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PEACOCK TO EXCLUSIVELY STREAM NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL HOME OPENER VS. TOLEDO SATURDAY, SEPT. 11 AT 2:30 P.M. ET

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Remainder of Notre Dame Broadcasts to Air on NBC and Stream on Peacock 

Notre Dame-Toledo Marks Drew Brees’ Debut as an NBC Sports Game Analyst

New York, NY and South Bend, Ind. – August 4, 2021 – Peacock today announced exclusive live coverage of Notre Dame Football’s 2021 home opener against Toledo on Saturday, September 11. The NBC Sports and Notre Dame Football relationship began in 1991, and this marks the first time a Fighting Irish game is available to watch exclusively on a streaming service. Aside from the matchup against Toledo, all Notre Dame home games during the 2021 season will air on NBC and stream on Peacock.

“Dating back to airing Sunday football replays with Lindsey Nelson, we have always strived for innovation in the media space – our partnership with NBC and Peacock only solidifies that mission,” said Notre Dame vice president and James E. Rohr Director of Athletics Jack Swarbrick. “Bringing Notre Dame Football to Peacock is just the next step in the evolution of our relationship.”

“We are delighted to stream Notre Dame Football on Peacock,” said Pete Bevacqua, Chairman, NBC Sports. “Peacock exemplifies how we’re innovating as a company, and Notre Dame has consistently been a tremendous partner in making progressive choices for sports programming.”

Peacock joins Fighting Irish TV as a streaming destination for Notre Dame athletic content. In Spring 2021, Notre Dame Athletics launched Fighting Irish TV, a University-owned platform delivering video content on all athletic teams directly to fans through a connected television.

“Fighting Irish TV and Peacock shows the evolution of how media is consumed by our fans and television viewers, alike,” Swarbrick added. “We want to provide a great experience to not only our fans who travel around the world to cheer us on, but also to our supporters who are either cable subscribers or ‘cord-cutters,’ and these two streaming platforms do just that. I see no better example of this than Peacock’s success in delivering fans wall-to-wall content during the Tokyo Olympics.”

The Notre Dame on NBC season kicks off at 2:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, Sept. 11, when the Fighting Irish host Toledo Rockets, marking the first-ever meeting between the schools. NBC Sports’ Mike Tirico (play-by-play), Drew Brees (game analyst) and Kathryn Tappen (sideline reporter) will call Notre Dame on NBC games throughout the 2021 season. Notre Dame-Toledo marks Brees’ college football debut as a commentator.

 

2021 NOTRE DAME ON NBC FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
DATE TIME (ET) OPPONENT WHERE TO WATCH
Sat., Sept. 11 2:30 p.m. Toledo Peacock
Sat., Sept. 18 2:30 p.m. Purdue NBC/Peacock
Sat., Oct. 2 2:30 p.m. Cincinnati NBC/Peacock
Sat., Oct. 23 7:30 p.m. USC NBC/Peacock
Sat., Oct. 30 7:30 p.m. North Carolina NBC/Peacock
Sat., Nov. 6 3:30 p.m. Navy NBC/Peacock
Sat., Nov. 20 2:30 p.m. Georgia Tech NBC/Peacock

 

Notre Dame Football coverage will stream on Peacock Premium. Peacock Premium is included at no additional cost for Comcast’s eligible Xfinity X1 and Flex customers and Cox Contour customers. Viewers can sign up at peacocktv.com. Peacock is widely available across devices, details here.

Prior to the Notre Dame-Toledo game, Peacock will offer fans a limited time offer to save on Peacock Premium during football season — details will become available at www.peacocktv.com/notredame on Wednesday, August 11.

This year, NBC Sports Group and Notre Dame will kick off their 31st season. NBC Sports Group and the University of Notre Dame began their landmark Notre Dame Football relationship in 1991 and have renewed the partnership numerous times. Peacock previously streamed the 2021 Blue-Gold Game.

About Peacock

Peacock is NBCUniversal’s streaming service. Peacock delivers a world-class slate of exclusive originals, on-demand libraries of hit TV shows, plus critically acclaimed films from the vaults of Universal Pictures, Focus Features, DreamWorks Animation, Illumination, and Hollywood’s biggest studios. In addition, Peacock taps into NBCUniversal’s unmatched ability to deliver a broad range of compelling topical content across news, sports, late-night, Spanish-language, and reality. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation. For more information on Peacock, click here.

About Notre Dame Athletics

The University of Notre Dame sponsors 26 varsity athletics programs (13 men’s, 13 women’s), dating back to 1887 when the Irish played their first football game. Notre Dame won its 32nd national championships in 2021 when the Irish claimed the NCAA Fencing Championship following previous titles in football (11 consensus), fencing (three men, one women, six combined), women’s soccer (three), women’s basketball (two), men’s tennis (two), plus one each in men’s soccer, men’s golf and men’s cross country. Notre Dame student-athletes in 2020 recorded the highest NCAA Graduation Success Rate figure (98) among all Football Bowl Subdivision institutions. In the 2021 Olympic Games, the Irish sent an ACC-leading 21 current or former student-athletes to Tokyo (most in school history). Notre Dame football remains independent in terms of conference affiliation, but most other Irish sports began competing in the ACC in 2013-14.

ALLYSON FELIX, NOAH LYLES, AND KENNY BEDNAREK HEADLINE TEAM USA TRACK STARS RACING TONIGHT IN PRIMETIME ON NBC

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Kevin Durant and U.S. Men’s Basketball vs. Australia in Semifinals Live at 12:15 a.m. ET/9:15 p.m. PT Wednesday on Peacock

Grant Holloway Runs For Gold in 110m Hurdles Live Tonight in Primetime on NBC; Trayvon Bromell & Fred Kerley Highlight Team USA Qualifiers for 4x100m Relay Live Tonight on NBC

April Ross & Alix Klineman vs. Switzerland in Women’s Beach Volleyball Semifinal Live Tonight in Primetime at 8 p.m. ET on NBC

U.S. Women’s Soccer Bronze Medal Match vs. Australia Live Thursday Morning at 4 a.m. ET on USA Network

First-Time Olympians Michael Norman and Michael Cherry Aim for Gold Medal in Track & Field Men’s 400m Final Live Thursday Morning at 6:15 a.m. ET on Peacock

Team USA Baseball vs. South Korea in Semifinals Live at 6 a.m. ET Thursday Morning on USA Network

Most Up-to-Date Olympic TV Listings on NBCOlympics.com

STAMFORD, Conn. – Aug. 4, 2021 – Six-time Olympic gold medalist Allyson Felix (women’s 400m semifinals), Noah Lyles (men’s 200m final) and Kenny Bednarek (men’s 200m final) headline American medal contenders in track & field action tonight in primetime at 8 p.m. ET on NBC. American Courtney Frerichs captures the silver medal in the women’s steeplechase final. Qualifying rounds for the men’s 4x100m relay team will be presented live tonight on NBC, and among those in consideration for Team USA in the event include Trayvon Bromell and Tokyo 100m silver medalist Fred Kerley. American Grant Holloway, the reigning world champion, contends for the gold medal in the 110m hurdles final live tonight on NBC.

Kevin Durant and the U.S. men’s basketball team, aiming for its fourth consecutive gold medal, face Australia in the semifinals live at 12:15 a.m. ET/9:15 p.m. PT Wednesday on Peacock, with a berth in the gold medal game on the line.

Live coverage of women’s beach volleyball semifinal action will feature Americans April Ross/Alix Klineman (vs. Switzerland) tonight at 8 p.m. ET on NBC.

Megan Rapinoe and the U.S. women’s soccer team play Australia in the bronze medal match live Thursday morning at 4 a.m. ET on USA Network.

Track & field medals will continue to be awarded Thursday morning, including in the men’s 400m final, live on Peacock beginning at 6:15 a.m. ET. Americans Michael Norman and Michael Cherry look to contend for the gold medal in the 400m final.

Team USA baseball, featuring former MLB players Todd Frazier and Edwin Jackson, plays South Korea in the semifinals live Thursday morning at 6 a.m. ET on USA Network.

In pursuit of a seventh consecutive gold medal, Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi and the U.S. women’s basketball team faced Australia in the quarterfinals, airing tonight at 10 p.m. ET on NBCSN.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4

Nine-time Olympic medalist and six-time Olympic gold medalist Allyson Felix (women’s 400m semifinals), Noah Lyles (men’s 200m final) and Kenny Bednarek (men’s 200m final) headline American medal contenders in track & field action tonight in primetime at 8 p.m. ET on NBC. American Courtney Frerichs captures the silver medal in the women’s steeplechase final. Qualifying rounds for the men’s 4x100m relay team will be presented live tonight on NBC, and among those in consideration for Team USA in the event include Trayvon Bromell and Tokyo 100m silver medalist Fred Kerley. American Grant Holloway, the reigning world champion, contends for the gold medal in the 110m hurdles final live tonight on NBC.

The U.S. men’s basketball team, aiming for its fourth consecutive gold medal, face Australia in the semifinals live at 12:15 a.m. ET/9:15 p.m. PT Wednesday on Peacock, with a berth in the gold medal game on the line.

Live coverage of women’s beach volleyball semifinal action will feature Americans April Ross/Alix Klineman (vs. Switzerland) tonight at 8 p.m. ET on NBC.

Track & field medals will continue to be awarded Thursday morning, including in the men’s 400m final, live on Peacock beginning at 6:15 a.m. ET. Americans Michael Norman and Michael Cherry look to contend for the gold medal in the 400m final.

In pursuit of a seventh consecutive gold medal, Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi and the U.S. women’s basketball team faced Australia in the quarterfinals, airing tonight at 10 p.m. ET on NBCSN.

Four Americans — Nelly Korda, Jessica Korda, Danielle Kang and Lexi Thompson — headline the 60-woman field in the women’s golf competition, as the second round from Kasumigaseki Country Club is presented live tonight at 6:30 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel. Madelene Sagstrom of Sweden (-5) currently leads the field after the first round of play.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 5

The U.S. women’s basketball team, aiming for its seventh consecutive gold medal, face Serbia in the semifinals live at 12:40 a.m. ET/9:40 p.m. PT Thursday on NBC, with the winner advancing to the gold medal game.

Primetime track & field finals and semifinals coverage will be presented Thursday at 8 p.m. ET on NBC, headlined by Americans Michael Norman and Michael Cherry aiming to contend for medals in the men’s 400m final. A busy day of track & field finals will be presented live Friday morning beginning at 7:25 a.m. ET on Peacock. Medals will be handed out in the men’s and women’s 4x100m relays as well as the women’s 400m.

Megan Rapinoe and the U.S. women’s soccer team play Australia in the bronze medal match live Thursday morning at 4 a.m. ET on USA Network. Sweden will face Canada with the gold medal on the line live Thursday at 10 p.m. ET on USA Network.

Team USA baseball, featuring former MLB players Todd Frazier and Edwin Jackson, plays South Korea in the semifinals live Thursday morning at 6 a.m. ET on USA Network.

The women’s beach volleyball final will be presented live Thursday night at 8 p.m. ET on NBC.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 6

Medals will be handed out in the men’s and women’s 4x100m relays as well as the women’s 400m live Friday morning on Peacock at 7:25 a.m. ET. Allyson Felix, competing in the 400m, aims for her 10th track & field Olympic medal, which would tie Carl Lewis for the most all-time.

The bronze medal game in baseball will be presented live Friday night at 11:30 p.m. ET on CNBC.

NBC OLYMPICS PODCASTS

Below are highlights of today’s NBC Olympics’ podcast offerings across The Podium, In The Village, and the audio version of Peacock’s On Her Turf show:

The Podium: Tokyo silver medalists MyKayla Skinner (women’s gymnastics vault) and Adeline Gray (women’s wrestling freestyle 76kg) join host Lauren Shehadi.

In The Village: Tokyo Olympics women’s diving 3m springboard bronze medalist Krysta Palmer joins host and three-time Olympian Elizabeth Beisel.

On Her Turf: Sydney McLaughlin, winner of the women’s 400m hurdles with a world record performance, joins co-hosts Lolo Jones and Lindsay Czarniak. Former Notre Dame women’s basketball head coach Muffet McGraw and Seattle Storm head coach Noelle Quinn take part in a roundtable discussion on the lack of representation for women coaches in women’s sports. Peacock’s daily show On Her Turf at the Olympics streams from 7 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. ET.

To listen to NBC Olympics’ full suite of Tokyo podcasts, click here or discover the new NBC Olympics Podcasts Channel on Apple Podcasts. Podcast episodes are available for download on all major podcast platforms.

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For the latest comprehensive Olympic TV schedule information, please visit https://www.nbcolympics.com/schedule.

All Tokyo Olympics coverage will be streamed live on https://www.nbcolympics.com and the NBC Sports app.

For more information about NBC Sports Group, our releases and latest news, please visit nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com. A complete archive of Tokyo Olympics press releases can be found here.

Telemundo Deportes, the Spanish-language home of the Olympic Games, will present at least 12 hours of daily multimedia coverage during the Tokyo Olympics. Telemundo Deportes’ daily schedule can be accessed here.

Listings subject to change (all times ET unless noted).

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4 (DAY 12)

 

NBC

12 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Women’s Volleyball Quarterfinal – U.S. vs. Dominican Republic

Equestrian – Individual Jumping Final

Artistic Swimming – Duet Final

Canoeing – Sprint Qualifying

Sport Climbing – Women’s Qualifying

Skateboarding – Women’s Park Final

Diving – Women’s Platform Qualifying

 

8 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.

Women’s Beach Volleyball Semifinal – Ross/Klineman (U.S.) vs. Verge-Depre/Heidrich (Switzerland) (LIVE)

Track & Field – Finals, Semifinals and Qualifying

Women’s 4x100m Relay Qualifying (LIVE)

Women’s Steeplechase Final

Men’s 800m Final

Men’s 200m Final

Women’s 400m Semifinals

Women’s 1500m Semifinals

Men’s 4x100m Relay Qualifying (LIVE)

Men’s Triple Jump Final (LIVE)

Men’s Shot Put Final (LIVE)

Men’s 110m Hurdles Final (LIVE)

Diving – Women’s Platform Semifinal (LIVE)

 

8:30 p.m. – 9:05 p.m. (PT)

Women’s Beach Volleyball Semifinal – Australia vs. Latvia

 

12:05 a.m. – 2 a.m.

Track & Field – Finals and Semifinals

Women’s 1500m Semifinals

Women’s Steeplechase Final

Men’s Hammer Throw Final

Skateboarding – Men’s Park Final

Canoeing – Sprint Final

 

USA NETWORK

10 a.m. – 8 p.m.

Women’s Volleyball Quarterfinal – U.S. vs. Dominican Republic

Men’s Water Polo Quarterfinal – U.S. vs. Spain

Women’s Basketball Quarterfinal – China vs. Serbia

Sport Climbing – Women’s Qualifying

Cycling – Track Final

Women’s Handball Quarterfinal – France vs. Netherlands

Weightlifting – Men’s Final

Wrestling – Finals

Boxing – Finals and Semifinals

 

8 p.m. – 2 a.m.

Track & Field – Finals (LIVE)

Men’s 110m Hurdles Final

Men’s Shot Put Final

Men’s Triple Jump Final

Heptathlon

Decathlon

 

CNBC

8 p.m. – 2 a.m.

Diving – Women’s Platform Semifinal (LIVE)

Canoeing – Sprint Finals (LIVE)

Skateboarding – Men’s Park Final (LIVE)

Skateboarding – Men’s Park Qualifying (LIVE)

Women’s Beach Volleyball Semifinal – Australia vs. Latvia

Canoeing – Sprint Finals

 

NBCSN

11:15 a.m. – 8 p.m.

Baseball Semifinal – Japan vs. South Korea

Men’s Beach Volleyball Quarterfinal – Qatar vs. Italy

Swimming – Men’s Marathon (LIVE)

Field Hockey – Women’s Semifinal

Men’s Water Polo Quarterfinal – Italy vs. Serbia

 

8 p.m. – 2 a.m.

Women’s Basketball Quarterfinal – U.S. vs. Australia

Men’s Water Polo Quarterfinal – U.S. vs. Spain

Men’s Beach Volleyball Quarterfinal – Norway vs. Russian Olympic Committee

Equestrian – Individual Jumping Final

 

OLYMPIC CHANNEL: HOME OF TEAM USA

9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Wrestling Competition

 

10 p.m. – 12:30 a.m.

Wrestling Qualifying Rounds (LIVE)

Women’s Freestyle 53kg

Women’s Freestyle 57kg

Men’s Freestyle 57kg

Men’s Freestyle 74kg

Men’s Freestyle 86kg

Men’s Freestyle 125kg

 

12:30 a.m. – 2 a.m.

Wrestling Competition

 

GOLF CHANNEL

9:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Women’s First Round

 

6:30 p.m. – 3 a.m.

Women’s Second Round (LIVE)

 

PEACOCK

12:15 a.m. – 2:15 a.m. 

Men’s Basketball Semifinal – U.S. vs. Australia (LIVE)

 

TELEMUNDO

1 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Olympics Recap Show

 

UNIVERSO

10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Women’s Basketball Quarterfinal – U.S. vs. Australia

 

11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Baseball Playoff Round – U.S. vs. Dominican Republic

 

12:30 p.m. – 1 p.m.

Boxing

 

THURSDAY, AUGUST 5 (DAY 13)

 

NBC

12 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Men’s Basketball Semifinal – U.S. vs. Australia

Canoeing – Sprint Finals

Women’s Water Polo Semifinal – U.S. vs. Russian Olympic Committee

Sport Climbing – Men’s Final

Cycling – Track Finals

 

8 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.

Track & Field Finals and Semifinals

Men’s 400m Final

Decathlon Final

Heptathlon Final

Men’s 1500m Semifinal

Women’s Beach Volleyball – Final (LIVE)

Skateboarding – Men’s Park Final

Diving – Women’s Platform Final

 

11:30 p.m. – 12:05 a.m. (PT)

Women’s Soccer Final – Sweden vs. Canada (LIVE)

 

12:05 a.m. – 12:30 a.m.

Canoeing – Sprint Qualifying

 

12:40 a.m. – 2:30 a.m.

Women’s Basketball Semifinal – U.S. vs. Serbia (LIVE)

 

USA NETWORK

2 a.m. – 4 a.m.

Diving – Women’s Platform Final (LIVE)

Men’s Field Hockey Bronze Medal – Germany vs. India

 

4 a.m. – 6 a.m.

Women’s Soccer Bronze Medal – U.S. vs. Australia (LIVE)

 

6 a.m. – 9 a.m.

Baseball Semifinal – U.S. vs. South Korea (LIVE)

 

9 a.m. – 10 a.m.

Men’s Volleyball Semifinal – France vs. Argentina (LIVE)

 

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Women’s Water Polo Semifinal – U.S. vs. Russian Olympic Committee

Women’s Water Polo Semifinal – Spain vs. Hungary

Cycling – Track Finals

Beach Volleyball – Men’s Semifinals

Men’s Handball Semifinal – Spain vs. Denmark

Karate – Finals

Boxing – Finals & Semifinals

Wrestling – Finals

 

6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Men’s Basketball Semifinal – U.S. vs. Australia

 

8 p.m. – 10 p.m.

Cycling – Track Finals

Canoeing – Sprint Qualifying (LIVE)

 

10 p.m. – 12:30 a.m.

Women’s Soccer Final – Sweden vs. Canada (LIVE)

 

12:30 a.m. – 2 a.m.

Gymnastics – Rhythmic Individual Qualifying

 

CNBC

2 a.m. – 3:40 a.m.

Women’s Water Polo Semifinal – U.S. vs. Russian Olympic Committee (LIVE)

Canoeing – Sprint Finals

 

8 p.m. – 2 a.m.

Women’s Volleyball Semifinal – U.S. vs. Serbia (LIVE)

Beach Volleyball – Women’s Bronze Medal (LIVE)

Field Hockey – Women’s Bronze Medal

Modern Pentathlon – Men’s and Women’s Fencing Ranking Rounds

Men’s Handball – Semifinal

Field Hockey – Women’s Bronze Medal

 

NBCSN

2 a.m. – 7 a.m.

Women’s Volleyball Quarterfinal – U.S. vs. Dominican Republic

Track & Field – Men’s 20km Walk (LIVE)

Skateboarding – Men’s Park Final

Men’s Handball Semifinal – France vs. Egypt

 

7 a.m. – 9 a.m.

Men’s Basketball Semifinal – France vs. Slovenia (LIVE)

 

9 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Table Tennis – Women’s Team Bronze Medal

Sport Climbing – Men’s Final

 

11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Men’s Field Hockey Final – Australia vs. Belgium

 

1 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Men’s Basketball Semifinal – France vs. Slovenia

 

3 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Table Tennis – Women’s Team Final

Track & Field – Men’s 50km Walk (LIVE)

 

8:30 p.m. – 2 a.m.

Men’s Basketball Semifinal – U.S. vs. Australia

Women’s Soccer Bronze Medal – U.S. vs. Australia

Women’s Beach Volleyball Semifinal – Ross/Klineman (U.S.) vs. Verge-Depre/Heidrich (Switzerland)

Women’s Water Polo Semifinal – U.S. vs. Russian Olympic Committee

Women’s Water Polo Semifinal – Spain vs. Hungary

 

OLYMPIC CHANNEL: HOME OF TEAM USA

2 a.m. – 3 a.m.

Wrestling – Competition

 

5:15 a.m. – 9 a.m.

Wrestling – Finals and Semifinals (LIVE)

Women’s Freestyle 57kg Final

Men’s Freestyle 57kg Final

Men’s Freestyle 86kg Final

Women’s Freestyle 53kg Semifinal

Men’s Freestyle 74kg Semifinal

Men’s Freestyle 125kg Semifinal

 

9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Wrestling – Competition

 

10 p.m. – 12:30 a.m.

Wrestling – Qualifying Rounds (LIVE)

Women’s Freestyle 50kg

Men’s Freestyle 65kg

Men’s Freestyle 74kg

Women’s Freestyle 53kg

Men’s Freestyle 97kg

Men’s Freestyle 125kg

 

12:30 a.m. – 2 a.m.

Wrestling – Competition

 

GOLF CHANNEL

7 a.m. – 10 a.m.

Women’s Second Round

 

6:30 p.m. – 3 a.m.

Women’s Third Round (LIVE)

 

PEACOCK

6:15 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. 

Track & Field (LIVE)

Men’s Decathlon Javelin Throw

Women’s Pole Vault Final

Women’s 4x400m Relay Round 1

Men’s 1500m Semifinals

Men’s 400m Final

Women’s Heptathlon 800m

Men’s Decathlon 1500m

 

TELEMUNDO

3 a.m. – 3:45 a.m.

Track & Field

 

4 a.m. – 6 a.m.

Women’s Soccer Bronze Medal – U.S. vs. Australia (LIVE)

 

6 a.m. – 7 a.m.

Men’s Volleyball Semifinal – Brazil vs. Russian Olympic Committee

 

1 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Olympics Recap Show

 

UNIVERSO

7:15 a.m. – 8:15 a.m.

Beach Volleyball – Semifinals

 

8:15 a.m. – 9 a.m.

Baseball (LIVE)

 

9 a.m. – 10 a.m.

Men’s Volleyball Semifinal – France vs. Argentina

 

10 a.m. – 11 a.m.

Boxing

 

11 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Men’s Basketball Semifinal – U.S. vs. Australia

 

FRIDAY, AUGUST 6 (DAY 14)

 

NBC

12 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Canoeing – Sprint Qualifying

Equestrian – Jumping Qualifying

Artistic Swimming – Team Qualifying

Gymnastics – Rhythmic Individual Qualifying

Sport Climbing – Women’s Final

Volleyball – Women’s Semifinal

 

8 p.m. – 12:30 a.m.

Track & Field Finals

Men’s 4x100m – Final

Women’s 4x100m – Final

Women’s 1500m – Final

Women’s 400m – Final

Men’s 5000m – Final

Track & Field – Women’s Marathon (LIVE)

Diving – Men’s Platform Qualifying

 

1:05 a.m. – 2 a.m.

Beach Volleyball – Men’s Final

 

USA NETWORK

2 a.m. – 6 a.m.

Diving – Men’s Platform Qualifying (LIVE)

Handball – Women’s Semifinal (LIVE)

Cycling – Track Finals

 

6 a.m. – 10 a.m.

Volleyball – Women’s Semifinal (LIVE)

Field Hockey – Women’s Final (LIVE)

Artistic Swimming – Team Qualifying

 

10 a.m. – 2:45 p.m.

Basketball – Women’s Semifinal

Handball – Women’s Semifinal

Cycling – Track Finals

 

2:45 pm. – 6 p.m.

Wrestling – Finals

Boxing – Final & Semifinals

Karate – Finals

Sport Climbing – Women’s Final

 

6 p.m. – 9 p.m.

Track & Field – Women’s Marathon (LIVE)

 

9 p.m. – 12:30 a.m.

Diving – Men’s Platform Semifinal (LIVE)

Gymnastics – Rhythmic Group Qualifying (LIVE)

Canoeing – Sprint Finals

 

12:30 a.m. – 2 a.m.

Volleyball – Men’s Bronze Medal (LIVE)

 

CNBC

2 a.m. – 3:30 a.m.

Water Polo – Men’s Semifinal (LIVE)

Cycling – Track Finals

 

8 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.

Beach Volleyball – Men’s Final (LIVE)

Beach Volleyball – Men’s Bronze Medal (LIVE)

Cycling – Track Finals

Handball – Women’s Semifinal

Modern Pentathlon – Women’s Final

 

11:30 p.m. – 2 a.m.

Baseball – Bronze Medal (LIVE)

 

NBCSN

2 a.m. – 3:30 a.m.

Volleyball – Men’s Semifinal

 

3:30 a.m. – 7 a.m.

Track & Field – Women’s 20km Walk (LIVE)

Gymnastics – Rhythmic Individual Qualifying

 

7 a.m. – 11 a.m.

Soccer – Men’s Bronze Medal (LIVE)

Women’s Soccer Final – Sweden vs. Canada

 

11 a.m. – 4:15 p.m.

Water Polo – Men’s Semifinal

Table Tennis – Men’s Team Bronze Medal & Final

Equestrian – Jumping Qualifying

 

4:15 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Basketball – Women’s Semifinal

Women’s Soccer Final – Sweden vs. Canada

 

8 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.

Beach Volleyball – Women’s Final

Basketball – Women’s Semifinal

Water Polo – Men’s Semifinal

 

11:30 p.m. – 2 a.m.

Women’s Soccer Final – Sweden vs. Canada

Handball – Women’s Semifinal

 

OLYMPIC CHANNEL: HOME OF TEAM USA

2 a.m. – 3 a.m.

Wrestling – Competition

 

5:15 a.m. – 9 a.m.

Wrestling – Finals and Semifinals (LIVE)

Women’s Freestyle 53kg Final

Men’s Freestyle 74kg Final

Men’s Freestyle 125kg Final

Women’s Freestyle 50kg Semifinal

Men’s Freestyle 65kg Semifinal

Men’s Freestyle 97kg Semifinal

 

9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Wrestling – Competition

 

GOLF CHANNEL

6:30 p.m. – 3:30 a.m.

Women’s Final Round (LIVE)

 

PEACOCK

7:25 a.m. – 9:55 a.m. 

Track & Field (LIVE)

Men’s 4x400m Relay Round 1

Women’s Javelin Throw Final

Men’s 5000m Final

Women’s 400m Final

Women’s 1500m Final

Women’s 4x400m Relay Final

Men’s 4x100m Relay Final

 

TELEMUNDO

5:15 a.m. – 6 a.m.

Women’s Beach Volleyball Bronze Medal

 

6 a.m. – 7 a.m.

Women’s Beach Volleyball Final

 

1 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Olympics Recap Show

 

UNIVERSO

7 a.m. – 9 a.m.

Men’s Soccer Bronze Medal – Mexico vs. Japan (LIVE)

 

9 a.m. – 10 a.m.

Women’s Volleyball – Semifinal (LIVE)

 

10 a.m. – 11 a.m.

Rhythmic Gymnastics

 

11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Boxing – Finals

 

12:30 p.m. – 1 p.m.

Track & Field

–TOKYO OLYMPICS–

TOKYO OLYMPICS – AUGUST 3 PRIMETIME HIGHLIGHTS ON NBC

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“On and off the competition floor, she is the epitome of what the next generation of role models should be.” – Nastia Liukin on Simone Biles winning bronze in the women’s balance beam final

“There’s no more talk about the promise of the young superstar. The dream has been realized…Breathtaking performance.” – Sanya Richards-Ross on Sydney McLaughlin winning gold and setting a world record in the women’s 400m hurdles final

 “She’s shrugged off youth and inexperience, and delivered a virtuoso performance…Athing Mu has arrived.” – Ato Boldon on Mu winning gold in the women’s 800m final

Wednesday Highlights: U.S. Men’s Basketball vs. Australia in Semifinals Live Wednesday Evening at 12:40 a.m. ET/9:40 p.m. ET on Peacock; Allyson Felix (Women’s 400m Semifinals) and Noah Lyles (Men’s 200m final) Expected to Headline Live Track & Field Coverage Wednesday Morning at 6 a.m. ET on Peacock

STAMFORD, Conn. – August 3, 2021 – NBC Olympics continued its primetime coverage of the Tokyo Olympics tonight on NBC. Mike Tirico serves as NBC Olympics primetime host and opened coverage on NBC.

Highlights of upcoming coverage include:

    • Coming up next, Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi and the U.S. women’s basketball team face Australia in the quarterfinals live Tuesday evening at 12:40 a.m. ET/9:40 p.m. PT on USA Network in pursuit of a seventh consecutive gold medal;
    • The U.S. men’s basketball team, aiming for its fourth consecutive gold medal, face Australia in the semifinals live Wednesday evening at 12:15 a.m. ET/9:15 p.m. PT on Peacock, with a berth in the gold medal game on the line;
    • Live track & field action in primetime Wednesday night on NBC and USA Network will feature the men’s 110m hurdles final as well as qualifiers in the men’s 4x100m relay. American Grant Holloway, the reigning world champion, aims to contend for the gold medal in the 110m hurdles final;
    • Allyson Felix (women’s 400m semifinals) and Noah Lyles (men’s 200m final) are expected to headline American contenders in track & field action live Wednesday morning at 6 a.m. ET on Peacock;
    • Live coverage of women’s beach volleyball semifinal action will feature Americans April Ross/Alix Klineman (vs. Switzerland) Wednesday night at 8 p.m. ET on NBC;
    • Four Americans – Nelly Korda, Jessica Korda, Danielle Kang and Lexi Thompson – headline the 60-woman field in the women’s golf competition, as the second round from Kasumigaseki Country Club is presented live Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel.

 

Following are highlights from tonight’s primetime coverage of the Tokyo Olympics on the networks of NBCUniversal:

GYMNASTICS – NBC

Tim Daggett on Simone Biles’ winning bronze in the balance beam: “As soon as I saw her today, I had absolutely no doubts that we would see what we typically see from this young woman…She doesn’t just do a double pike, she soars.”

Nastia Liukin on Biles competing in the balance beam: “She has nothing left to prove to anyone but herself, but once again, final standings, medals, or medal counts will never define the legacy that Simone Biles has already created. On and off the competition floor, she is the epitome of what the next generation of role models should be.”

Liukin on Biles: “It is not even necessarily what happens on this beam routine, it is the fact that she feels confident, she feels safe.”

Biles to Andrea Joyce on winning bronze: “I’ve been through so much this whole week and this past five years, so to come away with a medal when I didn’t think I was even going to get cleared to compete means a lot, and the outpouring of support means the world to me.”

Biles to Tirico on competing in the balance beam: “I just felt like I wanted to do this for me. I really wasn’t medically cleared to do the other events that I had qualified into, so tonight I just wanted to get out there have fun, do my beam routine and then just see what happens.”

Biles to Tirico on the difficulty of being expected to win: “It’s hard, but it’s harder being a female athlete because, you know, everybody prays for your downfall and wants you to mess up and all of that stuff. I don’t think they take into consideration of our mental state…because at the end of the day, we’re not just athletes or entertainment. We’re humans too and we have emotions and feelings and things that we’re working through behind the scenes that we don’t tell you guys about, and so I just think it’s something that people should be more aware of.”

Biles to Tirico on what she’s taking away from her experience in Tokyo: “Put your mental health first, it doesn’t matter if you’re on the biggest stage. That’s more important than any other medal you could win.”

Terry Gannon on Brody Malone finishing fourth in the men’s horizontal bar: “Brody Malone is just getting started. He may be a star in Paris.”

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TRACK & FIELD – NBC

Sanya Richards-Ross on Sydney McLaughlin winning gold in the women’s 400m hurdles final: “There’s no more talk about the promise of the young superstar. The dream has been realized. Sydney McLaughlin, Olympic champion and world record holder! Breathtaking performance.”

Ato Boldon on the women’s 400m hurdles: “Dalilah Muhammad I thought ran the best race should could possibly given all she’s come back from, but sort of like Athing Mu, (McLaughlin) has so much flat speed in reserve that she was able to pull on that speed and get past the defending champ…These two are starting to separate themselves from everybody else on the planet now.”

Richards-Ross on McLaughlin setting a new world record: “Iron sharpens iron. This record does not fall without Dalilah Muhammad going for broke out of Lane 7. But what I admire so much is the patience and the poise of the youngster…she’s never been in this position before, but she was able to run her best race, the best race we’ve ever seen at 400m hurdles for women.”

Boldon on Athing Mu winning gold in the women’s 800m final: “She’s shrugged off youth and inexperience, and delivered a virtuoso performance. I think it’s safe to say the United States is not going to wait 53 more years for another gold medal. Athing Mu of Trenton, New Jersey, has arrived and there’s so much more to come from the new 800m queen.”

Richards-Ross: “This is what dreams are made of…Athing Mu – you are a thing of beauty. You are an Olympic champion at 19 years old.”

Richards-Ross on Noah Lyles in warmups: “He still talks about how the pressure sometimes feels heavy, but what we like to see is this Noah Lyles. He’s having fun in the back. He’s having fun on the track and when he does that, he runs light and he runs fast.”

Boldon on Noah Lyles finishing third in the 200m semifinal: “Noah Lyles knows better. You can get off the gas, sure, but you cannot get off the gas if two people are catching you like this.”

Richards-Ross on Gabby Thomas winning bronze in the women’s 200m final: “From Harvard to a bronze medal at the Olympic Games, and she ran the race of a lifetime. She wasn’t looking this good through the rounds.”

Boldon on Elaine Thompson-Herah winning gold in the women’s 200m and the historic double-double: “This is one of the best 200m turns I’ve ever seen…what she just did is to put herself in very remarkable company. She’s the only woman to win the 100m and 200m in back-to-back Olympic Games.”

Richards-Ross on 17-year-old Erriyon Knighton qualifying for the final in the men’s 200m: “You know who he just looked like? Usain Bolt…He looked like a young Usain Bolt. He controlled, dominated the final 100m of this race.”

Boldon on Knighton: “I think you’re right…the only thing Usain would not have done was spot them this much distance. But the young kid not looking like somebody in his Olympic debut. The thing is though. if he’s going to be on the medal podium, you cannot spot anybody in the final that much space.”

Boldon on Grant Holloway winning his men’s 110m hurdles semifinal heat: “The ones who are going to be on the podium go through their rounds looking like that. There was nobody in the frame. As confident as ever, and making these rounds look effortless.”

Boldon on Devon Allen qualifying for the men’s 110m hurdles: “When the U.S. failed to medal in Rio, I knew it would not last…and the way Devon Allen looks, the U.S. may be looking at multiple medals in the final.”

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ABOUT NBC OLYMPICS

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WOMEN’S OLYMPIC GOLF COMPETITION HIGHLIGHTS LIVE TOURNAMENT COVERAGE THIS WEEK ON GOLF CHANNEL AND PEACOCK

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Comprehensive Live Coverage of Women’s Olympic Golf Competition Begins Tonight at 6:30 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel

Live From The Olympics – Pre-Round Studio Coverage Tuesday-Friday at 5 p.m. ET

Tokyo Olympic Gold Medalist Xander Schauffele, Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau Headline WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational; Coverage Begins Thursday at Noon ET on GOLF Channel

U.S. Women’s Amateur Live on GOLF Channel and Peacock – Coverage Begins Wednesday at 2 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel

STAMFORD, Conn. – Aug. 3, 2021 – NBC Olympics will present comprehensive live coverage of the women’s Olympic golf competition from Kasumigaseki Country Club on GOLF Channel, beginning today, August 3, through Friday, August 6, each night at 6:30 p.m. ET, complemented by daily Live From The Olympics studio coverage providing pre- and post-round analysis throughout the week.

Leading coverage on-site in Tokyo are play-by-play commentator Rich Lerner, analyst Paige Mackenzie, on-course reporters Jim “Bones” Mackay and Kay Cockerill, host/reporter Todd Lewis and reporter Steve Sands.

Leading coverage based from NBC Sports Group’s International Broadcast Center in Stamford, Conn., will be play-by-play commentator and host Shane Bacon and tower announcers Tom Abbott and Karen Stupples.

Anna Whiteley, Shane Bacon and Tom Abbott will host Live From The Olympics studio coverage alongside analysts Brandel Chamblee, Amanda Blumenherst, Karen Stupples and Jaime Diaz.

TOKYO OLYMPICS – WOMEN’S GOLF

The U.S. women’s Olympic golf team will be represented in the 60-woman Olympic field by Nelly Korda, Jessica Korda, Danielle Kang and Lexi Thompson.

Golf returned to the Olympic Games in 2016 in Rio, where Inbee Park (KOR) won gold in the women’s golf competition, followed by Lydia Ko (NZL) and Shanshan Feng (CHN).

How To Watch – Tuesday, August 3 – Friday, August 6 (all times ET)

  • TV – GOLF Channel
  • Streaming – NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app
Date GOLF Channel
Tuesday 6:30 p.m. – 3 a.m.
Wednesday 6:30 p.m. – 3 a.m.
Friday 6:30 p.m. – 3 a.m.
Saturday 6:30 p.m. – 3:30 a.m.

WORLD GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS/PGA TOUR: WGC-FEDEX ST. JUDE INVITATIONAL

Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Xander Schauffele plays his first tournament at the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational from TPC Southwind in Memphis this week, following his gold medal victory last week. GOLF Channel presents live early-round coverage on Thursday and Friday and lead-in coverage on the weekend. Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka, Bryson DeChambeau and 2021 PGA Championship winner Phil Mickelson join Schauffele in the tournament’s star-studded field.

GOLF Channel Broadcast Team

  • Play by Play: Whit Watson
  • Analyst: Nick Faldo
  • Interviews: Amy Rogers

How To Watch – Thursday, August 5 – Sunday, August 8 (all times ET)

  • TV – GOLF Channel
  • Streaming – NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app; Exclusive early morning coverage Thursday-Friday streams on PGA TOUR LIVE on NBC Sports Gold
Date GOLF Channel
Thursday Noon-5 p.m.
Friday Noon-5 p.m.
Saturday Noon-2 p.m.
Sunday Noon-2 p.m.

Notable Players This Week

  • Xander Schauffele
  • Dustin Johnson
  • Brooks Koepka
  • Bryson DeChambeau
  • Phil Mickelson
  • Rory McIlroy
  • Collin Morikawa
  • Patrick Reed
  • Hideki Matsuyama

PGA TOUR: BARRACUDA CHAMPIONSHIP

The PGA TOUR heads to Tahoe Mountain Club in Truckee, Calif., for the only modified Stableford event of the year at this weekend’s Barracuda Championship.

Live coverage on GOLF Channel begins this Thursday at 10 a.m. ET.

Broadcast Team

  • Play by Play: Bob Papa
  • Analyst: Curt Byrum
  • Tower: John Cook
  • On-Course: Arron Oberholser / Phil Blackmar

How To Watch – Thursday, August 5 – Sunday, August 8 (all times ET)

  • TV – GOLF Channel
  • Streaming – NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app; Exclusive early morning coverage Thursday-Friday streams on PGA TOUR LIVE on NBC Sports Gold
Date GOLF Channel
Thursday 10 a.m.-Noon
Friday 10 a.m.-Noon
Saturday 6-9 p.m.
Sunday 6-9 p.m.

Notable Players This Week

  • Gary Woodland
  • Brandt Snedeker
  • Matt Kuchar
  • Padraig Harrington
  • Miro Pereira

U.S. WOMEN’S AMATEUR

NBC Sports and Peacock present live coverage of the U.S. Women’s Amateur from Westchester Country Club in Rye, N.Y., this week, beginning with the start of match play when the field is cut to 64 players tomorrow.

Live coverage begins each day Wednesday-Sunday at 2 p.m. ET across GOLF Channel and Peacock as defending champion Rose Zhang, who won the 2021 U.S. Girls’ Junior Amateur, looks to defend her title.

GOLF Channel & Peacock Broadcast Team

  • Play by Play: Steve Burkowski
  • Analyst: Morgan Pressel
  • On-Course: Jim Gallagher Jr. / Jerry Foltz
  • Interviews: Cheyenne Woods

How To Watch – Wednesday, August 4 – Sunday, August 8 (all times ET)

  • TV – GOLF Channel
  • Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app
Date GOLF Channel Peacock
Wednesday 2-5 p.m.  
Thursday   2-5 p.m.
Friday   2-5 p.m.
Saturday 2-5 p.m.  
Sunday 2-5 p.m.  

KORN FERRY TOUR: UTAH CHAMPIONSHIP

GOLF Channel will present delayed coverage of the Korn Ferry Tour’s Utah Championship from Oakridge Country Club in Farmington this weekend, beginning with the first round on Friday at 9 a.m. ET.

How To Watch – Friday, August 6 – Sunday, August 8 (all times ET)

  • TV – GOLF Channel
  • Streaming – NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app
Date GOLF Channel
Friday 7-9 a.m.
Saturday 9-11 a.m.; 10 p.m.-Midnight
Sunday 10 p.m.-Midnight
*Delayed coverage

 

BROADCAST NOTES

  • Live From The Olympics: Live From The Olympics will surround the women’s Olympic golf competition with comprehensive pre- and post-round studio coverage this week on GOLF Channel. Anna Whiteley, Shane Bacon and Tom Abbott will host Live From The Olympics studio coverage alongside analysts Brandel Chamblee, Amanda Blumenherst, Karen Stupples and Jaime Diaz. Todd Lewis and Ryan Lavner will provide reports.
Date Live From The Olympics
Tuesday 5-6:30 p.m./3-4 a.m.
Wednesday 5-6:30 p.m./3-4 a.m.
Thursday 5-6:30 p.m./3-4 a.m.
Friday 5-6:30 p.m./3:30-4:30 a.m.

 

  • Golf Pick ‘Em presented by FootJoy: NBC Sports’ free-to-play game, Golf Pick ‘Em presented by FootJoy, features a weekly Thursday-Sunday contest for 25 PGA TOUR tournaments this season, each with a $50,000 jackpot, and a special $100,000 jackpot for all four Majors. Golf Pick ‘Em presented by FootJoy is available for download now on the NBC Sports Predictor app powered by PointsBet (available in the App Store and Google Play Store) and at com/Predictor.
  • All GOLF Channel coverage also streams on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app via “TV Everywhere,” giving consumers additional value for their subscription service, and making high quality content available to MVPD customers both in and out of the home and on multiple platforms.

 

–NBC SPORTS–

SIMONE BILES AND SUNI LEE COMPETE IN BALANCE BEAM FINAL; SYDNEY MCLAUGHLIN AND DALILAH MUHAMMAD RACE IN LIVE 400M HURDLES FINAL TONIGHT IN PRIMETIME ON NBC

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Team USA Track & Field Stars Athing Mu (Women’s 800m Final) and Gabby Thomas (Women’s 200m Final) Capture Medals Tonight at 8 p.m. ET on NBC and USA Network

Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi and U.S. Women’s Basketball vs. Australia in Quarterfinals Live Tonight at 12:40 a.m. ET/9:40 p.m. PT on USA Network

Nine-Time Olympic Medalist Allyson Felix (Women’s 400m Semifinal) and Noah Lyles (Men’s 200m Final) Headline American Contenders in Track & Field Live Wednesday Morning at 6 a.m. ET on Peacock

Team USA Baseball vs. Dominican Republic in Playoff Round Live at 12:15 a.m. ET/9:15 p.m. PT Tuesday on CNBC

Most Up-to-Date Olympic TV Listings on NBCOlympics.com

STAMFORD, Conn. – Aug. 3, 2021 – The most decorated American gymnast in history and four-time Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles returns to competition at the Tokyo Olympics in the balance beam final tonight in primetime, beginning at 8 p.m. ET on NBC. Suni Lee, who has won gold in the all-around, silver in the team event and bronze in the uneven bars in Tokyo, joins Biles in the balance beam final.

American Brody Malone competes in the men’s horizontal bar final tonight at 8 p.m. ET on NBC.

A number of American medal contenders will be featured during track & field finals, semifinals and qualifiers tonight at 8 p.m. ET on NBC and USA Network. Live in primetime on NBC, Americans Sydney McLaughlin and Rio gold medalist Dalilah Muhammad will go for gold in the women’s 400m hurdles final and Grant Holloway will race in the men’s 110m hurdles semifinals. First-time Olympians Athing Mu (gold medal, women’s 800m) and Gabby Thomas (bronze medal, women’s 200m) capture medals in final events, while Noah Lyles will compete in the men’s 200m semifinals, where he is a gold medal contender.

In pursuit of a seventh consecutive gold medal, Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi and the U.S. women’s basketball team face Australia in the quarterfinals live tonight at 12:40 a.m. ET/9:40 p.m. PT on USA Network.

Nine-time Olympic medalist and six-time Olympic gold medalist Allyson Felix (women’s 400m semifinals) and Noah Lyles (men’s 200m final) are expected to headline American contenders in track & field action live Wednesday morning at 6 a.m. ET on Peacock. Rio bronze medalist Emma Coburn will also aim for a second consecutive Olympic medal in the women’s steeplechase final live Wednesday on Peacock.

Kevin Durant and the U.S. men’s basketball team, aiming for its fourth consecutive gold medal, faced Ricky Rubio and Pau Gasol and Spain in the quarterfinals, airing today at 3 p.m. ET on NBC, 6 p.m. ET on USA Network and at 10:45 p.m. ET on NBCSN.

Team USA baseball, featuring former MLB players Todd Frazier and Edwin Jackson, plays Jose Bautista and the Dominican Republic in the playoff round live at 12:15 a.m. ET/9:15 p.m. PT Tuesday on CNBC.

Four Americans — Nelly Korda, Jessica Korda, Danielle Kang and Lexi Thompson — headline the 60-woman field in the women’s golf competition, as the first round gets underway from Kasumigaseki Country Club live tonight at 6:30 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 3

The most decorated American gymnast in history and four-time Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles returns to competition at the Tokyo Olympics in the balance beam final tonight in primetime, beginning at 8 p.m. ET on NBC. Suni Lee, who has won gold in the all-around, silver in the team event and bronze in the uneven bars in Tokyo, joins Biles in the balance beam final.

American Brody Malone competes in the men’s horizontal bar final tonight at 8 p.m. ET on NBC.

A number of American medal contenders will be featured during track & field finals, semifinals and qualifiers tonight at 8 p.m. ET on NBC and USA Network. Live in primetime on NBC, Americans Sydney McLaughlin and Rio gold medalist Dalilah Muhammad will go for gold in the women’s 400m hurdles final and Grant Holloway is expected to race in the men’s 110m hurdles semifinals. First-time Olympians Athing Mu (gold medal, women’s 800m) and Gabby Thomas (bronze medal, women’s 200m) capture medals in final events, while Noah Lyles will compete in the men’s 200m semifinals, where he is a gold medal contender.

In pursuit of a seventh consecutive gold medal, Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi and the U.S. women’s basketball team face Australia in the quarterfinals live tonight at 12:40 a.m. ET/9:40 p.m. PT on USA Network.

Kevin Durant and the U.S. men’s basketball team, aiming for its fourth consecutive gold medal, faced Ricky Rubio and Pau Gasol and Spain in the quarterfinals, airing today at 3 p.m. ET on NBC, 6 p.m. ET on USA Network and at 10:45 p.m. ET on NBCSN.

Team USA baseball, featuring former MLB players Todd Frazier and Edwin Jackson, plays Jose Bautista and the Dominican Republic in the playoff round live tonight at 12:15 a.m. ET/9:15 p.m. PT on CNBC.

Four Americans — Nelly Korda, Jessica Korda, Danielle Kang and Lexi Thompson — headline the 60-woman field in the women’s golf competition, as the first round gets underway from Kasumigaseki Country Club live tonight at 6:30 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4

The U.S. men’s basketball team, aiming for its fourth consecutive gold medal, face Australia in the semifinals live Wednesday evening at 12:15 a.m. ET/9:15 p.m. PT on Peacock, with a berth in the gold medal game on the line.

Live track & field action in primetime Wednesday night on NBC and USA Network will feature the men’s 110m hurdles final as well as qualifiers in the men’s 4x100m relay. American Grant Holloway, the reigning world champion, aims to contend for the gold medal in the 110m hurdles final.

Nine-time Olympic medalist and six-time Olympic gold medalist Allyson Felix (women’s 400m semifinals) and Noah Lyles (men’s 200m final) are expected to headline American contenders in track & field action live Wednesday morning at 6 a.m. ET on Peacock. Rio bronze medalist Emma Coburn will also aim for a second consecutive Olympic medal in the women’s steeplechase final live Wednesday on Peacock. Peacock will also present live coverage of track & field finals and qualifying rounds Thursday morning beginning at 6:15 a.m. ET.

Live coverage of women’s beach volleyball semifinal action will feature Americans April Ross/Alix Klineman (vs. Switzerland) Wednesday night at 8 p.m. ET on NBC.

Four Americans — Nelly Korda, Jessica Korda, Danielle Kang and Lexi Thompson — headline the 60-woman field in the women’s golf competition, as the second round from Kasumigaseki Country Club is presented live Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 5

Primetime track & field finals and semifinals coverage will be presented Thursday at 8 p.m. ET on NBC, headlined by Americans Michael Norman and Michael Cherry aiming to contend for medals in the men’s 400m final. A busy day of track & field finals will be presented live Friday morning beginning at 7:25 a.m. ET on Peacock. Medals will be handed out in the men’s and women’s 4x100m relays as well as the women’s 400m.

Megan Rapinoe and the U.S. women’s soccer team play Australia in the bronze medal match live Thursday morning at 4 a.m. ET on USA Network.

The women’s beach volleyball final will be presented live Thursday night at 8 p.m. ET on NBC.

NBC OLYMPICS PODCASTS

Below are highlights of today’s NBC Olympics’ podcast offerings across The Podium, In The Village, and the audio version of Peacock’s On Her Turf show:

The Podium: Tokyo women’s 200m breaststroke bronze medalist Annie Lazor, men’s skateboarding street final bronze medalist Jagger Eaton and American tennis player Tennys Sandgren join host Lauren Shehadi.

In The Village: Tokyo Olympics women’s BMX freestyle park silver medalist Hannah Roberts joins host and three-time Olympian Elizabeth Beisel.

On Her Turf: Tokyo women’s shot put silver medalist Raven Saunders join co-hosts Lolo Jones and Lindsay Czarniak for a discussion about her decision to demonstrate on the podium. Peacock’s daily show On Her Turf at the Olympics streams from 7 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. ET.

To listen to NBC Olympics’ full suite of Tokyo podcasts, click here or discover the new NBC Olympics Podcasts Channel on Apple Podcasts. Podcast episodes are available for download on all major podcast platforms.

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For the latest comprehensive Olympic TV schedule information, please visit https://www.nbcolympics.com/schedule.

All Tokyo Olympics coverage will be streamed live on https://www.nbcolympics.com and the NBC Sports app.

For more information about NBC Sports Group, our releases and latest news, please visit nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com. A complete archive of Tokyo Olympics press releases can be found here.

Telemundo Deportes, the Spanish-language home of the Olympic Games, will present at least 12 hours of daily multimedia coverage during the Tokyo Olympics. Telemundo Deportes’ daily schedule can be accessed here.

Listings subject to change (all times ET unless noted).

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TUESDAY, AUGUST 3 (DAY 11)

 

NBC

12 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Men’s Basketball Quarterfinal – U.S. vs. Spain

Gymnastics – Men’s Parallel Bars Final

Women’s Water Polo Quarterfinal – U.S. vs. Canada

Track & Field – Men’s 5000m Qualifying Round

Equestrian – Jumping Qualifying

Cycling – Track Finals

Sport Climbing – Men’s Qualifying

 

8 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.

Gymnastics – Women’s Balance Beam Final

Track & Field – Finals, Semifinals & Qualifying

Women’s 400m Hurdles Final (LIVE)

Women’s 800m Final

Women’s 200m Final

Men’s 200m Semifinals

Men’s 110m Hurdles Semifinals (LIVE)

Men’s 110m Hurdles Round 1

Gymnastics – Men’s Horizontal Bar Final

Diving – Men’s Springboard Final

 

8:30 p.m. – 9:05 p.m. (PT)

Artistic Swimming – Duet Qualifying

 

12:05 a.m. – 2 a.m.

Women’s Volleyball Quarterfinal – U.S. vs. Dominican Republic (LIVE)

Skateboarding – Women’s Park Final

 

USA NETWORK

11:30 a.m. – 8 p.m.

Men’s Basketball Quarterfinal – U.S. vs. Spain

Men’s Soccer Semifinal – Mexico vs. Brazil

Table Tennis – Women’s Team Semifinal

Weightlifting – Men’s Final

Boxing – Finals

Wrestling – Finals

Men’s Handball Quarterfinal – Norway vs. Denmark

 

8 p.m. – 12:30 a.m.

Track & Field – Finals and Semifinals (LIVE)

Women’s 400m Hurdles Final

Men’s 110m Hurdles Semifinals

Decathlon

Heptathlon

Men’s Beach Volleyball Quarterfinal – Latvia vs. Brazil

 

12:40 a.m. – 2:30 a.m.

Women’s Basketball Quarterfinal – U.S. vs. Australia (LIVE)

 

CNBC

8 p.m. – 12:15 a.m.

Men’s Beach Volleyball Quarterfinal – Norway vs. Russian Olympic Committee (LIVE)

Skateboarding – Women’s Park Final (LIVE)

Skateboarding – Women’s Park Qualifying (LIVE)

Canoeing – Sprint Quarterfinals (LIVE)

Canoeing – Sprint Qualifying

 

12:15 a.m. – 2 a.m.

Baseball Playoff Round – U.S. vs. Dominican Republic (LIVE)

 

NBCSN

10 a.m. – 8 p.m.

Swimming – Women’s Marathon (LIVE)

Women’s Beach Volleyball Quarterfinal – Canada vs. Latvia

Women’s Water Polo Quarterfinal – U.S. vs. Canada

Women’s Water Polo Quarterfinal – Netherlands vs. Hungary

Canoeing – Sprint Finals

Field Hockey – Men’s Semifinal

Artistic Swimming – Duet Qualifying

Equestrian – Jumping Qualifying

 

8 p.m. – 2 a.m.

Men’s Basketball Quarterfinal – U.S. vs. Spain

Men’s Soccer Semifinal – Mexico vs. Brazil

Men’s Soccer Semifinal – Japan vs. Spain

Women’s Water Polo Quarterfinal – U.S. vs. Canada

 

OLYMPIC CHANNEL: HOME OF TEAM USA

9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Wrestling Competition

 

10 p.m. – 12:30 a.m.

Wrestling Qualifying Rounds (LIVE)

Greco-Roman 67kg

Greco-Roman 87kg

Women’s Freestyle 57kg

Women’s Freestyle 62kg

Men’s Freestyle 57kg

Men’s Freestyle 86kg

 

12:30 a.m. – 2 a.m.

Wrestling Competition

 

GOLF CHANNEL

6:30 p.m. – 3 a.m.

Women’s First Round (LIVE)

 

TELEMUNDO

1 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Olympics Recap Show

 

12 a.m. – 1 a.m.

Gymnastics

Track & Field

 

UNIVERSO

12:30 p.m. – 1 p.m.

Track & Field

 

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4 (DAY 12)

 

NBC

12 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Women’s Volleyball Quarterfinal – U.S. vs. Dominican Republic

Equestrian – Individual Jumping Final

Artistic Swimming – Duet Final

Canoeing – Sprint Qualifying

Sport Climbing – Women’s Qualifying

Skateboarding – Women’s Park Final

Diving – Women’s Platform Qualifying

 

8 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.

Women’s Beach Volleyball Semifinal – Ross/Klineman (U.S.) vs. Verge-Depre/Heidrich (Switzerland) (LIVE)

Track & Field – Finals, Semifinals and Qualifying

Women’s 4x100m Relay Qualifying (LIVE)

Women’s Steeplechase Final

Men’s 800m Final

Men’s 200m Final

Women’s 400m Semifinals

Women’s 1500m Semifinals

Men’s 4x100m Relay Qualifying (LIVE)

Men’s Triple Jump Final (LIVE)

Men’s Shot Put Final (LIVE)

Men’s 110m Hurdles Final (LIVE)

Diving – Women’s Platform Semifinal (LIVE)

 

8:30 p.m. – 9:05 p.m. (PT)

Beach Volleyball – Women’s Semifinal

 

12:05 a.m. – 2 a.m.

Track & Field – Finals and Semifinals

Women’s 1500m Semifinals

Women’s Steeplechase Final

Men’s Hammer Throw Final

Skateboarding – Men’s Park Final

Canoeing – Sprint Final

 

USA NETWORK

2 a.m. – 10 a.m.

Women’s Basketball Quarterfinal – Japan vs. Belgium (LIVE)

Women’s Basketball Quarterfinal – Spain vs. France (LIVE)

Diving – Women’s Platform Qualifying (LIVE)

Artistic Swimming – Duet Final (LIVE)

 

10 a.m. – 8 p.m.

Women’s Volleyball Quarterfinal – U.S. vs. Dominican Republic

Men’s Water Polo Quarterfinal – U.S. vs. Spain

Women’s Basketball Quarterfinal – China vs. Serbia

Sport Climbing – Women’s Qualifying

Cycling – Track Finals

Women’s Handball Quarterfinal – France vs. Netherlands

Weightlifting – Men’s Final

Wrestling – Finals

Boxing – Finals and Semifinals

 

8 p.m. – 2 a.m.

Track & Field – Finals (LIVE)

Men’s 110m Hurdles Final

Men’s Shot Put Final

Men’s Triple Jump Final

Heptathlon

Decathlon

 

CNBC

2 a.m. – 4 a.m.

Men’s Water Polo Quarterfinal – U.S. vs. Spain

Canoeing – Sprint Qualifying

 

8 p.m. – 2 a.m.

Diving – Women’s Platform Semifinal (LIVE)

Canoeing – Sprint Finals (LIVE)

Skateboarding – Men’s Park Final (LIVE)

Skateboarding – Men’s Park Qualifying (LIVE)

Women’s Beach Volleyball – Semifinal

Canoeing – Sprint Finals

 

NBCSN

2:30 a.m. – 4 a.m.

Men’s Basketball Quarterfinal – Italy vs. France

 

4 a.m. – 8 p.m.

Women’s Volleyball Quarterfinal – Serbia vs. Italy (LIVE)

Baseball Semifinal – Japan vs. South Korea

Women’s Volleyball Quarterfinal – Brazil vs. Russian Olympic Committee (LIVE)

Equestrian – Individual Jumping Final (LIVE)

Men’s Beach Volleyball Quarterfinal – Germany vs. Russian Olympic Committee

Men’s Beach Volleyball Quarterfinal – Qatar vs. Italy

Swimming – Men’s Marathon (LIVE)

Field Hockey – Women’s Semifinal

Men’s Water Polo Quarterfinal – Italy vs. Serbia

 

8 p.m. – 2 a.m.

Women’s Basketball Quarterfinal – U.S. vs. Australia

Men’s Water Polo Quarterfinal – U.S. vs. Spain

Men’s Beach Volleyball Quarterfinal – Norway vs. Russian Olympic Committee

Equestrian – Individual Jumping Final

 

OLYMPIC CHANNEL: HOME OF TEAM USA

5:15 a.m. – 9 a.m.

Wrestling Finals (LIVE)

Greco-Roman 67kg Final

Greco-Roman 87kg Final

Women’s Freestyle 62g Final

Men’s Freestyle 57kg Semifinals

Men’s Freestyle 86kg Semifinals

Women’s Freestyle 57kg Semifinals

 

9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Wrestling Competition

 

10 p.m. – 12:30 a.m.

Wrestling Qualifying Rounds (LIVE)

Women’s Freestyle 53kg

Women’s Freestyle 57kg

Men’s Freestyle 57kg

Men’s Freestyle 74kg

Men’s Freestyle 86kg

Men’s Freestyle 125kg

 

12:30 a.m. – 2 a.m.

Wrestling Competition

 

GOLF CHANNEL

9:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Women’s First Round

 

6:30 p.m. – 3 a.m.

Women’s Second Round (LIVE)

 

PEACOCK

6 a.m. – 9 a.m. 

Track & Field (LIVE)

Men’s Decathlon High Jump

Women’s 1500m Semifinals

Women’s Heptathlon Shot Put

Women’s 400m Semifinals

Women’s 3000m Steeplechase Final and Victory Ceremony

Men’s Hammer Throw Final

Women’s Heptathlon 200m

Men’s 800m Final

Men’s Decathlon 400m

Men’s 200m Final

 

12:15 a.m. – 2:15 a.m. 

Men’s Basketball Semifinal – U.S. vs. Australia (LIVE)

 

TELEMUNDO

5 a.m. – 6 a.m.

Diving – Women’s Platform Semifinal

 

6:15 a.m. – 7 a.m.

Men’s Beach Volleyball Quarterfinal – Plavins/Tocs (Latvia) vs. Alison/Alvaro Filho (Brazil)

 

1 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Olympics Recap Show

 

UNIVERSO

7 a.m. – 7:45 a.m.

Women’s Field Hockey Semifinals – Argentina vs. India (LIVE)

 

7:45 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.

Artistic Swimming – Duet Final

 

8:45 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Women’s Volleyball – Brazil vs. Russian Olympic Committee (LIVE)

 

10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Women’s Basketball Quarterfinal – U.S. vs. Australia

 

11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Baseball Playoff Round – U.S. vs. Dominican Republic

 

12:30 p.m. – 1 p.m.

Boxing

 

THURSDAY, AUGUST 5 (DAY 13)

 

NBC

12 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Men’s Basketball Semifinal – U.S. vs. Australia

Track & Field – Women’s Heptathlon 800m

Canoeing – Sprint Finals

Water Polo – Women’s Semifinal

Sport Climbing – Men’s Final

Cycling – Track Finals

 

8 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.

Track & Field Finals and Semifinals

Men’s 400m Final

Decathlon Final

Heptathlon Final

Men’s 1500m Semifinal

Women’s Beach Volleyball – Final (LIVE)

Skateboarding – Men’s Park Final

Diving – Women’s Platform Final

 

11:30 p.m. – 12:05 a.m. (PT)

Women’s Soccer Final – Sweden vs. Canada (LIVE)

 

12:05 a.m. – 2:00 a.m.

Basketball – Women’s Semifinal (LIVE)

Canoeing – Sprint Qualifying

 

USA NETWORK

2 a.m. – 4 a.m.

Diving – Women’s Platform Final (LIVE)

Beach Volleyball – Women’s Semifinal

 

4 a.m. – 6 a.m.

Women’s Soccer Bronze Medal – U.S. vs. Australia (LIVE)

 

6 a.m. – 10 a.m.

Water Polo – Women’s Semifinal (LIVE)

Volleyball – Men’s Semifinal (LIVE)

Cycling – Track Finals

 

10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Beach Volleyball – Men’s Semifinals

Table Tennis – Women’s Team Final

Karate – Finals

Boxing – Finals & Semifinals

 

4:00 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Basketball – Men’s Semifinal

Water Polo – Women’s Semifinal

Wrestling – Finals

Sport Climbing – Men’s Final

 

8 p.m. – 10 p.m.

Cycling – Track Finals

Canoeing – Sprint Qualifying (LIVE)

 

10 p.m. – 2 a.m.

Women’s Soccer Final – Sweden vs. Canada (LIVE)

Volleyball – Women’s Semifinal (LIVE)

 

CNBC

2:00 a.m. – 3:30 a.m.

Water Polo – Women’s Semifinal (LIVE)

Field Hockey – Men’s Bronze Medal

 

8 p.m. – 2 a.m.

Beach Volleyball – Women’s Bronze Medal (LIVE)

Gymnastics – Rhythmic Individual Qualifying (LIVE)

Table Tennis – Women’s Team Final

Canoeing – Sprint Qualifying

Field Hockey – Women’s Bronze Medal

 

NBCSN

2 a.m. – 7 a.m.

Volleyball – Women’s Quarterfinal

Track & Field – Men’s 20km Walk (LIVE)

Skateboarding – Men’s Park Final

Handball – Men’s Semifinal

 

7 a.m. – 9 a.m.

Men’s Basketball Semifinal – France vs. Slovenia (LIVE)

 

9 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Table Tennis – Women’s Team Bronze Medal

Handball – Men’s Semifinal

 

12:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Baseball – Semifinal

Field Hockey – Men’s Final

Track & Field – Men’s 50 km Walk (LIVE)

 

8:30 p.m. – 2 a.m.

Men’s Basketball Semifinal – U.S. vs. Australia

Women’s Soccer Bronze Medal – U.S. vs. Australia

Beach Volleyball – Women’s Semifinal

Water Polo – Women’s Semifinal

Water Polo – Women’s Semifinal

 

OLYMPIC CHANNEL: HOME OF TEAM USA

2 a.m. – 3 a.m.

Wrestling – Competition

 

5:15 a.m. – 9 a.m.

Wrestling – Finals and Semifinals (LIVE)

Women’s Freestyle 57kg Final

Men’s Freestyle 57kg Final

Men’s Freestyle 86kg Final

Women’s Freestyle 53kg Semifinal

Men’s Freestyle 74kg Semifinal

Men’s Freestyle 125kg Semifinal

 

9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Wrestling – Competition

 

10 p.m. – 12:30 a.m.

Wrestling – Qualifying Rounds (LIVE)

Women’s Freestyle 50kg

Men’s Freestyle 65kg

Men’s Freestyle 74kg

Women’s Freestyle 53kg

Men’s Freestyle 97kg

Men’s Freestyle 125kg

 

12:30 a.m. – 2 a.m.

Wrestling – Competition

 

GOLF CHANNEL

7 a.m. – 10 a.m.

Women’s Second Round

 

6:30 p.m. – 3 a.m.

Women’s Third Round (LIVE)

 

PEACOCK

6:15 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. 

Track & Field (LIVE)

Men’s Decathlon Javelin Throw

Women’s Pole Vault Final

Women’s 4x400m Relay Round 1

Men’s 1500m Semifinals

Men’s 400m Final

Women’s Heptathlon 800m

Men’s Decathlon 1500m

 

TELEMUNDO

3 a.m. – 3:45 a.m.

Track & Field

 

4 a.m. – 6 a.m.

Women’s Soccer Bronze Medal – U.S. vs. Australia (LIVE)

 

1 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Olympics Recap Show

 

UNIVERSO

7:15 a.m. – 8:15 a.m.

Beach Volleyball – Semifinals

 

9 a.m. – 10 a.m.

Men’s Volleyball – Semifinals

 

10 a.m. – 11 a.m.

Boxing

 

11 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Semifinals

 

–TOKYO OLYMPICS–

TOKYO OLYMPICS – AUGUST 2 PRIMETIME HIGHLIGHTS ON NBC

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“There’s no words to describe this feeling right here when the final scores come up. Olympic champion for the rest of your life, and you get to share that moment with your dad.” – Nastia Liukin on Jade Carey’s gold medal in the women’s floor final

 “Most prodigies in this sport don’t go all the way, so Allyson Felix is the exception by being here in her fifth Olympic Games.” – Ato Boldon on Allyson Felix

“The matchup between Sydney and Dalilah in the final is going to be another electric matchup. We might be on world record watch again.” – Sanya Richards-Ross on Sydney McLaughlin and Dalilah Muhammad qualifying for the women’s 400m hurdles final

“We are witnessing sweet, sweet history…What we just saw, we may never see again. That was as fast as men run in the open 400m with no hurdles!” – Richards-Ross on Norway’s Karsten Warholm’s world record in the men’s 400m hurdles

Upcoming Highlights: U.S. Men’s Basketball vs. Spain in Quarterfinals Coming Up Live Tonight at 12:40 a.m. ET/9:40 p.m. ET on Peacock; Simone Biles and All-Around Gold Medalist Suni Lee in Apparatus Final Live Tuesday Morning at 4 a.m. ET on Peacock

STAMFORD, Conn. – August 2, 2021 – NBC Olympics continued its primetime coverage of the Tokyo Olympics tonight on NBC. Mike Tirico serves as NBC Olympics primetime host and opened coverage on NBC.

Highlights of upcoming coverage include:

    • Coming up next, Kevin Durantand the U.S. men’s basketball team, aiming for its fourth consecutive gold medal, face Pau and Marc Gasol and Spain in the quarterfinals live at 12:40 a.m. ET/9:40 p.m. PT Monday on Peacock. The game will also be presented Tuesday at 3 p.m. ET on NBC;
    • The most decorated American gymnast in history and four-time Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles returns to compete at the Tokyo Olympics in the balance beam final Tuesday in primetime on NBC. Suni Lee will join Biles in the balance beam final looking to win her fourth medal in Tokyo, having already won gold in the all-around, silver in the team event and bronze in the uneven bars. Live coverage of the apparatus final will be presented Tuesday morning at 4 a.m. ET on Peacock. Coverage will also be presented in primetime Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET on NBC;
    • Americans Brody Malone (horizontal bar) and Sam Mikulak (parallel bars) look to contend for a medal in the men’s apparatus finals live on Tuesday morning at 4 a.m. ET on Peacock. Coverage will also be presented in primetime Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET on NBC;
    • A number of American medal contenders will be featured during track & field finals, semifinals and qualifiers Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET on NBC and USA Network. Live in primetime on NBC, Americans Sydney McLaughlin and Dalilah Muhammad will go for gold in the women’s 400m hurdles final and Grant Holloway is expected to race in the men’s 110m hurdles semifinals;
    • In pursuit of a seventh consecutive gold medal, Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi and the U.S. women’s basketball team face Australia in the quarterfinals live Tuesday evening at 12:40 a.m. ET/9:40 p.m. PT on USA Network.
    • Four Americans – Nelly Korda, Jessica Korda, Danielle Kang and Lexi Thompson – headline the 60-woman field in the women’s golf competition, as the first round gets underway from Kasumigaseki Country Club live Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel.

 

Following are highlights from tonight’s primetime coverage of the Tokyo Olympics on the networks of NBCUniversal:

GYMNASTICS – NBC

Terry Gannon on Jade Carey’s gold medal-winning floor routine: “From Arizona to Tokyo, they applaud and hug for Jade Carey!”

Tim Daggett on Carey: “That was fabulous, incredible. She’s so powerful…After all that tumbling you are exhausted if you’re normal, but she’s not – she’s superhuman.”

Nastia Liukin on Carey’s routine: “What a great moment for Jade right there…That is the best that she could possibly have done. Huge hug from Dad, of course. These are the moments that you will remember…Every single thing that she does, it is flawless.”

Liukin on Carey sharing the moment with her father and coach, Brian: “There’s no words to describe this feeling right here when the final scores come up. Olympic champion for the rest of your life, and you get to share that moment with your dad.”

Daggett on Carey’s performance in yesterday’s vault: “Talk about the range of emotions. Yesterday was devastating, and today, exuberant.”

Carey to Andrea Joyce on what the gold medal means to her: “This means everything to me. It’s all I ever worked for and dreamed of and I’m just very proud that it happened tonight.…I’m just going to remember everything that I went through and how I never gave up and just pushed through to the very end.”

Liukin on Simone Biles competing in tomorrow’s balance beam event and the twisties: “I think probably about 90% of all gymnasts have experienced (the twisties). When you just bring it up amongst any gymnast, it’s almost like you want to walk away from it because it’s quite scary not being able to be in sync with your mind and your body…Not only is it scary, but it’s also dangerous. ”

Daggett on Biles: “As for balance beam tomorrow night, I don’t think she’ll have any problem with the bulk of the routine. Where she might run into an issue is on the dismount.”

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TRACK & FIELD – NBC

Leigh Diffey on Allyson Felix in the women’s 400m heats: “Watching her on this comeback…this is unquestionably Allyson Felix’s crowning moment and she has another chance to create even more track history. Really special Games, these ones.”

Ato Boldon on Felix: “Her first Olympics was 2004, she came straight out of high school…Most prodigies in this sport don’t go all the way, so Allyson Felix is the exception by being here in her fifth Olympic Games.”

Sanya Richards-Ross on Felix winning her 400m heat: “Allyson has so much experience on Olympic tracks. She was completely in control…Her stride looks long and comfortable, and Allyson looks really good. (Felix’s daughter) Camryn, get excited. Mommy’s looking good.”

Boldon on the 400m qualifying heats: “The ones who eventually end up on the podium are the ones who in the early rounds control the race, usually from the front. Allyson Felix had that really strong second 100 meters to get the distance that she’d need to hold the lead late, and that’s what you’re looking for.”

Richards-Ross on Noah Lyles qualifying for the men’s 200m semifinals: “He looked good. He got out hard, got very relaxed, and looked comfortable…He looked like the world champion on the track.”

Boldon on Lyles: “When Noah Lyles is fluid in his movement, like he is (in this race), he is very hard to beat.”

Boldon on Sydney McLaughlin and Dalilah Muhammad qualifying for the women’s 400m final: “It’s just interesting how much better Sydney McLaughlin and Dalilah Muhammad are than everybody else in the world. ”

Richards-Ross on the women’s 400m final: “The matchup between Sydney and Dalilah in the final is going to be another electric matchup. We might be on world record watch again with these two women, I cannot wait.”

Boldon on Dalilah Muhammad finishing first in the women’s 400m hurdles semifinal: “There’s not too much that you can say other than perfection in how you run an Olympic semifinal, that’s why she’s the defending champion.”

Diffey on Karsten Warholm’s world record in the 400m hurdles: “The world has never seen a run like that before in 400m men’s hurdles! Incredible!”

Boldon on Warholm and silver medalist Rai Benjamin: “He has taken this event somewhere that we didn’t think it would be for decades. Under 46 seconds flat. Are you kidding me? …  Here’s the best part of what we just saw: these two are just 24  and 25 years of age. We are going to see more records int his event.”

Richards-Ross: “We are so fortunate. We are witnessing sweet, sweet history. These two men went to bed last night and knew what the world expected and they did not disappoint. They are champions but we are winners too. What we just saw, we may never see again. That was as fast as men run in the open 400m with no hurdles!”

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BEACH VOLLEYBALL – NBC

Kevin Wong on April Ross’ performance in the quarterfinal win vs. Germany: “It’s about April Ross raising her game to what’s needed. It hasn’t been a big storyline in Tokyo, they’ve been breezing through, but in this situation, she’s upped her service pressure.”

Wong on Alix Klineman: “It’s mind boggling how much her game has transitioned. That looks like a young Kerri Walsh-Jennings patrolling off the net…The big presence – she’s starting to take more space, she’s starting to take a bit longer. The evolution of Alix Klineman’s beach volleyball game.”

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ABOUT NBC OLYMPICS

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— NBC OLYMPICS —

JADE CAREY WINS GOLD IN FLOOR EXERCISE TONIGHT ON NBC & SIMONE BILES RETURNS IN BALANCE BEAM FINAL TOMORROW IN PRIMETIME ON NBC

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Simone Biles and All-Around Gold Medalist Suni Lee in Apparatus Final Live Tuesday Morning at 4 a.m. ET on Peacock

Nine-Time Olympic Medalist Allyson Felix, Noah Lyles, Sydney McLaughlin, Dalilah Muhammad and Rai Benjamin All Race Tonight in Primetime at 8 p.m. ET on NBC and CNBC

Kevin Durant and U.S. Men’s Basketball vs. Spain in Quarterfinals Live Tonight at 12:40 a.m. ET/9:40 p.m. ET on Peacock

Noah Lyles and Athing Mu Headline American Contenders in Track & Field Qualifiers Live Tuesday Morning at 6:10 a.m. ET on Peacock

Most Up-to-Date Olympic TV Listings on NBCOlympics.com

STAMFORD, Conn. – Aug. 2, 2021 – American Jade Carey wins the gold medal in the women’s gymnastics floor final tonight in primetime on NBC (8 p.m. ET), and the most decorated American gymnast in history and four-time Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles returns to compete at the Tokyo Olympics in the balance beam final tomorrow in primetime on NBC. Suni Lee will join Biles in the balance beam final looking to win her fourth medal in Tokyo, having already won gold in the all-around, silver in the team event and bronze in the uneven bars. Live coverage of the apparatus final will be presented Tuesday morning at 4 a.m. ET on Peacock.

The biggest stars in track & field will be competing in finals, semifinals and qualifiers tonight in primetime at 8 p.m. ET on NBC and CNBC, headlined by nine-time Olympic medalist and six-time Olympic gold medalist Allyson Felix, Rio gold medalist Dalilah Muhammad, and first-time Olympians Noah Lyles, Sydney McLaughlin, and Rai Benjamin.

2019 world silver medalist Rai Benjamin is a medal contender in the men’s 400m hurdles final (live tonight in primetime on NBC), and in the event on the women’s side, world record holder Sydney McLaughlin and defending gold medalist Dalilah Muhammad will compete in the semifinals aiming for berths in the finals. Nine-time Olympic medalist and six-time Olympic gold medalist Allyson Felix (women’s 400m) and Noah Lyles (men’s 200m) are also expected to compete in qualifiers. London gold medalist Brittney Reese and Tara Davis aim to win America’s third straight gold in the women’s long jump final (live tonight in primetime on NBC).

Kevin Durant and the U.S. men’s basketball team, aiming for its fourth consecutive gold medal, face Pau and Marc Gasol and Spain in the quarterfinals live at 12:40 a.m. ET/9:40 p.m. PT Monday on Peacock. The game will also be presented Tuesday at 3 p.m. ET on NBC.

Americans Brody Malone (horizontal bar) and Sam Mikulak (parallel bars) look to contend for a medal in the men’s apparatus finals live on Tuesday morning at 4 a.m. ET on Peacock. Coverage will also be presented in primetime Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET on NBC.

Track & field finals and semifinals will be presented live Tuesday morning at 6:10 a.m. ET, headlined by first-time Olympian Athing Mu contending for the gold medal in the women’s 800m final and Noah Lyles competing in the men’s 200m semifinals, where he is a gold medal contender.  Live in primetime Tuesday on NBC, Sydney McLaughlin and Dalilah Muhammad will go for gold in the women’s 400m hurdles final, and Grant Holloway is expected to race in the men’s 110m hurdles semifinals.

MONDAY, AUGUST 2

American Jade Carey captures the gold medal in the women’s gymnastics floor final tonight in primetime at 8 p.m. ET on NBC.

First-time Olympian Rai Benjamin is a medal contender in the men’s 400m hurdles final tonight live in primetime on NBC and CNBC, and in the event on the women’s side, world record holder Sydney McLaughlin and defending gold medalist Dalilah Muhammad will compete in the semifinals aiming for spots in the finals. Nine-time Olympic medalist and six-time Olympic gold medalist Allyson Felix (women’s 400m) and Noah Lyles (men’s 200m) are also expected to compete in qualifiers. London gold medalist Brittney Reese and Tara Davis aim to win America’s third straight gold in the women’s long jump final (live on NBC).

Kevin Durant and the U.S. men’s basketball team, aiming for its fourth consecutive gold medal, face Pau and Marc Gasol and Spain in the quarterfinals live at 12:40 a.m. ET/9:40 p.m. PT Monday on Peacock. The game will also be presented Tuesday at 3 p.m. ET on NBC.

Live coverage of women’s beach volleyball quarterfinal action will feature Americans April Ross/Alix Klineman (vs. Germany) in primetime tonight on NBC at 8 p.m. ET.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 3

The most decorated American gymnast in history and four-time Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles returns to compete at the Tokyo Olympics in the balance beam final Tuesday in primetime on NBC. Suni Lee will join Biles in the balance beam final looking to win her fourth medal in Tokyo, having already won gold in the all-around, silver in the team event and bronze in the uneven bars. Live coverage of the apparatus final will be presented Tuesday morning at 4 a.m. ET on Peacock.

Americans Brody Malone (horizontal bar) and Sam Mikulak (parallel bars) look to contend for a medal in the men’s apparatus finals live on Tuesday morning at 4 a.m. ET on Peacock. Coverage will also be presented in primetime Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET on NBC.

A number of American medal contenders will be featured during track & field finals, semifinals and qualifiers Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET on NBC and USA Network. Live in primetime on NBC, Americans Sydney McLaughlin and Dalilah Muhammad will go for gold in the women’s 400m hurdles final and Grant Holloway is expected to race in the men’s 110m hurdles semifinals. First-time Olympian Athing Mu contends for the gold medal in the women’s 800m final and Noah Lyles is also expected to compete in the men’s 200m semifinals, where he is a gold medal contender.

In pursuit of a seventh consecutive gold medal, Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi and the U.S. women’s basketball team face Australia in the quarterfinals live Tuesday evening at 12:40 a.m. ET/9:40 p.m. PT on USA Network.

Four Americans — Nelly Korda, Jessica Korda, Danielle Kang and Lexi Thompson — headline the 60-woman field in the women’s golf tournament, as the first round gets underway from Kasumigaseki Country Club live Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4

Live track & field action in primetime Wednesday night on NBC and USA Network will feature women’s 4x100m relay qualifying, which is expected to be headlined by Allyson Felix, as well as qualifiers in the men’s 4x100m relay and men’s 110m hurdles finals. Peacock will also present live coverage of track & field finals and qualifying rounds Thursday morning beginning at 6:15 a.m. ET.

Semifinal action in women’s beach volleyball will be presented live Wednesday night at 8 p.m. ET on NBC.

Four Americans — Nelly Korda, Jessica Korda, Danielle Kang and Lexi Thompson — headline the 60-woman field in the women’s golf tournament, as the second round from Kasumigaseki Country Club is presented live Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel.

NBC OLYMPICS PODCASTS

Below are highlights of today’s NBC Olympics’ podcast offerings across The Podium, In The Village, and the audio version of Peacock’s On Her Turf show:

The Podium: Tokyo women’s 200m breaststroke bronze medalist Annie Lazor, men’s skateboarding street final bronze medalist Jagger Eaton and American tennis player Tennys Sandgren join host Lauren Shehadi.

In The Village: Tokyo weightlifting women’s 76kg silver medalist Kate Nye joins host and three-time Olympian Elizabeth Beisel.

On Her Turf: Tokyo women’s shot put silver medalist Raven Saunders join co-hosts Lolo Jones and Lindsay Czarniak for a discussion about her decision to demonstrate on the podium. Peacock’s daily show On Her Turf at the Olympics streams from 7 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. ET.

To listen to NBC Olympics’ full suite of Tokyo podcasts, click here or discover the new NBC Olympics Podcasts Channel on Apple Podcasts. Podcast episodes are available for download on all major podcast platforms.

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MONDAY, AUGUST 2 (DAY 10)

 

NBC

12 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Gymnastics – Men’s Vault and Men’s Rings Finals

Men’s Beach Volleyball Round of 16 – Gibb/Bourne (U.S.) vs. Thole/Wickler (Germany)

Diving – Men’s Springboard Qualifying

Canoeing – Sprint Qualifying

Equestrian – Eventing Jumping Finals

Artistic Swimming – Duet Qualifying

 

8 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.

Gymnastics – Women’s Floor Final

Track & Field – Finals, Semifinals & Qualifying

Women’s 200m Semifinal

Men’s 400m Semifinal

Women’s 400 Hurdles Semifinal

Men’s Steeplechase Final

Women’s 400m Round 1 (LIVE)

Men’s 400 Hurdles Final (LIVE)

Women’s Long Jump Final (LIVE)

Men’s 200m Round 1 (LIVE)

Women’s Beach Volleyball Quarterfinal – Ross/Klineman (U.S.) vs. Ludwig/Kozuch (Germany) (LIVE)

 

8:30 p.m. – 9:05 p.m. (PT)

Canoeing – Sprint Finals (LIVE)

 

12:05 a.m. – 2 a.m.

Track & Field – Finals

Diving – Men’s Springboard Semifinal

 

USA NETWORK

10 a.m. – 8 p.m.

Women’s Basketball – U.S. vs. France

Soccer Women’s Semifinal – U.S. vs. Canada

Men’s Beach Volleyball Round of 16 – Poland vs. Italy

Cycling – Track Final

Women’s Handball – Spain vs. Russian Olympic Committee

Women’s Volleyball – Russian Olympic Committee vs. Turkey

Women’s Weightlifting – Finals

Wrestling – Finals

 

11 p.m. – 2 a.m.

Men’s Basketball Quarterfinal – Slovenia vs. Germany

Water Polo – Women’s Quarterfinal (LIVE)

 

CNBC

8 p.m. – 2 a.m.

Track & Field – Finals and Qualifying (LIVE)

Women’s 400m Round 1

Men’s 400m Hurdles Final

Women’s Long Jump Final

Men’s 200m Round 1

Men’s 1500m Round 1

Women’s Beach Volleyball Quarterfinal – Brazil vs. Switzerland

Canoeing – Sprint Finals

 

NBCSN

10 a.m. – 8 p.m.

Soccer Women’s Semifinal – U.S. vs. Canada

Men’s Beach Volleyball Round of 16 – Gibb/Bourne (U.S.) vs. Thole/Wickler (Germany)

Women’s Volleyball – U.S. vs. Italy

Women’s Beach Volleyball Round of 16 – Spain vs. Russian Olympic Committee

Badminton – Men’s Singles Final

Equestrian – Eventing Jumping Finals

Badminton – Women’s Doubles Final

 

8 p.m. – 2 a.m.

Soccer Women’s Semifinal – U.S. vs. Canada

Women’s Basketball – U.S. vs. France

Women’s Volleyball – U.S. vs. Italy

Men’s Water Polo – U.S. vs. Greece

 

OLYMPIC CHANNEL: HOME OF TEAM USA

9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Wrestling Competition

 

10 p.m. – 12:30 a.m.

Wrestling Qualifying Rounds (LIVE)

Greco-Roman 67kg

Greco-Roman 77kg

Greco-Roman 87kg

Greco-Roman 97kg

Women’s Freestyle 62kg

Women’s Freestyle 68kg

 

12:30 a.m. – 2 a.m.

Wrestling Competition

 

GOLF CHANNEL

8 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Men’s Final Round

 

PEACOCK

12:40 a.m. – 2:30 a.m.

Men’s Basketball Quarterfinal – U.S. vs. Spain (LIVE)

 

TELEMUNDO

1 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Olympics Recap Show

 

UNIVERSO

11:15 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Women’s Basketball – Australia vs. Puerto Rico

 

TUESDAY, AUGUST 3 (DAY 11)

 

NBC

12 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Men’s Basketball Quarterfinal – U.S. vs. Spain

Gymnastics – Men’s Parallel Bars Final

Women’s Water Polo Quarterfinal – U.S. vs. Canada

Equestrian – Jumping Qualifying

Cycling – Track Finals

Sport Climbing – Men’s Qualifying

 

8 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.

Gymnastics – Women’s Balance Beam Final

Track & Field – Finals, Semifinals & Qualifying

Women’s 400m Hurdles Final (LIVE)

Women’s 800m Final

Women’s 200m Final

Men’s 200m Semifinals

Men’s 110m Hurdles Semifinals (LIVE)

Men’s 110m Hurdles Round 1

Gymnastics – Men’s Horizontal Bar Final

Diving – Men’s Springboard Final

 

12:05 a.m. – 2 a.m.

Volleyball – Women’s Quarterfinal (LIVE)

Skateboarding – Women’s Park Final

 

USA NETWORK

2:15 a.m. – 4:15 a.m.

Men’s Volleyball Quarterfinal – Japan vs. Brazil

 

4:20 a.m. – 6:10 a.m.

Men’s Basketball Quarterfinal – Italy vs. France (LIVE)

 

6:15 a.m. – 8 a.m.

Men’s Volleyball Quarterfinal – Italy vs. Argentina

 

8 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Men’s Basketball Quarterfinal – Australia vs. Argentina (LIVE)

Men’s Volleyball Quarterfinal – Poland vs. France (LIVE)

 

10:30 a.m. – 8 p.m.

Men’s Basketball Quarterfinal – U.S. vs. Spain

Soccer – Men’s Semifinal

Sport Climbing – Men’s Qualifying

Table Tennis – Women’s Team Semifinal

Weightlifting – Men’s Final

Boxing – Finals

Wrestling – Finals

Handball – Men’s Quarterfinal

 

8 p.m. – 12:30 a.m.

Track & Field – Finals and Semifinals (LIVE)

Women’s 400m Hurdles Final

Men’s 110m Hurdles Semifinals

Decathlon

Heptathlon

Volleyball – Women’s Quarterfinal

 

12:40 a.m. – 2:30 a.m.

Women’s Basketball Quarterfinal – U.S. vs. Australia (LIVE)

 

CNBC

2 a.m. – 4 a.m.

Diving – Men’s Springboard Final (LIVE)

Handball – Men’s Quarterfinal

 

8 p.m. – 2 a.m.

Beach Volleyball – Men’s Quarterfinal (LIVE)

Water Polo – Men’s Quarterfinal (LIVE)

Skateboarding – Women’s Park Final (LIVE)

Skateboarding – Women’s Park Qualifying (LIVE)

Canoeing – Sprint Quarterfinals (LIVE)

Canoeing – Sprint Qualifying

 

NBCSN

2 a.m. – 4 a.m.

Women’s Beach Volleyball Quarterfinal – Ross/Klineman (U.S.) vs. Ludwig/Kozuch (Germany)

Women’s Beach Volleyball Round of 16 – Ross/Klineman (U.S.) vs. Echevarria/Martinez (Cuba)

 

4 a.m. – 6 a.m.

Men’s Soccer Semifinal – Mexico vs. Brazil (LIVE)

 

6 a.m. – 9 a.m.

Men’s Soccer Semifinal – Japan vs. Spain (LIVE)

Cycling – Track Finals

 

9 a.m. – 8 p.m.

Women’s Beach Volleyball Quarterfinal – Canada vs. Australia (LIVE)

Swimming – Women’s Marathon (LIVE)

Women’s Beach Volleyball Quarterfinal – Canada vs. Latvia

Women’s Water Polo Quarterfinal – U.S. vs. Canada

Canoeing – Sprint Finals

Field Hockey – Men’s Semifinal

Artistic Swimming – Duet Qualifying

Equestrian – Jumping Qualifying

 

8 p.m. – 2 a.m.

Men’s Basketball Quarterfinal – U.S. vs. Spain

Men’s Soccer Semifinal – Mexico vs. Brazil

Men’s Soccer Semifinal – Japan vs. Spain

Women’s Water Polo Quarterfinal – U.S. vs. Canada

 

OLYMPIC CHANNEL: HOME OF TEAM USA

5:15 a.m. – 9 a.m.

Wrestling Finals (LIVE)

Greco-Roman 77kg Final

Greco-Roman 97kg Final

Women’s Freestyle 68kg Final

Greco-Roman 67kg Semifinals

Greco-Roman 87kg Semifinals

Women’s Freestyle 62kg Semifinals

 

9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Wrestling Competition

 

10 p.m. – 12:30 a.m.

Wrestling Qualifying Rounds (LIVE)

Greco-Roman 67kg

Greco-Roman 87kg

Women’s Freestyle 57kg

Women’s Freestyle 62kg

Men’s Freestyle 57kg

Men’s Freestyle 86kg

 

12:30 a.m. – 2 a.m.

Wrestling Competition

 

GOLF CHANNEL

6:30 p.m. – 3 a.m.

Women’s First Round (LIVE)

 

PEACOCK

4 a.m. – 6:15 a.m. 

Gymnastics Event Finals (LIVE)

Women’s Balance Beam

Men’s Parallel Bars

Men’s Horizontal Bar

 

6:10 a.m. – 8:55 a.m.

Track & Field (LIVE)

Women’s 800m Final

Women’s 200m Final

Men’s 200m Semifinals

Men’s 110m Hurdles Round 1

Men’s Shot Put Qualifying Round

Men’s Pole Vault Final

Men’s 5000m Round 1

Women’s Hammer Throw Final

 

TELEMUNDO

4 a.m. – 6 a.m.

Men’s Soccer Semifinal – Mexico vs. Brazil (LIVE)

 

6 a.m. – 7 a.m.

Diving – Men’s Springboard Final

 

UNIVERSO

6 a.m. – 7 a.m.

Boxing

 

7 a.m. – 9 a.m.

Men’s Soccer Semifinal – Japan vs. Spain (LIVE)

 

9 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Men’s Beach Volleyball Round of 16

 

10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Men’s Basketball Quarterfinal

 

12:30 p.m. – 1 p.m.

Track & Field

 

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4 (DAY 12)

 

NBC

12 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Equestrian – Individual Jumping Final

Artistic Swimming – Duet Final

Canoeing – Sprint Qualifying

Sport Climbing – Women’s Qualifying

Beach Volleyball – Men’s Quarterfinal

Skateboarding – Women’s Park Final

Diving – Women’s Platform Qualifying

 

8 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.

Beach Volleyball – Women’s Semifinal (LIVE)

Track & Field – Finals, Semifinals and Qualifying

Women’s 4x100m Relay Qualifying (LIVE)

Women’s Steeplechase Final

Men’s 800m Final

Men’s 200m Final

Women’s 400m Semifinals

Women’s 1500m Semifinals

Men’s 4x100m Relay Qualifying (LIVE)

Men’s Triple Jump Final (LIVE)

Men’s Shot Put Final (LIVE)

Men’s 110m Hurdles Final (LIVE)

Diving – Women’s Platform Semifinal (LIVE)

 

8:30 p.m. – 9:05 p.m. (PT)

Beach Volleyball – Women’s Semifinal

 

12:05 a.m. – 2 a.m.

Volleyball – Men’s Semifinal (LIVE)

 

USA NETWORK

2 a.m. – 10 a.m.

Basketball – Women’s Quarterfinals (LIVE)

Basketball – Women’s Quarterfinals (LIVE)

Diving – Women’s Platform Qualifying (LIVE)

Artistic Swimming – Duet Final (LIVE)

 

10 a.m. – 8 p.m.

Sport Climbing – Women’s Qualifying

Cycling – Track Finals

Table Tennis – Team Semifinal

Handball – Women’s Quarterfinal

Weightlifting – Men’s Final

Wrestling – Finals

Boxing – Finals and Semifinals

Volleyball – Women’s Quarterfinal

Basketball – Women’s Quarterfinal

 

8 p.m. – 2 a.m.

Track & Field – Finals (LIVE)

Men’s 110m Hurdles Final

Men’s Shot Put Final

Men’s Triple Jump Final

Heptathlon

Decathlon

 

CNBC

2 a.m. – 4 a.m.

Beach Volleyball – Men’s Quarterfinal

Handball – Women’s Quarterfinal

 

8 p.m. – 2 a.m.

Diving – Women’s Platform Semifinal (LIVE)

Canoeing – Sprint Finals (LIVE)

Skateboarding – Men’s Park Final (LIVE)

Skateboarding – Men’s Park Qualifying (LIVE)

Skateboarding – Men’s Park Qualifying

Field Hockey – Men’s Bronze Medal

Canoeing – Sprint Finals

 

NBCSN

2 a.m. – 4 a.m.

Volleyball – Men’s Quarterfinal

 

4 a.m. – 8 p.m.

Volleyball – Women’s Quarterfinals (LIVE)

Baseball – Semifinal

Equestrian – Individual Jumping Final (LIVE)

Beach Volleyball – Men’s Quarterfinals

Swimming – Men’s Marathon (LIVE)

Field Hockey – Women’s Semifinal

Water Polo – Men’s Quarterfinal

 

8 p.m. – 2 a.m.

Basketball – Women’s Quarterfinal

Water Polo – Men’s Quarterfinal

Beach Volleyball – Men’s Quarterfinal

Equestrian – Individual Jumping Final

 

OLYMPIC CHANNEL: HOME OF TEAM USA

5 a.m. – 9 a.m.

Wrestling Finals (LIVE)

Greco-Roman 67kg Final

Greco-Roman 87kg Final

Women’s Freestyle 62g Final

Men’s Freestyle 57kg Semifinals

Men’s Freestyle 86kg Semifinals

Women’s Freestyle 57kg Semifinals

 

9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Wrestling Competition

 

10 p.m. – 12:30 a.m.

Wrestling Qualifying Rounds (LIVE)

Women’s Freestyle 53kg

Women’s Freestyle 57kg

Men’s Freestyle 57kg

Men’s Freestyle 74kg

Men’s Freestyle 86kg

Men’s Freestyle 125kg

 

12:30 a.m. – 2 a.m.

Wrestling Competition

 

GOLF CHANNEL

9:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Women’s First Round

 

6:30 p.m. – 3 a.m.

Women’s Second Round (LIVE)

 

PEACOCK

6 a.m. – 9 a.m. 

Track & Field (LIVE)

Men’s Decathlon High Jump

Women’s 1500m Semifinals

Women’s Heptathlon Shot Put

Women’s 400m Semifinals

Women’s 3000m Steeplechase Final and Victory Ceremony

Men’s Hammer Throw Final

Women’s Heptathlon 200m

Men’s 800m Final

Men’s Decathlon 400m

Men’s 200m Final

 

–TOKYO OLYMPICS–

PETER KING BEGINS TRAINING CAMP TOUR, VISITS RAMS, COWBOYS, 49ERS & RAIDERS IN THIS WEEK’S “FMIA” COLUMN

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 “In Jared Goff, McVay had a student. In Matthew Stafford, McVay has a peer.” – King on the Sean McVay-Matthew Stafford relationship in Los Angeles

 “He needs to play opening day…Some guys run 4.3. Some guys play 4.3. He’s the kind of guy who plays fast.” – Cowboys Head Coach Mike McCarthy to King on Rookie 12th Overall Draft Pick LB Micah Parsons

“Your new team wants to see your talent level, which he has, but they also want to see how he carries himself. I think that’s what they’ve been impressed with.” – 49ers Head Coach Kyle Shanahan to King on Rookie QB Trey Lance

STAMFORD, Conn. – August 2, 2021 – Peter King began his annual training camp tour this week, visiting the Rams, Cowboys, 49ers and Raiders in this week’s edition of Football Morning in America, available now exclusively on NBCSports.com. King provides insights from each camp and speaks with new Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford and head coach Sean McVay, 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan, Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott and rookie linebacker Micah Parsons, and Raiders general manager Mike Mayock.

The following are highlights from this week’s edition of Football Morning in America:

LOS ANGELES RAMS

King on new Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford: “How amazing is it that a quarterback who was drafted first overall by Detroit in 2009, and never won a division title in 12 seasons, and never won a playoff game in 12 seasons, is now unabashedly viewed by some of the most respected people in football – (Aaron) Donald and coach Sean McVay, for two – as the missing piece in a Rams’ championship.”

Aaron Donald to King on hugging Stafford during practice: “I mean, I’m just so happy he’s on our team. I hugged him, just because. I said to him, ‘Man, I just wanna give you a hug.’ … He’ll be throwing the ball at practice, and I’m rushing, trying to win the play, and the throws he makes, the balls he throws, throwing to spots, how perfect a spiral it is. It’s crazy. As a competitor, I’m just happy. Happy he’s here.”

King on Stafford to the Rams: “McVay fell in like with Stafford during a chance meeting with him while vacationing in Mexico in late January. (Both men say the encounter was unplanned.)…In Jared Goff, McVay had a student. In Matthew Stafford, McVay has a peer.”

King: “To McVay, a quarterback needs a lot of traits, but two important ones are disciplined reads going through his options on a play, and boldness on downfield throws – the ability and mental acuity to be willing to take risks when it’s smart. Clearly, those are traits McVay sees in Stafford.”

McVay to King on Stafford: “When you really study him, you see the intricacies of quarterback position. He’s playing it at the highest level in the most difficult spots…His ability to navigate the pocket, his movement, his feel for the rush, his ability to keep his eyes down the field. And then to exhaust your progression against that rush, that’s something in the NFL that a quarterback just has to do.”

Stafford on McVay’s offense: “I mean, it’s very complex. At the same time, it all makes sense…As far as fitting me, I think it probably fits most quarterbacks to tell you the truth. It’s a really good offense. I’m excited to try to bring it to life.”

Stafford to King on if he felt he let the Lions down: “Definitely. I sit there and go, ‘Man, I wish I could’ve gotten it done.’ I mean, it would’ve been amazing to have a Super Bowl parade down Woodward Avenue in Detroit. Didn’t happen. Tough pill to swallow as a competitor and somebody who touches the ball on every single offensive play.”

DALLAS COWBOYS

King on what the Cowboys need this season: “The defense gets some juice it never had all last year…Dak Prescott is able to return to form. The Cowboys need a top five offense, in a big way, because they’re not going to be dominant on D. So I bring you the two most important players in the franchise this season: first-round linebacker Micah Parsons and Prescott.”

Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy to King on Parsons: “He needs to play opening day. You have to trust what your eyes are telling you. And when I watch him, I see a fluid and explosive player. This game’s not too big for him. Some guys run 4.3. Some guys play 4.3. He’s the kind of guy who plays fast. He looks like he’s done this at this level before.”

King on Parsons: “He could be a classic middle linebacker at 248 pounds, with the added benefit of quickness to chase down plays. Dallas wanted the kind of playmaking Fred Warner/Bobby Wagner-type ‘backer, and they’re going to give Parsons the chance to be him.”

King on Prescott: “The last time we saw Prescott, he was on the field trying to put his ankle back together against the Giants last Oct. 11. I don’t recall the outpouring of emotion for a player injury like I saw that day.”

Prescott to King on when his ankle injury occurred: “My mom had always told us when we got hurt, just to get off the field so she knew that we were like okay. I initially thought I had rolled it and I had looked and grabbed my ankle and it was facing the other way. I’m like, ‘No way.’ I just was trying to like, I thought maybe if I slammed it into place a couple times it’d just snap back or maybe it was just dislocated and it wasn’t broken, stuck like it was. When I did that a couple of times and it didn’t move, that’s when I just started waving to get help.”

McCarthy on Prescott’s reaction: “I walked up on him when he was down on the field,” McCarthy told me, “and I don’t think I’ve seen anything exactly like it. He was trying to put his ankle back together, right there on the field. It was almost – this  isn’t quite the right word – but it was almost barbaric”

Prescott on how his ankle feels: “I can say, at this point honestly, it might not feel quite like my left leg. But as far as pain or as far as anything that I think something’s wrong – I mean, absolutely not. It may take me a little bit longer to warm it up than it obviously would this left leg. Once I’m going and rolling, there’s not anything that I think about with my ankle.”

King on the NFC East: “Fascinating team, as Dallas usually is. I thought Washington, with its strong defense, would be the king of a weakened East again. But I’m leaning Dallas now.”

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS

King: “I’ve learned that these summer practices are not just about who wins the starting right guard job. They’re time for rookies to prove themselves – to show the veterans on both sides of the ball whether they can be trusted. It’s a long process…But every snap, every seam route is Trey Lance’s chance with this team to show if/when he can wrestle the starting job from Jimmy Garoppolo.”

49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan to King on Lance: “We’re on the practice field now and you’re a first-round pick so everyone’s looking at you. Your new team wants to see your talent level, which he has, but they also want to see how he carries himself. I think that’s what they’ve been impressed with…He goes out there and he’s not scared to fail. He goes out there and lets it rip, and there’s some good, some bad. Players can feel it.”

49ers linebacker Fred Warner to King on Lance: “You see the raw talent, and you see the ball fly out of his hand. Impressive…We’re seeing a young guy work and be humble and make throws like that. That’s what he needs to do.”

King: “The team gave every player an iPad to study plays and the playbook and that day’s gametape. Of the 90 players in camp, guess whose iPad has registered the most minutes used on the Niners’ internal server – where every login is recorded? Trey Lance’s iPad.”

49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo to King on the team drafting Lance: “No one ever wants to get that call. The first thing I asked John (Lynch) was, ‘Am I still gonna get a chance to compete for the job?’ He said, ‘Yeah, absolutely.’ That’s really all I can ask for, being a player…You don’t want to have weird feelings about him, or take it out on him. I welcomed him with open arms. If he asks me anything, I’m willing to help.”

Shanahan to King on when Lance may play this season: “In this business, if you’re trying to plan out the next six months and say, ‘Where’s it going?’ that’s a mistake. You can’t do it. What I told Jimmy right when we made the trade is, ‘I don’t know any rookie who can come and beat you out if you’re playing at his best self…I truly don’t know what’s going to happen here.”

LAS VEGAS RAIDERS

King on Raiders GM Mike Mayock: “This is the third year for the man who went from combine prophet to NFL GM – and he needs a big year after 15-17 in his first two seasons, and an underwhelming performance from his drafts…In our conversation, he says it’s time for the top picks who have disappointed so far, such as disappointing first-rounders Clelin Ferrell, Johnathan Abram and Damon Arnette, to play like their pedigrees.”

Mayock to King: “It’s time to win. We started 6-4 [in 2019] and couldn’t finish, and then 6-3 [in 2020] and couldn’t finish. That’s got to change…But we’ve been able to have an off-season this year, and we’ve had great attendance in the building.”

Mayock to King on his relationship with owner Mark Davis: “We’re two passionate people, and we can’t agree 100 percent of the time. But it’s nothing contentious. It’s two guys who study tape and have opinions. We’ve got a really good relationship.”

King on Mayock and head coach Jon Gruden: “I’m told Gruden’s not under any win-now mandate from the owner. Mike Mayock, I don’t know.”

Gruden to King on his time with the Raiders and being 19-29 in three seasons: “I’m not pissed. I’m excited about the progress we’ve made. We weren’t very good…I think we are improving. But I don’t like to lose. I don’t like hearing 19-29. I do like the feeling of progress. We were 6-2 in the West. 6-2 on the road, that’s pretty good. We gotta continue to get better obviously at home.”

King on Allegiant Stadium: “So the way the stadium was built, I’m told, will lend itself to high decibel levels when there’s a big crowd. The Raiders need that. They won their opener in the stadium last year, then went 1-6 at home, with zero fans all season.”

King on the Raiders: “Prediction? Mark me down for 8-9. Tough schedule, plus the need for the young players is so big. Lots of question marks here.”

NEWS & NOTES

King on Bills wide receiver Cole Beasley: “Not much has changed on the vax front with Cole Beasley, except he can’t stop talking about something that is fruitless…I’m starting to think, really, that the Bills’ season is going to be impacted by this campaign he can’t stop waging that will convince no one he is right.”

King on Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas’ ankle surgery: “When you get to a point where an injury suffered in September 2020 continues to linger, clearly there should have been a line of demarcation that said if the injury isn’t right by, say, April 1, surgery would be done. That obviously didn’t happen…For a team that runs such a tight, organized ship, it’s surprising that the Saints didn’t ride herd on this injury better.”

King on Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers: “I liked the fact that instead of dancing around tough topics and handling his issues in a passive-aggressive way, Rodgers spent his press conference elucidating exactly what troubled him and why he thinks he should have some (even small) say in the way his team operates on the field. I do understand the reticence to bring active players into the decision-making process. But this is 2021. And players realize if there’s something they want, and they feel strongly about it, they can make enough of a stink about it or simply demand an exit.”

Read the full FMIA column here and catch the weekly Peter King Podcast here.

A new “Football Morning in America” posts every Monday morning exclusively on NBCSports.com through the NFL season. It was announced in May 2019 that King signed an exclusive agreement with NBC Sports Group that included writing a weekly Monday morning NFL column for NBCSports.com; making regular appearances on PFT Live with Mike Florio; and continuing to contribute to Football Night in America, the most-watched studio show in sports.

—NBC SPORTS—

NEW OLYMPIC SPECIAL “SPORTS & MENTAL HEALTH: A CONVERSATION WITH MICHAEL PHELPS” STREAMING NOW ON PEACOCK, NBCOLYMPICS.COM AND NBC SPORTS APP

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PHELPS SPEAKS TO MIKE TIRICO:

“Simone and I are the best in the world at what we do, but how many other millions of people are out there going through the same exact thing.”

“As soon as I opened up, it was the greatest feeling in the world, a hundred-pound weight lifted off my back.”

“People are standing up and talking about it left and right and that’s what we need. We need more of that because I think, if we can do that, then we can break down this wall. The stigma can be gone, relieved, finished.”

Click Here to Access the Interview

TOKYO, JAPAN – Aug. 2, 2021 – Michael Phelps, the greatest Olympian of all time, spoke with NBC Olympics primetime host Mike Tirico about athlete mental health in a new special Sports & Mental Health: A Conversation with Michael Phelps that is streaming now across Peacock, NBCOlympics.com and the NBC Sports app.

During the interview, Phelps, who has won more total Olympic medals (28) and gold medals (23) than anyone in history, discussed Simone Biles, the pressure on Olympians, his own mental health struggles, and helping others.

Following are highlights of the interview. If used, please note the mandatory credit: “In an exclusive NBC Olympics interview…”

On the impact of Simone Biles’ recent mental health struggles: “Maybe we’ll see change. Maybe we’ll actually be able to help athletes. One of the things I’ve been frustrated about is the lack of change and lack of support we have for mental health both during competition and post-competition.”

On the impact of the pandemic: “My concern is, how many athletes are we going to lose? We already lost a handful to suicide. How many more can we lose? It breaks my heart. I’m one that knows exactly what that feels like. I know what it feels like to not want to be alive, and the ups and the downs and roller coasters that everyone’s gone through over the last two years, I’m afraid. I’m afraid for everybody else.”

On that it’s like to be on top yet alone: “Dark. Scary…I had one kind of moment here (in Tokyo) where I just spun a little bit. For me, it can happen whenever it wants. I can wake up one day and feel like a million bucks, and the next day I can wake up and feel like all I want to do is curl up into a ball and go into a black hole. That’s my life. I’m a human being. I experience emotions just like everyone else does.”

On what athletes struggling with mental health need: “We need support. We need to be able to find a safe place…I think the biggest thing is understanding it and accepting it…I feel like I’m alone sometimes, like I’m the only one that can ever go through something like this, but it’s not the case. There are millions of people that are going through the same exact thing that I do or the same exact thing that Simone is going through. The same exact thing as Naomi Osaka, Kevin Love, all of these athletes. People are standing up and talking about it left and right and that’s what we need. We need more of that because I think, if we can do that, then we can break down this wall. The stigma can be gone, relieved, finished.”

On opening up about his own mental health struggles: “I guess I was afraid to open up because I’m not supposed to show that vulnerability that weakness. If I show that side, then I’m giving my competitors something extra. No, I don’t want to do that…As soon as I opened up, it was the greatest feeling in the world, a hundred-pound weight lifted off my back.”

On personally helping other athletes: “I can’t say enough. I enjoy it. I love it. I thrive on it because I get to help somebody, but in turn it helps me, too. It comes back 100%.”

On helping young athletes: “There’s two things you can say: it’s okay to not be okay and be you.”

On advice: “That’s something I will say to every human being – communicate, communicate, communicate. Find a safe space…Control what you can control. If you’re going through a bad day, reach out for help…Simone and I are the best in the world at what we do, but how many other millions of people are out there going through the same exact thing. I hope they’re watching right now…This is real. Reach out for help. Know you’re not alone. Know it’s okay to not be okay. 100%.”

Phelps competed in five Olympic Games from 2000-16 and holds the world record in the 400m individual medley. He is also featured in two Peacock Original specials, Michael Phelps: Medals, Memories & More and The Greatest Race. For more information, click here. Stream the interview Sports & Mental Health: A Conversation with Michael Phelps on Peacock now here.

In 2008, he established the Michael Phelps Foundation to promote healthy, active lives, especially for children, primarily by expanding the opportunities for participation in the sport of swimming.

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TOKYO OLYMPICS – AUGUST 1 PRIMETIME HIGHLIGHTS ON NBC

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 “What a complete and utter shock. Throw away all the form charts from all the months leading into this race.” – Ato Boldon on Italy’s Lamont Marcell Jacobs winning gold in the men’s 100m final

“I was actually going to take a flight home after the team final…It’s just a dream come true.” – MyKayla Skinner to Andrea Joyce after winning silver in the women’s vault

“One of the first things I heard after that race was Rowdy (Gaines) yelling, ‘Welcome to the club!’” – Caeleb Dressel to Mike Tirico on his gold medal in the men’s 100m freestyle

Monday Highlights: U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Plays Canada in Semifinals Live Monday Morning at 4 a.m. ET on USA Network; Allyson Felix and Noah Lyles Headline American Contenders in Track & Field Qualifiers Live Monday Morning at 6:20 a.m. ET on Peacock

STAMFORD, Conn. – August 1, 2021 – NBC Olympics continued its primetime coverage of the Tokyo Olympics tonight on NBC. Mike Tirico serves as NBC Olympics primetime host and opened coverage on NBC from a fish market in the Tsukiji district of Tokyo.

Tirico opening Sunday’s NBC Olympic primetime show from the streets of Tokyo: “Protocols are still in place…I’ve been here three weeks, tested many times, so we are allowed out of the Olympic bubble and into the city. It’s part of how Tokyo’s managing to pull this thing off. So, since we can get out, we want to give you a little bit of flavor of this amazing city as the second week of the Games kicks off.”

Highlights of upcoming coverage include:

    • A number of American medal contenders are expected to compete in track & field finals, semifinals and qualifiers, live at 8 p.m. ET Monday on NBC and CNBC. Live at 6:20 a.m. ET on Peacock, Allyson Felix (women’s 400m) and Noah Lyles (men’s 200m) headline American contenders in track & field qualifiers;
    • Jade Carey is expected to represent Team USA in the women’s gymnastics floor final live Monday morning at 4 a.m. ET on Peacock. Coverage will also be presented in primetime Monday at 8 p.m. ET on NBC;
    • The U.S. women’s soccer team play Canada in the semifinals live Monday at 4 a.m. ET on USA Network, with a spot in the gold medal match on the line;
    • Kevin Durant and the U.S. men’s basketball team, aiming for its fourth consecutive gold medal, face Pau and Marc Gasol and Spain in the quarterfinals live at 12:40 a.m. ET/9:40 p.m. PT Monday on Peacock;
    • Women’s beach volleyball elimination round action will be presented live Monday on NBC at 8 p.m. ET. On the men’s side, Americans Jake Gibb and Tri Bourne play Germany live Monday at 9 a.m. ET on NBCSN.
    • USA baseball, featuring former MLB players Todd Frazier and Edwin Jackson, face Japan in the playoff round live Monday morning at 6 a.m. ET on NBCSN.

 

Following are highlights from tonight’s primetime coverage of the Tokyo Olympics on the networks of NBCUniversal:

GYMNASTICS – NBC

Nastia Liukin on Suni Lee winning bronze in the uneven bars: “Since winning that all-around gold medal, she has just been going from one thing to the other. It’s been an exhausting but rewarding, of  course, few days for Suni.”

Terry Gannon: “You can imagine the confidence that would add, but also all the distraction going in and then to having to keep competing.”

Liukin: “That, and the pressure as well. Now you’re coming back out to the competition floor, a few more eyes are on you as the reigning Olympic all-around champion.”

Liukin on MyKayla Skinner winning silver in the women’s vault: “Just the range of emotions that she has had here all week, could not be more thrilled for MyKayla Skinner to end her Olympics experience with an individual medal…She will remember this moment for the rest of her life.”

Skinner to Andrea Joyce: “This was seriously so unexpected. I was actually going to take a flight home after the team finals, so for me to be able to turn myself around and be able to finally compete one last time, was seriously so unreal…It’s just a dream come true.”

Liukin on Jade Carey in the vault: “It’s almost like she just got ahead of herself a little bit…It happens to every single gymnast, sometimes your steps are just off.”

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TRACK & FIELD – NBC

Leigh Diffey on the men’s 100m final: “When you think about the Olympic Games and you think about the men’s 100m, of course naturally you think of Jamaica’s legend Usain Bolt…However, he’s in retirement. So that means it is wide open, and it has been the biggest question, the biggest discussion that we’ve experienced at these Games. The question begs, who’s going to win the 100m?”

Ato Boldon on Italy’s Lamont Marcell Jacobs winning gold in the men’s 100m final: “I can’t even say enough about what this young man here has just accomplished. Italy has no history of medals in this event…but this guy just set a European record. I told you before the gun, if you come to the final and you can find a way to run your best race ever, chances are you’re going to be at the top of the podium. What a complete and utter shock. Throw away all the form charts from all the months leading into this race.”

Tirico on the Italian TV call of Jacobs’ gold medal run: “Joy needs no translation.”

Diffey on Fred Kerley taking silver in the men’s 100m: “People said Kerley was crazy, leaving the 400m to come to the 100m. They’re not saying that anymore.”

Boldon on Trayvon Bromell failing to qualify for the men’s 100m final: “When he’s running well, he has a good start, great acceleration, separates from the field, and then he holds them off…He was fine at 50 meters, but I can see him laboring to get to the line.”

Boldon on Puerto Rico’s Jasmine Camacho-Quinn winning gold in the women’s 100m hurdles: “She has been the best hurdler in the world in 2021, nobody’s been close – but it’s one thing to win in the regular season. When all the pressure is on you, can you deliver? Jasmine Camacho-Quinn did.”

Boldon on the men’s 400m hurdles and USA’s Rai Benjamin and Norway’s Karsten Warholm qualifying for the final: “One thing is for sure: we are guaranteed – guaranteed – one of the best races ever in the history of the event when these two hook up in that final.”

Boldon on Jamaica’s Elaine Thompson-Herah qualifying in the 200m heat: “When you’re doubling at an Olympics, and for somebody like Elaine Thompson-Herah…who has a chance at not only Olympic gold, but the world record, she is going to be extremely conservative. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with her, she just knows, ‘Let me do as little as I have to to get to the next round.’ She’s done that.”

Sanya Richards-Ross on Jenna Prandini in the 200m heat: “I do think that she should get into the final and she does have a chance to finally get a medal. Jenna Prandini has shown us so much promise for so long…and really found her event here in the 200m…She has a really great shot.”

Boldon on the women’s 200m heats and semifinals field: “This 200m field and the way this whole thing is shaping up, we are getting ready to set some very, very fast times when the final comes around.”

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SWIMMING – NBC

Caeleb Dressel to Tirico on what’s been the hardest part of this past year: “The amount of uncertainties, not just for myself, but for everybody. There’s been so many unknown variables while trying to keep your head about you, looking forward to an Olympic Games that you’re not sure is going to happen…some of the hardest training of your life, and you’re not sure if the light is going to be there at the end of the tunnel. So staying on track best you can, without being sure if it’s going to happen.”

Dressel on continuing the legacy of Team USA 100m freestyle champions: “Every event is a tough event to win at the Olympics, but I think every single go around the 100m free is the most wide-open one. It just fluctuates so much…It means a lot. That was actually one of the first things I heard after that race was Rowdy (Gaines) yelling, ‘Welcome to the club!’ It was loud, it was very, very loud…I’ve never really thought about that, but it is really good company…It’s really special and it’s incredible how this sport works.”

Dressel on competing in the next Summer Olympics in Paris in 2024: “That’s actually the first thing that popped into my head when I finished my meet was, ‘Oh no, I have to do this again in three years.’ ‘Oh no’ in the best way, though…I’m excited moving in three years from now, but we have World Championships between, so it’ll be a good go around. I’m excited.”

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BEACH VOLLEYBALL – NBC

Kevin Wong on April Ross and Alix Klineman’s round of 16 victory over Cuba: “April’s looked nervous. You think about it, she’s one of the most decorated Olympians in our sport and yet she’s still nervous about a round of 16 play. The difference between pool play and  match play now in an elimination bracket is you go home now if you have a bad day.”

Wong on Ross: “She’s got diversity of offense. She’s got range and she’s got vision. That’s an unstoppable combination.”

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