When is Aaron Brooks competing at the Paris Olympics 2024? Everything about the American wrestler's schedule

By Adityan Pillai

Modified Aug 06, 2024 12:19 GMT

Four-time NCAA champion Aaron Brooks will make his Olympic debut in Paris in the men's 86-kilogram weight class freestyle wrestling. The American qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics after a dominating performance at the U.S. Olympic wrestling trials. There, he defeated reigning Olympic champion David Taylor with a score of 4-1, 3-1, thereby ending his seven-year unbeaten streak.

Aaron Brooks is one of the top prospects for Team USA in the Paris Olympics. He will begin his Olympic campaign on August 8, 2024, at the Champ de Mars Arena. The men's 86-kilogram weight class freestyle wrestling will be held on August 8, 2024 and August 9, 2024.

Thursday, August 8, 2024, will feature the first-round matches, quarter-finals, and semifinals. Friday, August 9, 2024, will feature the repechage, bronze-medal matches, and the men's 86kg freestyle wrestling finals.

The complete breakdown of the schedule at the Paris Olympics along with time is as follows:

August 8, 2024

1) First-round - 5:30 a.m. ET, 11:30 am (Paris Local Time)

2) Quarterfinals - 6:50 a.m. ET, 12:50 pm (Paris Local Time)

3) Semifinals - 12:35 p.m. ET, 6:35 pm (Paris Local Time)

August 9, 2024

1) Repechage Round - 5 a.m.ET, 11:00 am (Paris Local Time)

2) Bronze-medal matches - 2:05 p.m. ET, 8:05 p.m. (Paris Local Time)

3) Finals - 2:30 p.m. ET, 8:30 (Paris Local Time)

The repechage will grant wrestlers who lost in the early rounds to compete for the bronze medal. Two bronze medals will be awarded in the men's 86kg freestyle wrestling.

Aaron Brooks will be competing for his first-ever gold medal at the quadrennial games. Having trained for the Paris Olympics at the Nittany Lion Wrestling Club, alongside top U.S. wrestlers like Kyle Dake and Kyle Snyder, Brooks is expected to continue his momentum at the mega event in the French capital.

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How and where to watch Aaron Brooks at the Paris Olympics

The men's 86kg freestyle wrestling will be live-streamed on Peacock and NBC.com for viewers in the United States of America, with coverage of the event commencing from the times mentioned above on each day.

For viewers from other countries, the streaming partners are as follows:

Canada - CBC

UK- BBC iPlayer

Ireland - RTE

Australia - 9Now

Iceland - RUV

Italy - RAI

India - JioCinema

France - FranceTV

Netherlands - NOS