Four-Time Olympic Medalist Katie Ledecky Returns to Pool with Women’s 800m Freestyle Friday, August 12, at 8 p.m. ET/PT
Live Coverage of Olympic Track & Field Begins Friday, August 12, on NBC at 10 a.m. ET/PT
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STAMFORD, Conn. – August 10, 2016 – NBC’s primetime coverage of the Games of the XXXI Olympiad tomorrow, Thursday, August 11, at 8 p.m. ET/PT, is highlighted by swimming gold medal finals as Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian in history with 25 medals, and Ryan Lochte, a 12-time Olympic medalist, are expected to face off for the final time in the men’s 200m IM final. Phelps also squares off with two-time reigning world champion Chad le Clos of South Africa in the men’s 100m butterfly semifinals. In addition, Australian Mitch Larkin hopes to snap a U.S. winning streak dating back to 1996 in the men’s 200m backstroke.
Also in primetime, three-time reigning world champion Simone Biles, who earned her first Olympic gold medal on Tuesday in the team competition, looks to become the fourth consecutive American to win Olympic gold in the women’s gymnastics individual all-around.
NBC’s daytime coverage on Thursday begins with gold medal finals in rowing at 10 a.m. ET/PT, immediately followed by women’s water polo as the U.S. takes on China. Daytime coverage continues with beach volleyball and gold medal finals in canoe/kayak at 2:30 p.m. ET/PT.
On NBCSN at 2:30 p.m. ET, American Kayla Harrison aims to defend her 2012 Olympic title in women’s judo, and the gold medal finals in women’s individual archery. Gold medal finals coverage begins on NBCSN with women’s shooting at 10 a.m. ET, followed by men’s rugby at 5:30 p.m. ET, and men’s table tennis at 10:30 p.m. ET.
Live coverage of golf’s return to the Olympic program tees off with the men’s first round at 6:30 a.m. ET on Golf Channel. Golf Channel will provide wraparound news coverage immediately prior to and following live coverage of the competition via Golf Central Live From the Olympics at 5 a.m. ET and 3 p.m. ET.
Tomorrow’s coverage on Telemundo features beach volleyball when Canada takes on Cuba at 11 a.m. ET on the men’s side, and Brazil faces Poland at Noon ET on the women’s side. Coverage also includes men’s basketball as Brazil takes on Croatia at 1:15 p.m. ET.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 12
On Friday, August 12, NBC’s primetime coverage at 8 p.m. ET/PT begins with the first qualifying rounds of track & field. Coverage continues with several swimming gold medal finals, highlighted by defending Olympic gold medalist Katie Ledecky swimming in the 800m freestyle as she aims for what could be her fifth overall gold medal. In addition, Phelps seeks to become the first swimmer to win the same individual event at four consecutive Games in the men’s 100m butterfly.
NBCSN’s live coverage of women’s soccer quarterfinals kicks off Friday at Noon ET when the U.S., which played to a 2-2 draw against Colombia on Tuesday, looks to rebound against Sweden. Coverage on NBCSN continues with Team USA basketball as Diana Taurasi leads the women against Canada at 2:30 p.m. ET, and Kevin Durant and the men face Bogdan Bogdanovic-led Serbia at 6 p.m. ET.
Coverage on NBCSN also includes gold medal finals in men’s individual archery at 4:15 p.m. ET, men’s team foil fencing at 8 p.m. ET, and weightlifting at 11 p.m. ET.
On Friday, Telemundo hosts coverage of track and field qualifying at 10:30 a.m. ET, followed by the women’s volleyball round of 16. Olympic coverage continues on NBC UNIVERSO when the U.S. when the U.S., winners of its first three games in Rio, takes on Serbia at 6 p.m. ET.
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 11 (DAY 6)
NBC
10 a.m. – Noon
Rowing – Semifinals and Gold Medal Finals
Women’s Water Polo – U.S. vs. China (LIVE)
Noon – 2:30 p.m.
Swimming – Qualifying Heats (LIVE)
2:30 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Women’s Beach Volleyball – Fendrick/Sweat (U.S.) vs. Uklova/Birlova (Russia) (LIVE)
Men’s Beach Volleyball – Dalhausser/Lucena (U.S.) vs. Nicolai/Lupo (Italy) (LIVE)
Canoe/Kayak – Whitewater Gold Medal Finals
8 p.m. – Midnight
Women’s Gymnastics – Individual All-Around Gold Medal Final
Swimming (LIVE)
Men’s 50m Freestyle – Semifinals
Women’s 200m Breaststroke – Gold Medal Final
Men’s 200m Backstroke – Gold Medal Final
Women’s 200m Backstroke – Semifinals
Men’s 200m Individual Medley – Gold Medal Final
Women’s 100m Freestyle – Gold Medal Final
Men’s 100m Butterfly – Semifinals
12:35 a.m. – 1:35 a.m.
Women’s Gymnastics – Individual All-Around Gold Medal Final
Canoe/Kayak – Whitewater Gold Medal Finals
1:35 a.m. – 4:30 a.m.
Primetime Encore
NBCSN
2 a.m. – 6 a.m.
NBCSN Primetime Encore
6 a.m. – 7 a.m.
NBC Late Night Encore
8 a.m. – 10 a.m.
Women’s Archery – Individuals Eliminations (LIVE)
Women’s Beach Volleyball – Larissa/Talita (Brazil) vs. Kolosinska/Brzostek (Poland) (LIVE)
10 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Men’s Beach Volleyball – Schalk/Saxton (Canada) vs. Diaz/Gonzalez (Cuba) (LIVE)
Women’s Shooting – Rifle, Three Positions Gold Medal Final (LIVE)
Women’s Judo – 78kg Quarterfinal
Rowing – Semifinals
Women’s Fencing – Team Epee Quarterfinals and Semifinals (LIVE)
Women’s Archery – Individual Eliminations (LIVE)
1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Men’s Rugby – Semifinals (LIVE)
2:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Women’s Archery – Quarterfinals (LIVE)
Women’s Judo – 78kg Gold Medal Final (LIVE)
Women’s Archery – Individual Gold Medal Final
Men’s Beach Volleyball – Pedro/Evandro (Brazil) vs. Samoilovs/Smedins (Latvia) (LIVE)
5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Men’s Rugby – Bronze Medal and Gold Medal Final (LIVE)
6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Women’s Field Hockey – U.S. vs. India (LIVE)
8 p.m. – Midnight
Boxing – Elimination Matches
Women’s Badminton – Lee/Obanana (U.S.) vs. Jung/Shin (South Korea)
Women’s Fencing – Team Epee Gold Medal Final
Men’s Volleyball – U.S. vs. Brazil (LIVE)
Men’s Table Tennis – Singles Bronze Medal and Gold Medal Final (LIVE)
Women’s Shooting – Rifle, Three Positions Finals
USA
9 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Women’s Water Polo – Italy vs. Australia (LIVE)
10:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Men’s Table Tennis – Singles Semifinals
Badminton Mixed Doubles – Chew/Subandhi (U.S.) vs. Ko/Kim (South Korea)
1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Men’s Basketball – Brazil vs. Croatia (LIVE)
3 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Badminton Mixed Doubles – Chew/Pongnairat (U.S.) vs. Fu/Zhang (China) (LIVE)
Men’s Handball – Brazil vs. Germany (LIVE)
MSNBC
Noon – 2 p.m.
Men’s Beach Volleyball – Nummerdor/Varenhorst (Netherlands) vs. Semenov/Krasilnikov (Russia) (LIVE)
Women’s Water Polo – Spain vs. Hungary
2 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Men’s Volleyball – Poland vs. Argentina (LIVE)
3:45 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Equestrian – Team Dressage Qualifying
Sailing
CNBC
5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Cycling – Track Gold Medal Final (LIVE)
Women’s Beach Volleyball – Heidrich/Zumkehr (Switzerland) vs. Van Gestel/Van der Vlist (Netherlands) (LIVE)
Men’s Field Hockey – Spain vs. Belgium
Women’s Fencing – Team Epee Gold Medal Final
Women’s Badminton – Wang (U.S.) vs. Tan (Beligum) (LIVE)
Women’s Badminton – Lee/Obanana (U.S.) vs. Jung/Shin (South Korea) (LIVE)
GOLF CHANNEL
5 a.m. – 6:30 a.m.
Golf Central Live From the Olympics
6:30 a.m. – 9 a.m.
Men’s Golf – 1st Round (LIVE)
9 a.m. – Noon
Men’s Golf – 1st Round (LIVE)
Noon – 3 p.m.
Men’s Golf – 1st Round (LIVE)
3 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Golf Central Live From the Olympics
11 p.m. – 5 a.m.
Men’s Golf – 1st Round Encore
BRAVO
10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Tennis (LIVE)
1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Tennis (LIVE)
3 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Tennis (LIVE)
5 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Tennis (LIVE)
BASKETBALL SPECIALTY CHANNEL
11:15 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Women’s Basketball – Belarus vs. Turkey (LIVE)
1:15 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Men’s Basketball – Brazil vs. Croatia (LIVE)
3 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Men’s Basketball – Brazil vs. Croatia Encore
4:30 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Women’s Basketball – France vs. Brazil
6 p.m. – 7:45 p.m.
Men’s Basketball – Nigeria vs. Spain (LIVE)
7:45 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Women’s Basketball – Japan vs. Australia
9:30 p.m. – 11:15 p.m.
Men’s Basketball – Lithuania vs. Argentina (LIVE)
TELEMUNDO
3 a.m. – 5 a.m.
Late Night Encore
10:30 a.m. – 11 a.m.
News Recap
11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Men’s Beach Volleyball – Schalk/Saxton (Canada) vs. Diaz/Gonzalez (Cuba)
Women’s Beach Volleyball – Larissa/Talita (Brazil) vs. Kolosinska/Brzostek (Poland)
Swimming – Qualifying Heats
1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Boxing – Elimination Matches
Men’s Basketball – Brazil vs. Croatia
Midnight – 2 a.m.
Late Night Recap Show
NBC UNIVERSO
6 a.m. – 8 a.m.
Late Night Encore
3 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Boxing – Elimination Matches
Men’s Beach Volleyball – Virgen/Ontiveros (Mexico) vs. Naceur Ma/Belha (Tunisia) (LIVE)
Men’s Volleyball – Poland vs. Argentina
6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Men’s Basketball – Nigeria vs. Spain
Boxing – Elimination Matches
NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Primetime):
- Gymnastics - 19-year-old Simone Biles is favored to become the fourth consecutive American woman crowned Olympic all-around champion.
- Swimming - Michael Phelps duels U.S. teammate Ryan Lochte in the men’s 200m IM final, where Phelps could become the first swimmer to win the same individual event four times. Other swimming finals include the women’s 200m breaststroke; the men’s 200m backstroke, where Australian Mitch Larkin could snap a U.S. winning streak dating back to 1996; and the women’s 100m free, headlined by Aussie sisters Bronte and Cate Campbell.
NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Daytime):
- Swimming - Heats includes Michael Phelps (men’s 100m fly), Katie Ledecky (women’s 800m free), and Missy Franklin (women’s 200m back) all beginning pursuit of repeat Olympic triumphs.
- Beach Volleyball - Two beach volleyball preliminaries from Copacabana Beach feature U.S. tandems, as Lauren Fendrick and Brooke Sweat face Russia before Phil Dalhuasser and Nick Lucena take on Italy.
NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Late Night):
- Post-event coverage of the women’s all-around final from gymnastics, plus whitewater canoe/kayak.
NBCSN HIGHLIGHTS:
- Archery - Live coverage includes early-round action in the women’s archery individual competition, in which surging Texan Mackenzie Brown seeks to give the U.S. its first medal since 1976.
- Fencing - Live coverage includes the Hurley sisters of fencing – Courtney and Kelley – leading Team USA in the women’s team epee event (quarterfinals and semifinals).
- Judo – Ohio-native Kayla Harrison begins defense of her Olympic title in judo’s 78kg class.
- Rugby - The first men’s rugby Olympic tournament since 1924 concludes with the bronze and gold medal matches. Traditional powers Fiji, seeking its first Olympic medal in any sport, and South Africa are likely to win their semifinal matches and meet in the final.
- Field Hockey - The United States, 3-0 in its first three games, takes on India in a women’s field hockey preliminary-round match as the Americans vie with undefeated Great Britain for the top spot in Pool B.
- Volleyball - Two medal contenders clash in a men’s preliminary as the U.S. faces host Brazil; the teams met in the 2008 Olympic final, won by the Americans.
USA HIGHLIGHTS:
- Water Polo - Coverage includes a women’s water polo Group A match between Italy and Australia; since winning gold in home water at the 2000 Sydney Games, Australia has earned bronze medals in 2008 and 2012.
- Table Tennis - Coverage includes the men’s singles semifinals; China has won gold in this event at four of the past five Olympics, and has Rio medal contenders in Ma Long and defending champion Zhang Jike.
- Basketball - Brazil, led by Leandro Barbosa, takes on Croatia in a men’s basketball Group B match-up. Croatia is seeking its first Olympic medal in men’s basketball since earning silver behind the Dream Team in 1992, while Brazil seeks its first medal since 1964.
GOLF CHANNEL HIGHLIGHTS:
- Golf - Golf returns to the Olympics after a 112-year absence as the men’s tournament, using a 72-hole stroke play format, gets underway. Two-time Masters champion Bubba Watson of the U.S. and 2016 Open champion Henrik Stenson of Sweden are among the contenders.
TELEMUNDO HIGHLIGHTS:
- Basketball - Brazil, led by Leandro Barbosa, takes on Croatia in a men’s basketball Group B match-up. Croatia is seeking its first Olympic medal in men’s basketball since earning silver behind the Dream Team in 1992, while Brazil seeks its first medal since 1964.
NBC UNIVERSO HIGHLIGHTS:
- Basketball - Spain, runner-up to the U.S. in 2008 and 2012, meets Nigeria in a Group B basketball as the Americans vie with undefeated Great Britain for the top spot in Pool B. Led by Portland Trail Blazers forward Al-Farouq Aminu, Nigeria returns after going 1-4 in its Olympic men’s basketball debut at the London Games.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 12 (DAY 7)
NBC
10 a.m. – Noon
Track & Field – Qualifying Rounds (LIVE)
Women’s 10k – Gold Medal Final
Beach Volleyball – Round of 16 (LIVE)
Noon – 2 p.m.
Swimming – Qualifying Heats (LIVE)
Rowing – Gold Medal Finals
Track & Field – Qualifying Rounds
2 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Swimming – Qualifying Heats (LIVE)
Women’s Volleyball – U.S. vs. Italy (LIVE)
Women’s Trampoline – Gold Medal Final
Track & Field – Qualifying Rounds
Rowing – Gold Medal Finals
8 p.m. – Midnight
Track & Field – Qualifying Rounds (LIVE)
Women’s Shot Put – Gold Medal Final
Swimming (LIVE)
Women’s 200m Backstroke – Gold Medal Final
Men’s 100m Butterfly – Gold Medal Final
Women’s 800m Freestyle – Gold Medal Final
Men’s 50m Freestyle – Gold Medal Final
Women’s 50m Freestyle – Semifinals
Women’s Diving – Springboard Qualifying (LIVE)
Women’s Beach Volleyball – Round of 16
12:35 a.m. – 1:35 a.m.
Swimming – Semifinals
Track & Field – Qualifying Rounds
1:35 a.m. – 5 a.m.
Primetime Encore
NBCSN
2 a.m. – 6 a.m.
NBCSN Primetime Encore
6 a.m. – 7 a.m.
NBC Late Night Encore
8 a.m. – Noon
Men’s Archery – Individual Round of 16 (LIVE)
Track & Field – Qualifying Heats (LIVE)
Women’s 10k – Gold Medal Final
Noon – 2:30 p.m.
Women’s Soccer – U.S. vs. Sweden (LIVE)
2:30 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Women’s Basketball – U.S. vs. Canada (LIVE)
4:15 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Men’s Archery – Individual Gold Medal Final
Beach Volleyball – Round of 16
6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Men’s Basketball – U.S. vs. Serbia (LIVE)
8 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Men’s Fencing – Team Foil Gold Medal Final
9 p.m. – 11 p.m.
Women’s Soccer – Quarterfinal (LIVE)
11 p.m. – Midnight
Weightlifting – Gold Medal Finals
Boxing – Quarterfinals and Elimination Round
USA
9 a.m. – 10:40 a.m.
Men’s Archery – Individual Round of 16 (LIVE)
Men’s Fencing – Team Foil Quarterfinals
Men’s Shooting – Rifle, Prone Position Gold Medal Final (LIVE)
10:40 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Men’s Water Polo – U.S. vs. Montenegro (LIVE)
12 p.m. – 2 p.m.
Men’s Fencing – Team Foil Semifinals
Women’s Volleyball – China vs. Serbia
MSNBC
Noon – 3 p.m.
Men’s Badminton – Shu (U.S.) vs. Sugiarto (Indonesia)
Men’s Badminton – Chew/Pongnairat (U.S.) vs. Goh/Tan (Malaysia)
Beach Volleyball – Round of 16
Women’s Handball – Sweden vs. Netherlands
Women’s Shooting – Skeet Gold Medal Final (LIVE)
3 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Women’s Soccer – China vs. Germany (LIVE)
CNBC
5 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Women’s Trampoline – Gold Medal Final
Cycling – Track Gold Medal Finals (LIVE)
6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Women’s Soccer – Canada vs. France (LIVE)
GOLF CHANNEL
5 a.m. – 6:30 a.m.
Golf Central Live From the Olympics
6:30 a.m. – 9 a.m.
Men’s Golf – 2nd Round (LIVE)
9 a.m. – Noon
Men’s Golf – 2nd Round (LIVE)
Noon – 3 p.m.
Men’s Golf – 2nd Round (LIVE)
3 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Golf Central Live From the Olympics
11 p.m. – 5 a.m.
Men’s Golf – 2nd Round Encore
BRAVO
11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Tennis (LIVE)
1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Tennis (LIVE)
3 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Tennis (LIVE)
5 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Tennis (LIVE)
BASKETBALL SPECIALTY CHANNEL
11:15 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Women’s Basketball – Serbia vs. China (LIVE)
1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Women’s Basketball – Serbia vs. China Encore
2;30 p.m. – 4;15 p.m.
Women’s Basketball – Canada vs. U.S.
4:15 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Men’s Basketball – China vs. Australia
6 p.m. – 7:45 p.m.
Men’s Basketball – U.S. vs. Serbia (LIVE)
7:45 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Women’s Basketball – Spain vs. Senegal
9:30 p.m. – 11:15 p.m.
Men’s Basketball – France vs. Venezuela (LIVE)
SOCCER SPECIALTY CHANNEL
Noon – 2 p.m.
Women’s Soccer – U.S. vs. Sweden (LIVE)
2 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Women’s Soccer – U.S. vs. Sweden Encore
3 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Women’s Soccer – China vs. Germany (LIVE)
5 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Women’s Soccer – China vs. Germany Encore
6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Women’s Soccer – Canada vs. France (LIVE)
8 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Women’s Soccer – Canada vs. France Encore
9 p.m. – 11 p.m.
Women’s Soccer – Brazil vs. Australia (LIVE)
11 p.m. – Midnight
Women’s Soccer – Brazil vs. Australia Encore
TELEMUNDO
3 a.m. – 5 a.m.
Late Night Encore
10:30 a.m. – Noon p.m.
News Recap
Beach Volleyball – Round of 16
Noon – 3 p.m.
Basketball
Beach Volleyball – Round of 16
Boxing – Elimination Matches
Volleyball – Argentina vs. Cameroon
Midnight – 2 a.m.
Late Night Recap Show
NBC UNIVERSO
6 a.m. – 8 a.m.
Late Night Encore
3 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Athletics 20K Walk
Women’s Volleyball – Netherlands vs. Puerto Rico
6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Men’s Basketball – U.S. vs. Serbia
Boxing – Elimination Matches
NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Primetime):
- Track & Field - The women’s shot put final features American Michelle Carter, who is coached by her father Michael Carter – a 1984 Olympic silver medalist and three-time Super Bowl champ with the 49ers.
- Swimming - Live coverage of swimming finals includes Katie Ledecky’s attempt to defend her title and set another world record in the 800m free after winning the event at age 15 in London, Missy Franklin’s defense of her 200m backstroke title, Michael Phelps’ pursuit of a fourth-straight gold in the 100m fly, and the “splash and dash” men’s 50m free.
NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Daytime):
- Track & Field - Live coverage of track and field includes the women’s 10,000m final, featuring two London medalists, Ethiopia’s Tirunesh Dibaba (gold) and Kenya’s Vivian Cheruiyot (bronze), who have since given birth but return as medal contenders.
- Swimming - On swimming’s penultimate day, heat coverage includes the men’s and women’s 4x100m medley relays, American contender Connor Jaeger in the men’s 1500m free, and the women’s 50m free.
- Volleyball - The United States, silver medalist in women’s volleyball at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics, continues Pool B action against Italy.
NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Late Night):
- Swimming - Semifinal heats of swimming (women’s 50m free).
- Track & Field - Qualifying rounds of track and field.
NBCSN HIGHLIGHTS:
- Archery - Live coverage includes the men’s individual event in archery (quarterfinals), where Brady Ellison and Zach Garrett — who won a team silver medal together at these Games — will face each other in the quarterfinals.
- Basketball - Three-time Olympic gold medalists Diana Taurasi, Sue Bird and Tamika Catchings guide Team USA in a Group B prelim against Canada. The two teams met in the 2012 Olympic quarterfinals, with the U.S. cruising to a 91-48 victory on their way to a fifth consecutive gold. The U.S. men’s basketball team faces a Serbian team featuring NBA regulars Bogdan Bogdanovic and Nikola Jokic in a Group A match-up. Once integral to Yugoslavia’s success in the sport, Serbia is competing in the Olympic men’s basketball tournament independently for the first time.
- Fencing - In the men’s team foil final in fencing, Team USA hopes to build off London’s surprising run to the semifinals with its quartet of Race Imboden, Gerek Meinhardt, Miles Chamley-Watson and Alexander Massialas, who won silver in the individual event.
USA HIGHLIGHTS:
- Water Polo - The United States men, headlined by five-time Olympian Tony Azevedo and a youthful core, take on Montenegro, runner-up at the 2016 European Championships, in live coverage of a men’s water polo preliminary.
- Fencing - Semifinal-round coverage of the men’s team foil event in fencing; the U.S. surprisingly reached the final four in London and followed that with a silver at the 2013 World Championships.
MSNBC HIGHLIGHTS:
- Shooting - Team USA’s Kim Rhode attempts to become the first summer athlete to win an individual medal at six consecutive Olympic Games.
CNBC HIGHLIGHTS:
- Trampoline - Coverage includes the final in women’s trampoline, where China and Canada have combined to win eight of the 12 Olympic medals awarded since the sport debuted in 2000.
GOLF CHANNEL HIGHLIGHTS:
- Golf - The first Olympic golf competition since 1904 continues with Round 2 of men’s action.
NBC UNIVERSO HIGHLIGHTS:
- Basketball - The U.S. men’s basketball team faces a Serbian team featuring NBA regulars Bogdan Bogdanovic and Nikola Jokic in a Group A match-up. Once integral to Yugoslavia’s success in the sport, Serbia is competing in the Olympic men’s basketball tournament independently for the first time.
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