming finals at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris

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Upcoming events

Swimming and gymnastics both continue their action today. Swimming finishes on Aug. 4, and the final day for artistic gymnastics is Aug. 5. Track and field runs from Aug. 1-11.

The men’s basketball final is on Aug. 10, and the women’s championship is the following day. The gold medal match for men’s soccer is on Aug. 9 at Parc des Princes, and the women hold their final at the same venue the next day. Roland Garros hosts the women’s and men’s singles finals for tennis on Aug. 3 and 4.

When will Sha’Carri Richardson run?

The Dallas native will begin her Olympic journey on Friday, Aug. 2 at 4:50 a.m. in the preliminary rounds of the women’s 100 meters.

If she advances, she would run in the semifinals on Saturday, Aug. 3, at 12:50 p.m. and potentially the final on Saturday, Aug. 3, at 2:20 p.m.

If Richardson is selected for the U.S. 4×100 meter relay, preliminary rounds will be Thursday, Aug. 8, at 4:10 a.m., and the final will be Friday, Aug. 9 at 12:30 p.m.

Other Texans competing and when

Scottie Scheffler

The Highland Park native will begin his Olympic golf tournament with the first round on Thursday, Aug. 1 at 2 a.m.

Rounds 2-4 are also at 2 a.m. from Friday through Sunday. All rounds will be shown on the Golf Channel and streaming on Peacock.

Simone Biles, Jordan Chiles, Hezly Rivera

After making her third consecutive Olympic Games, Spring native Biles will begin competition today, joined by Spring resident Chiles and Rivera, who lives in Plano. Women’s qualification will start at 2:30 a.m. and go on throughout the day.

The women’s team final will be Tuesday, July 30, at 11:15 a.m. The individual events will start Saturday, Aug. 3, and finish Monday, Aug. 5.

Find more Olympics coverage from The Dallas Morning News here.