Oh hi. Did you hear the Queerlympics are happening? Were you wondering when each of the queer lady athletes will be competing? Me too! That’s why I put together this schedule. So we can all live our best lives.
Saturday, August 6
8:30 a.m. – Women’s Handball – Mayssa Pessoa (Brazil) – goalie
10:30 a.m. – Women’s Handball – Alexandra Lacrabere (France) – jersey #64
12 p.m. – Women’s Rugby – Kelly Griffin and Jillion Potter (USA) – hooker and prop positions
4 p.m. – Women’s Soccer – Megan Rapinoe (USA) – jersey #15. USA head coach Jillian Ellis is also out.
5 p.m. –Â Women’s Soccer – Michelle Heyman (Australia) –Â jersey #16
5 p.m. – Women’s Rugby – Kelly Griffin and Jillion Potter (USA) – hooker and prop positions
7 p.m. – Women’s Soccer –Â Katie Duncan (New Zealand) – jersey #4
7:30 p.m. – Women’s Field Hockey – Susannah Townsend, Helen Richardson-Walsh, and Kate Richardson-Walsh (Great Britain) – midfielder, midfielder, central defender. Coach Alyson Annan is also out.
9 p.m. – Women’s Soccer – Lisa Dahlkvist, Nilla Fischer, Hedvig Lindahl and Caroline Seger (Sweden) – midfielder, defender, goalkeeper, midfielder. Sweden head coach Pia Sundhage is also out.
Sunday, August 7
9 a.m. – Women’s Beach Volleyball – Larissa França (Brazil) – jersey #1
11 a.m. – Women’s Basketball – Elena Delle Donne, Seimone Augustus, Brittney Griner, Angel McCoughtry (USA) – jerseys #16, #5, #15, and #8
11:30 a.m. – Women’s Field Hockey – Carlien Dirkse van den Heuvel and Maartje Paumen (Netherlands) – jerseys #9 and #17
3 p.m. – Women’s Rugby – Jen Kish (Canada) – captain – She also already played in two games that I didn’t have on the schedule earlier. Thank you annearchal for the tip!
Monday, August 8
12:10 p.m. – Women’s Kayak Single – Canoe Slalom – Ashley Nee (USA)
POSSIBLE – Women’s Rugby – Depending on team USA and Canada’s earlier performance, they could be playing in one of the tournament matches today. Those matches start at 11:30 p.m., with the medal-determining matches being held at 5:30 p.m. and 6 p.m.
Tuesday, August 9
3Â p.m. –Â Women’s Soccer – Stephanie Labbe, Marie-Eve Nault, Melissa Tancredi (Canada) – goalie, jersey #16 and #14. They also played two games in the preliminaries that I accidentally missed on the original schedule. Thank you annearchal for pointing this out!
6 p.m. – Women’s Soccer – Team USA and New Zealand will be playing simultaneously. Thank you Artaxata for pointing this out!
Thursday, August 11
POSSIBLE – Women’s Beach Volleyball – Depending on team Brazil’s performance in the preliminaries, Larissa Franca could be playing in a Lucky Loser game at 10 p.m. today.
POSSIBLE – Women’s Kayak Single – Canoe Slalom – Depending on her performance on Monday, Ashley Nee (USA) could be competing again today. The semifinal will be held at 12:15 p.m., and the finals will be held at 2 p.m.
Friday, August 12
12:02 p.m. – Swimming – Women’s 50m Freestyle – Mélanie Henique (France) – heat 9 lane 8. Depending on her performance in this heat, she could also compete in the semifinals, held at 9:59 p.m. and 10:06 p.m. tonight.
Time TBD – Track & Field – Women’s 100m – Dutee Chand (India). There are four preliminary heats today, with the first at 10:55 a.m. If she does well, she could compete in one of the seven Round 1 heats, which begin at 9:40 p.m.
POSSIBLE – Women’s Soccer – If team USA, Canada, Australia, or Sweden make it through the preliminary rounds (very likely!), there will be queer ladies in the quarterfinals today. There are two matches, one at 12 p.m. and one at 3 p.m.
POSSIBLE – Women’s Beach Volleyball – Depending on team Brazil’s earlier performance, Larissa Franca could be playing in a Round of 16 game today. There are two matches, one at 10 a.m. and one at 11 a.m.
Saturday, August 13
POSSIBLE – Swimming – Women’s 50m Freestyle – Depending on her earlier performance, Mélanie Henique (France) could compete in the finals today. These begin at 9:03 p.m.
POSSIBLE – Track & Field – Women’s 100m – Depending on Dutee Chand’s (India) earlier performance, she could be competing in the semifinals beginning at 8 p.m., with the possibility of moving on to the final held at 9:35 p.m.
Sunday, August 14
POSSIBLE – Women’s Beach Volleyball – Depending on team Brazil’s earlier performance, Larissa Franca could be playing in a quarterfinal match today. There’s one at 3 p.m. and one at 4 p.m.
Monday, August 15
Time TBD – Track & Field – Women’s Discus Throw – Nadine Muller (Germany) – There are two groups, one beginning at 7:30 p.m. and one beginning at 8:50 p.m.
POSSIBLE – Women’s Field Hockey- If the Netherlands or Great Britain make it through the preliminaries, they could be playing in the quarterfinals today. There are two matches, one at 9 a.m. and one at 11:30 a.m.
Tuesday, August 16
8:45 a.m. – Track & Field – Women’s Pole Vault – Martina Strutz (Germany)
10 a.m. – Boxing –Â Women’s Fly 51kg –Â Nicola Adams (Great Britain)
Time TBD – Track & Field – Women’s Javelin Throw – Sunette Viljoen (South Africa) – There are two groups, one beginning at 7:35 p.m. and one beginning at 8:50 p.m.
POSSIBLE – Women’s Handball – If either France or Brazil win their preliminary matches, Alexandra Lacrabere or Mayssa Pessoa could be playing in the quarter finals today. There are two matches, one at 9 a.m. and one at 4 p.m.
POSSIBLE – Women’s Basketball – If team USA makes it through the preliminaries, they’ll play in the quarterfinals today. There are two matches, one at 10 a.m. and one at 1:30 p.m.
POSSIBLE – Women’s Soccer – If team USA, Canada, Australia, or Sweden make it through the quarterfinals (again, very likely!), there will be queer ladies in the semifinals today. There are two matches, one at 12 p.m. and one at 3 p.m.
POSSIBLE – Women’s Beach Volleyball – Depending on team Brazil’s earlier performance, Larissa Franca could be playing in a semifinal match today. There’s one at 3 p.m. and one at 10 p.m.
POSSIBLE – Track & Field – Women’s Discus Throw – Depending on Nadine Muller’s (Germany) performance on Monday, she could be competing in the final today. It begins at 10:20 a.m.
Wednesday, August 17
Time TBD – Track & Field – Women’s 800m – Caster Semenya (South Africa). There are six preliminary heats today, with the first at 9:55 a.m.
POSSIBLE – Women’s Beach Volleyball – Depending on team Brazil’s earlier performance, Larissa Franca could be playing in the finals today. The bronze medal match will be held at 9 p.m. and the gold medal match will be held at 11 p.m.
POSSIBLE – Women’s Field Hockey- If the Netherlands or Great Britain make it through the quarterfinals, they could be playing in the semifinals today. There are two matches, one at 11 a.m. and one at 4 p.m.
Thursday, August 18
Time TBD – Taekwondo – Women’s 57kg – Julia Vasconcelos Dos Santos (Brazil). The Round of 16 matches begin at 8 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. Depending on her performance, she could have up to four matches today. The final gold medal match will be held at 9 p.m.
POSSIBLE – Women’s Handball – If either France or Brazil make it through the quarter finals, Alexandra Lacrabere or Mayssa Pessoa could be playing in the semifinals today. There are two matches, one at 2:30 p.m. and one at 7:30 p.m.
POSSIBLE – Women’s Basketball – If team USA makes it through the semifinals, they’ll play in the quarterfinals today. There are two matches, one at 2 p.m. and one at 6 p.m.
POSSIBLE – Boxing – Women’s Fly 51kg – If Nicola Adams (Great Britain) makes it through the quarterfinals, she could be boxing in the semifinals today. There are two matches, one at 1 p.m. and one at 1:15 p.m.
POSSIBLE – Track & Field – Women’s 800m – Depending on her performance on Wednesday, Caster Semenya (South Africa) could be competing in one of the three semifinal races today, beginning at 8:15 p.m.
POSSIBLE – Track & Field – Women’s Javelin Throw – Depending on her performance on Tuesday, Sunette Viljoen (South Africa) could be competing in the final today. It begins at 8:10 p.m.
Friday, August 19
POSSIBLE – Women’s Soccer – If team USA, Canada, Australia, or Sweden make it through the semifinals (PLEASE LESBIAN JESUS YES!), there will be queer ladies in the finals today. The bronze medal match will be held at noon, and the gold medal match will be held at 4:30 p.m.
POSSIBLE – Women’s Field Hockey- If the Netherlands or Great Britain make it through the semifinals, they could be playing in the finals today. The bronze medal match will be held at 11 a.m., and the gold medal match will be held at 4 p.m.
POSSIBLE – Track & Field – Women’s Pole Vault – Depending on her performance on Tuesday, Martina Strutz (Germany) could be competing in the final today. It begins at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, August 20
POSSIBLE – Women’s Handball – If either France or Brazil make it through the semifinals, Alexandra Lacrabere or Mayssa Pessoa could be playing in the finals today. The bronze medal game is at 10:30 a.m., and the gold medal game is at 2:30 p.m.
POSSIBLE – Women’s Basketball – If team USA makes it through the semifinals, they’ll play in the finals today. The bronze medal game is at 10:30 a.m., and the gold medal game is at 2:30 p.m.
POSSIBLE – Boxing – Women’s Fly 51kg – If Nicola Adams (Great Britain) makes it through the semifinals, she could be boxing in the finals today. The match is at 1 p.m.
POSSIBLE – Track & Field – Women’s 800m – Depending on her earlier performance on Wednesday, Caster Semenya (South Africa) could be competing in the finals today. The race is at 8:15 p.m.