Rio 2016: Let the Games Begin!

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The athletes have arrived, Brazil has started the party, and cauldron is on fire – let the Games begin!

Our Ivies in Rio will have a week before they get the chance to compete; hopefully this is enough time to recover from the Opening Ceremonies party.

Nikki Okwelogu will be the first to compete as the women’s shot put qualifying round is on Friday August 12th, while Kate Grace’s 800m final is the final event on our Ivy schedule.  Check out the full schedule below on who will compete and when.

Date Time Event Athlete
8/12/2016 9:05AM ET Women’s Shot Put (qualifying) Nikki Okwelogu (Nigeria)
8/12/2016 10:10AM ET Women’s 10km (final) Alexi Pappas (Greece)
8/12/2016 9:00PM ET Women’s Shot Put (final) Nikki Okwelogu (Nigeria)
8/15/2016 8:30AM ET Men’s Triple Jump (qualifying) Muhammad Halim (USVI)
8/15/2016 9:25AM ET Men’s Steeplechase (qualifying) Donn Cabral (USA)
8/16/2016 8:30AM ET Women’s 5km (qualifying) Abbey D’Agostino (USA)
8/16/2016 8:50AM ET Men’s Triple Jump (final) Muhammad Halim (USVI)
8/16/2016 10:50AM ET Men’s 200m (1st round) Bruno Hortelano (Spain)
8/17/2016 8:40AM ET Men’s Hammer Throw (qualifying) Conor McCullough (USA), Rudy Winkler (USA)
8/17/2016 9:55AM ET Women’s 800m (1st round) Kate Grace (USA)
8/17/2016 10:50AM ET Men’s Steeplechase (final) Donn Cabral (USA)
8/17/2016 7:30PM ET Men’s Javelin Throw (qualifying) Sean Furey (USA)
8/17/2016 9:00PM ET Men’s 200m (semifinals) Bruno Hortelano (Spain)
8/18/2016 8:55AM ET Men’s Shot Put (qualifying) Stephen Mozia (Nigeria)
8/18/2016 10:20AM ET Women’s 4×100 Relay (qualifying) Akua Obeng-Akrofi (Ghana)
8/18/2016 7:30PM ET Men’s Shot Put (final) Stephen Mozia (Nigeria)
8/18/2016 8:15PM ET Women’s 800m (semifinals) Kate Grace (USA)
8/18/2016 9:30PM ET Men’s 200m (final) Bruno Hortelano (Spain)
8/19/2016 8:05PM ET Men’s Hammer Throw (final) Conor McCullough (USA), Rudy Winkler (USA)
8/19/2016 8:40PM ET Women’s 5km (final) Abbey D’Agostino (USA)
8/19/2016 9:15PM ET Women’s 4×100 Relay (final) Akua Obeng-Akrofi (Ghana)
8/20/2016 7:55PM ET Men’s Javelin Throw (final) Sean Furey (USA)
8/20/2016 8:15PM ET Women’s 800m (final) Kate Grace (USA)

Good luck to all of our Ivies in Rio!  Send out your well wishes to them on social media (we have them listed out in this blog post).

photo from Adrian Durant

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