Your last Olympic fix: What and when to watch over the final weekend

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It is the final night of athletics at the Stade de France and how exciting to have Irish interest with the women's 4X400m relay team in action at approximately 8:14pm Irish time.

Rhasidat Adeleke confirmed she will run for Ireland, despite the disappointment of fourth place in the 400m final Friday night.

Ireland are certainly underdogs going into the final, as Cathal Dennehy accepts on today's Good Morning Olympics podcast, but he also believes a bronze medal is up for grabs with a bit of good fortune and a well-executed race from the Irish four.

Irish in action

Saturday

From 8am: Golf final round - Leona Maguire and Stephanie Meadow

8.14pm: Athletics - Women’s 4x400m relay

Sunday

From 7am: Athletics, marathon - Fionnuala McCormack

From 10am: Cycling, Omnium - Lara Gillespie

What else to watch?

Men's 5,000m final, Saturday 7pm

Falls in the heats mean there will be 22 runners in the final rather than the standard 16. Jakob Ingebrigtsen is favourite. Can he put that epic 1,500m final disappointment behind him?

Women's soccer final: USA v Brazil, Saturday 4pm

Never mind the Community Shield - a gold medal wouldn't be a bad early addition to Emma Hayes' CV, just arrived as USA boss having departed Chelsea.

Women’s 1500m final, Saturday, 7.15pm

The incredible Faith Kipyegon goes for the three in a row, having already banked silver in the 5,000.

Men’s basketball final, Saturday, 8.30pm

Steph Curry, LeBron and co versus hope phenom Victor Wembanyama. The Dream Team got out of jail in the semis thanks to Curry's brilliance. Will they quieten the home hysteria? For maximum enjoyment, watch in the company of legendary RTÉ commentator Timmy McCarthy, who Kieran Shannon talked to this week.

PHENOM: France's NBA star Victor Wembanyama reacts after a dunk. Pic: Gregory Shamus/Getty Images

Closing ceremony, Sunday, 7pm

Mission impossible to follow Paris? Well Tom Cruise is widely tipped to be part of whatever organisers have planned as 2024 hands the baton to LA 2028. We'll all be sad to see this one go.

Plenty more medals up for grabs Saturday

08.00: Golf - women's individual stroke play round 4

10.30: Weightlifting - men's 102kg

11.35: Sport climbing - women's boulder and lead, final lead

11.40: Canoe sprint - women's kayak single 500m finals

12.00: Volleyball - men's gold medal match

12.10: Canoe sprint - men's kayak single 1000m finals

12.40: Canoe sprint - women's canoe single 200m finals

13.00: Rhythmic gymnastics - group all-around final

14.00: Diving - men's 10m platform final

14.00: Handball - women's gold medal match

14.00: Table tennis - women's team gold medal match

14.35: Water polo - women's gold medal match

15.00: Weightlifting - women's 81kg

16.00: Football - women's gold medal match

16.30: Modern pentathlon - men's individual final

16.59: Cycling (track) - men's madison final

18.10: Athletics - men high jump final

18.25: Athletics - men's 800m final

18.30: Artistic swimming - duet free routine

18.40: Athletics - women's javelin throw final

18.45: Athletics - women's 100m hurdles final

18.55: Wrestling - men's freestyle 74kg final

19.00: Athletics - men's 5km final

19.25: Athletics - women's 1500m final

19.30: Wrestling - men's freestyle 125kg final

19.30: Weightlifting - men's 102kg

20.12: Athletics - men's 4x400m relay final

20.15: Wrestling - women's freestyle 62kg final

20.15: Breaking - b-boys finals

20.19: Taekwondo - men's 80kg gold medal context

20.22: Athletics - women's 4x400m relay final

20.30: Basketball - men's gold medal game

20.30: Boxing - women's 57kg final

20.37: Taekwondo - women's 67kg gold medal contest

20.47: Boxing - men's 57kg final

21.16: Boxing - women's 75kg final

21.30: Beach volleyball - men's gold medal match

21.51: Boxing - men's 92kg final

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