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ALLYSON FELIX, NOAH LYLES & SYDNEY MCLAUGHLIN HIGHLIGHT FINAL FOUR DAYS OF NBC SPORTS’ LIVE COVERAGE OF U.S. OLYMPIC TEAM TRIALS FOR TRACK & FIELD, CONTINUING TONIGHT ON NBCSN AND PEACOCK

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**USATF Adjusts Schedule Due To Extreme Heat in Eugene This Weekend**

Track & Field Trials This Saturday and Sunday Live in Primetime on NBC

Peacock to Live Stream NBCSN Coverage

Track & Field Coverage Continues NBC Olympics’ Record Coverage of U.S. Olympic Team Trials Ahead of Tokyo Olympics

STAMFORD, Conn. – June 24, 2021 – NBC Olympics’ live coverage of the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for track & field concludes with the final four days of coverage from Eugene, Ore., beginning tonight with the women’s shot put and women’s 3000m steeplechase at 9 p.m. ET on NBCSN and Peacock.

Some event timing this weekend has been changed by USATF due to extreme heat forecast in Eugene (already reflected in chart at bottom).

Live coverage of the track & field trials concludes this Sunday, June 27, at 7 p.m. ET/PT on NBC with numerous events, including the men’s 200m and women’s 400m hurdles finals.

Peacock will live stream NBCSN coverage of the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Team Trials.

NBCOlympics.com and the NBC Sports app presents exclusive streaming coverage of select field events, including long jump, triple jump, high jump, pole vault, shot put, hammer, javelin, discus, 20km race walk, decathlon and heptathlon from Eugene.

The U.S. has topped the track & field medal standings at seven straight Games. The U.S. Olympic Trials for track & field this weekend are expected to feature 200m world champion Noah Lyles, who is attempting to make his first Olympic team. The women’s 400m hurdles will be headlined by 2016 Olympic champion Dalilah Muhammad, and 2019 world silver medalist Sydney McLaughlin. Also expected to compete this weekend in the 200m is the most decorated American woman in Olympic track & field history and six-time Olympic gold medalist Allyson Felix, who has already qualified for the Tokyo Olympics – her fifth Olympic appearance at age 35 – in the women’s 400m. Additional athletes expected to compete include 2016 Olympic silver medalist pole vaulter Sandi Morris, reigning 110m hurdles world champion Grant Holloway, and more. 2016 Olympic gold medalist Matthew Centrowitz is expected to take the track tonight in the 1500m.

NBC Sports’ Leigh Diffey and Paul Swangard will call the event, joined by analysts four-time Olympic medalist Ato Boldon, four-time Olympic gold medalist Sanya Richards-Ross, and two-time Olympic long-distance runner Kara Goucher. Lewis Johnson serves as the reporter.

For more information on NBC Sports’ U.S. Olympic Team Trials coverage, click here.

U.S. OLYMPIC TEAM TRIALS – TRACK & FIELD

How to Watch

Date Coverage Platform Time
Thurs., June 24 Finals –Women’s Shot Put, Women’s 3000m Steeplechase NBCSN/Peacock 9 p.m. ET (LIVE)
Fri, June 25 Finals –Men’s Discus Throw, Men’s 3000m Steeplechase NBCSN/Peacock 5 p.m. ET (LIVE)
Sat., June 26 Finals – Women’s 10,000m Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA 1 p.m. ET (LIVE)
Sat., June 26 Finals – Women’s Javelin, Men’s 400m Hurdles, Women’s 200m, Men’s 110m Hurdles, Women’s Pole Vault, Women’s Long Jump NBC 9 p.m. ET/PT (LIVE ET)
Sun., June 27 Finals – Men’s 5,000m Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA 1 p.m. ET (LIVE)
Sun., June 27 Finals –Women’s 400m Hurdles, Women’s 800m, Men’s 1,500m, Men’s 200m, Heptathlon NBC 7 p.m. ET/PT (LIVE ET)

 

Commentators

    • Play-by-play: Leigh Diffey and Paul Swangard
    • Analysts: Four-time Olympic medalist Ato Boldon, four-time Olympic gold medalist Sanya Richards-Ross, and two-time Olympian Kara Goucher
    • Reporter: Lewis Johnson

 

Peacock’s library of sports programming also includes, The Greatest Race; Michael Phelps: Medals, Memories And More; and In Deep With Ryan Lochte, and My Pursuit: Life, Legacy & Jordan Burroughs, and 1968 which tells the story of Tommie Smith and John Carlos at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics. Upcoming programming includes GOLDEN: The Journey of USA’s Elite Gymnasts, The ‘96 Effect and The Sisters of ‘96: The 1996 USA Women’s Olympic Soccer Team.

Peacock is currently available on the Google platforms and devices, including Android™, Android TV™ devices Roku platform; Apple devices, including iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD; Chromecast and Chromecast built-in devices; Microsoft’s Xbox One family of devices, including Xbox One S and Xbox One X; Sony PlayStation4, PlayStation 4 Pro, and PlayStation5; VIZIO SmartCast™ TVs; Samsung Smart TVs; and LG Smart TVs. Peacock Premium is included at no additional cost for Comcast’s eligible Xfinity X1 and Flex customers and Cox Contour customers.

-NBC SPORTS-

ALLYSON FELIX, NOAH LYLES & SYDNEY MCLAUGHLIN HIGHLIGHT NBC SPORTS’ LIVE COVERAGE OF U.S. OLYMPIC TEAM TRIALS FOR TRACK & FIELD, BEGINNING THIS FRIDAY, JUNE 18 ON NBC, NBCSN, AND PEACOCK

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Track & Field Trials This Saturday and Sunday Live in Primetime on NBC Follow Live Coverage of U.S. Open Golf & U.S. Olympic Team Swimming Trials

Commentators: Leigh Diffey, Paul Swangard, Ato Boldon, Sanya Richards-Ross, Kara Goucher, Trey Hardee, & Lewis Johnson

Peacock to Live Stream NBCSN Coverage

Track & Field Coverage Continues NBC Olympics’ Record Coverage of U.S. Olympic Team Trials Ahead of Tokyo Olympics

STAMFORD, Conn. – June 15, 2021 – NBC Olympics presents live coverage of the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for track & field with more than 20 hours of qualifying, semifinals and finals coverage over eight nights from Eugene, Ore., beginning this Friday, June 18 with qualifying at 7 p.m. ET on NBCSN and Peacock, and continuing at 10 p.m. ET/PT on NBC with the finals in men’s shot put and men’s 10,000m.

Track & field coverage runs from June 18-21 and June 24-27, featuring six nights of primetime coverage on NBC. Live coverage of the track & field trials concludes on Sunday, June 27, at 7 p.m. ET/PT on NBC with numerous events, including the men’s 200m and women’s 400m hurdles finals.

This Saturday and Sunday, live track & field trials coverage in primetime on NBC follows live U.S. Open golf and U.S. Olympic Team Trials for swimming both nights.

NBC will debut the Jonas Brothers new single “Remember This” during the Track and Field trials on Friday, June 18. The song will be accompanied by a message from the Jonas Brothers and footage from some of the great moments of the Olympics and those to come.

Peacock will live stream NBCSN coverage of the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Team Trials.

NBCOlympics.com and the NBC Sports app will present exclusive streaming coverage of select field events, including long jump, triple jump, high jump, pole vault, shot put, hammer, javelin, discus, 20km race walk, decathlon and heptathlon from Eugene.

The U.S. has topped the track & field medal standings at seven straight Games. The U.S. Olympic Trials for track & field are expected to feature seven individual reigning world champions, including 200m world champion Noah Lyles, who is attempting to make his first Olympic team. The women’s 400m hurdles will be headlined by 2016 Olympic champion Dalilah Muhammad, and 2019 world silver medalist Sydney McLaughlin. Also expected to compete is the most decorated American woman in Olympic track & field history and six-time Olympic gold medalist Allyson Felix, who is aiming for her fifth Olympic appearance at age 35. Additional athletes expected to compete include 2016 Olympic silver medalist pole vaulter Sandi Morris, reigning 100m hurdles world champion Grant Holloway, and more.

NBC Sports’ Leigh Diffey and Paul Swangard will call the event, joined by analysts four-time Olympic medalist Ato Boldon, four-time Olympic gold medalist Sanya Richards-Ross, two-time Olympic long-distance runner Kara Goucher, and Olympic decathlon silver medalist Trey Hardee. Lewis Johnson serves as the reporter.

For more information on NBC Sports’ U.S. Olympic Team Trials coverage, click here.

U.S. OLYMPIC TEAM TRIALS – TRACK & FIELD

How to Watch

Date Coverage Platform Time
Fri., June 18 Qualifying Rounds – Men’s Shot Put NBCSN/Peacock 7 p.m. ET
Finals – Men’s 10,000m, Men’s Shot Put NBC 10 p.m. ET/PT
Sat., June 19 Qualifying Rounds – Women’s Discus Throw NBCSN/Peacock 8 p.m. ET
Finals –Women’s 100m, Women’s Discus Throw NBC 10 p.m. ET
Sun., June 20 Finals – Women’s 100m Hurdles, Men’s 100m, Women’s 400m, Men’s 400m, Decathlon NBC 9 p.m. ET
Mon., June 21 Qualifying Rounds – Men’s Pole Vault, Men’s Javelin Throw, Men’s Triple Jump NBCSN/Peacock 7 p.m. ET
Finals – Men’s 800m, Women’s 1500m, Women’s 5000m, Men’s Pole Vault, Men’s Javelin Throw, Men’s Triple Jump NBC 8 p.m. ET/PT
Thurs., June 24 Finals –Women’s Shot Put, Women’s 3000m Steeplechase NBCSN/Peacock 9 p.m. ET
Fri, June 25 Finals –Men’s Discus Throw, Men’s 3000m Steeplechase NBCSN/Peacock 5 p.m. ET
Sat., June 26 Finals – Women’s Javelin, Men’s 400m Hurdles, Women’s 10,000m, Women’s 200m, Men’s 110m Hurdles, Women’s Pole Vault, Women’s Long Jump NBC 9 p.m. ET/PT
Sun., June 27 Finals –Men’s High Jump, Women’s 400m Hurdles, Men’s 5000m, Women’s 800m, Men’s 1,500m, Men’s 200m, Heptathlon, Men’s Long Jump NBC 7 p.m. ET/PT

 

Commentators

    • Play-by-play: Leigh Diffey and Paul Swangard
    • Analysts: Four-time Olympic medalist Ato Boldon, four-time Olympic gold medalist Sanya Richards-Ross, two-time Olympian Kara Goucher, and Olympic decathlon silver medalist Trey Hardee
    • Reporter: Lewis Johnson

 

Peacock’s library of sports programming also includes, The Greatest Race; Michael Phelps: Medals, Memories And More; and In Deep With Ryan Lochte, and My Pursuit: Life, Legacy & Jordan Burroughs, and 1968 which tells the story of Tommie Smith and John Carlos at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics. Upcoming programming includes GOLDEN: The Journey of USA’s Elite Gymnasts, The ‘96 Effect and The Sisters of ‘96: The 1996 USA Women’s Olympic Soccer Team.

Peacock is currently available on the Google platforms and devices, including Android™, Android TV™ devices Roku platform; Apple devices, including iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD; Chromecast and Chromecast built-in devices; Microsoft’s Xbox One family of devices, including Xbox One S and Xbox One X; Sony PlayStation4, PlayStation 4 Pro, and PlayStation5; VIZIO SmartCast™ TVs; Samsung Smart TVs; and LG Smart TVs. Peacock Premium is included at no additional cost for Comcast’s eligible Xfinity X1 and Flex customers and Cox Contour customers.

-NBC SPORTS-

NOAH LYLES HEADLINES NBC SPORTS’ LIVE COVERAGE OF USATF ADIDAS BOOST BOSTON GAMES THIS SUNDAY, MAY 23 AT 4:30 P.M. ET ON NBC & PEACOCK

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Lyles Headlines Sunday’s USATF ‘Journey to Gold – Tokyo Outdoor Series’ Field Along with Gold Medalist Wayde van Niekerk and World Champions Steven Gardiner, Grant Holloway & Dafne Schippers

NBC Sports’ USATF Schedule Features Live Coverage of Premier U.S. Meets Across NBC, NBCSN, and Peacock

STAMFORD, Conn. – May 21, 2021 – Noah Lyles headlines the field at the 2021 adidas Boost Boston Games as NBC Sports’ live coverage of the 2021 USATF ‘Journey to Gold – Tokyo Outdoor Series’ continues this Sunday, May 23 at 4:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.

Expected to compete in this Sunday’s field are reigning 200m world champion Lyles, 2016 400m Olympic gold medalist Wayde van Niekerk, 2019 400m world champion Steven Gardiner, reigning 110m hurdle world champion Grant Holloway, and 2016 200m Olympic silver medalist Dafne Schippers.

NBC Sports’ track & field coverage features five U.S.-based events, which began April 24 and runs through August 21 (remaining schedule below). The track & field schedule for the U.S. Olympic Trials and Tokyo Olympics will be announced in the coming weeks.

NBC Sports’ Paul Swangard will call the event, joined by four-time Olympic medalist Ato Boldon as an analyst and Lewis Johnson as a reporter.

SUNDAY, MAY 23 – ADIDAS BOOST BOSTON GAMES

How to Watch

NBC/Peacock
4:30-6 p.m. ET

 

Commentators

    • Play-by-play: Paul Swangard
    • Analyst: Four-time Olympic medalist Ato Boldon
    • Reporter: Lewis Johnson

 

Following is NBC Sports’ remaining live 2021 USATF Journey to Gold – Tokyo Outdoor Series schedule:

Event Date Platform Time (ET)
Adidas Boost Boston Games May 23 NBC, Peacock 4:30-6 p.m.
Nike Prefontaine Classic (Diamond League) August 21 NBC, Peacock 4:30-6 p.m.

 

For more information about how to stream these races and more Track & Field on Peacock, click here. Peacock is currently available on the Roku platform; Apple devices, including iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD; Google platforms and devices, including Android™, Android TV™ devices, Chromecast and Chromecast built-in devices; Microsoft’s Xbox One family of devices, including Xbox One S and Xbox One X; Sony PlayStation4, PlayStation 4 Pro, and PlayStation5; and VIZIO SmartCast™ TVs and LG Smart TVs. Peacock Premium is included at no additional cost for Comcast’s eligible Xfinity X1 and Flex customers and Cox Contour customers.

All NBC and NBCSN 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-

ALLYSON FELIX, NOAH LYLES, SYDNEY MCLAUGHLIN & DK METCALF HEADLINE NBC SPORTS’ LIVE COVERAGE OF USATF GOLDEN GAMES AT MT. SAC THIS SUNDAY, MAY 9 ON NBC AND PEACOCK

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Lyles, Felix & McLaughlin Expected to Compete at USATF ‘Journey to Gold – Tokyo Outdoor Series’ Event at 4:30 p.m. ET on NBC & Peacock

Seattle Seahawks Pro Bowl Wide Receiver Metcalf to Compete in 100m Heats, Live this Sunday at 3:15 p.m. ET Exclusively on Peacock

NBC Sports’ USATF Schedule Features Live Coverage of Premier U.S. Meets Across NBC, NBCSN, and Peacock

STAMFORD, Conn. – May 6, 2021 – Allyson Felix, Noah Lyles, Sydney McLaughlin and DK Metcalf headline the field at the Golden Games at Mt. SAC as NBC Sports’ live coverage of the 2021 USATF ‘Journey to Gold – Tokyo Outdoor Series’ continues this Sunday, May 9 on NBC and Peacock from Walnut, Cal.

Expected to compete in this Sunday’s field beginning at 4:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock are reigning 200m world champion Lyles, the most decorated American woman in Olympic track & field history Felix (200m) and Rio Olympian and 2019 Diamond League 400m hurdles champion McLaughlin (100m hurdles).

Beginning at 3:15 p.m. ET on Sunday, Peacock exclusively presents free, live coverage of the 100m heats featuring Metcalf, as the Seattle Seahawks Pro Bowl wide receiver is set to face top U.S. sprinters in the 100m.

Track and Field Pass content that had previously required an NBC Sports Gold subscription is now available on Peacock.

NBC Sports’ track and field coverage features five U.S.-based events, which began April 24 and runs through August 21 (remaining schedule below). The track and field schedule for the U.S. Olympic Trials and Tokyo Olympics will be announced in the coming weeks.

NBC Sports’ Leigh Diffey will call the event, joined by analysts four-time Olympic medalist Ato Boldon, two-time Olympic long-distance runner Kara Goucher, and Olympic decathlon silver medalist Trey Hardee. Lewis Johnson serves as the reporter.

SUNDAY, MAY 9 – GOLDEN GAMES AT MT. SAC

How to Watch

NBC/Peacock Premium Peacock
4:30-6 p.m. ET 3:15-3:55 p.m. ET

 

Commentators

    • Play-by-play: Leigh Diffey
    • Analysts: Four-time Olympic medalist Ato Boldon, two-time Olympian Kara Goucher, and Olympic decathlon silver medalist Trey Hardee
    • Reporter: Lewis Johnson

 

Following is NBC Sports’ remaining live 2021 USATF Journey to Gold – Tokyo Outdoor Series schedule:

Event Date Platform Time (ET)
USATF Golden Games at Mt. SAC May 9 NBC, Peacock Premium 4:30-6 p.m.
Adidas Boost Boston Games May 23 NBC, Peacock Premium 4:30-6 p.m.
Nike Prefontaine Classic (Diamond League) August 21 NBC, Peacock Premium 4:30-6 p.m.

 

For more information about how to stream these races and more Track and Field on Peacock, click here. Peacock is currently available on the Roku platform; Apple devices, including iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD; Google platforms and devices, including Android™, Android TV™ devices, Chromecast and Chromecast built-in devices; Microsoft’s Xbox One family of devices, including Xbox One S and Xbox One X; Sony PlayStation4, PlayStation 4 Pro, and PlayStation5; and VIZIO SmartCast™ TVs and LG Smart TVs. Peacock Premium is included at no additional cost for Comcast’s eligible Xfinity X1 and Flex customers and Cox Contour customers.

All NBC and NBCSN 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-

IAAF World Track & Field Championships Schedule 2019

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Date Event TV Platform Time (ET) Streaming Time (ET) Streaming Platform
9/27/19 Day 1 – Track Events NBCSN 9:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app, NBC Sports Gold
  Marathon (W) Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA 5 p.m. 5 p.m. NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app, OlympicChannel.com, Olympic Channel app
  Marathon (W) NBCSN 8 p.m.* 8 p.m.* NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app, NBC Sports Gold
9/28/19 Day 2 – Track Events N/A 9:05 a.m. 9:05 a.m. NBC Sports Gold
    Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA 9:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app, OlympicChannel.com, Olympic Channel app, NBC Sports Gold
  Hammer Throw Final (W) Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA 12 p.m. 12 p.m. NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app, OlympicChannel.com, Olympic Channel app, NBC Sports Gold
  Day 2 – Track and Field Events NBC 2:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m. NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app, NBC Sports Gold
  Day 2 – Evening Session NBCSN 8:30 p.m.* 8:30 p.m.* NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app, NBC Sports Gold
9/29/19 Day 3 – Track and Field Events NBC 12 p.m. 12 p.m. NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app, NBC Sports Gold
  Pole Vault Final (W) NBCSN 1:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app, NBC Sports Gold
9/30/19 Day 4 – Track Events N/A 9:05 a.m. 9:05 a.m. NBC Sports Gold
    Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA 10 a.m. 10 a.m. NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app, OlympicChannel.com, Olympic Channel app, NBC Sports Gold
  Day 4 – Field Events Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA 1 p.m. 1 p.m. NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app, OlympicChannel.com, Olympic Channel app, NBC Sports Gold
  Day 4 – Track and Field Events NBCSN 7 p.m.* 7 p.m.* NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
10/1/19 Day 5 – Track Events N/A 9:05 a.m. 9:05 a.m. NBC Sports Gold
    NBCSN 9:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app, NBC Sports Gold
  Day 5 – Field Events NBCSN 1:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app, NBC Sports Gold
10/2/19 Day 6 – Track Events N/A 2:15 a.m. 2:15 a.m. NBC Sports Gold
    NBCSN 9:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app, NBC Sports Gold
10/3/19 Day 7 – Track Events NBCSN 9:15 a.m. 9:15 a.m. NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app, NBC Sports Gold
10/4/19 Day 8 – Track and Field Events N/A 12:20 p.m. 12:20 p.m. NBC Sports Gold
    Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA 1 p.m. 1 p.m. NBCSports.com, NBCSports app, OlympicChannel.com, Olympic Channel app, NBC Sports Gold
    NBCSN 8 p.m.* 8 p.m.* NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
10/5/19 Day 9 – Track Events N/A 9:05 a.m. 9:05 a.m. NBC Sports Gold
    Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA 10 a.m. 10 a.m. NBCSports.com, NBCSports app, OlympicChannel.com, Olympic Channel app, NBC Sports Gold
  Shot Put Final (M) Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA 12:30 p.m. 12:30 p.m. NBCSports.com, NBCSports app, OlympicChannel.com, Olympic Channel app, NBC Sports Gold
  Triple Jump Final (W) NBC 2:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m. NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app, NBC Sports Gold
  Men’s Marathon Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA 5 p.m. 5 p.m. NBCSports.com, NBCSports app, OlympicChannel.com, Olympic Channel app, NBC Sports Gold
  Men’s Marathon NBCSN 8 p.m.* 8 p.m.* NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
10/6/19 Day 10 – Track Events N/A 11 a.m. 11 a.m. NBC Sports Gold
    NBC 12 p.m. 12 p.m. NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app, NBC Sports Gold
    NBCSN 8:30 p.m.* 8:30 p.m.* NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app

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** All schedules are subject to change **

NBC Sports And Universal Sports Present 4 ½ Hours Of Live Coverage Of The 2011 U.S. Track And Field Championships This Weekend

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NBC Sports
6/23/2011 10:56
NBC SPORTS AND UNIVERSAL SPORTS PRESENT 4 ½ HOURS OF LIVE COVERAGE OF THE 2011 U.S. TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS THIS WEEKEND

Olympic Medalists Jeremy Wariner, Walter Dix, Bryan Clay, Allyson Felix, Sanya Richards-Ross and Dawn Harper Highlight the Field

 

Seven Reigning World Champions Will Compete
NEW YORK – June 23, 2011 – NBC Sports and Universal Sports will present 4 ½ hours of LIVE coverage of the U.S. Track and Field Championships this weekend from Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. Coverage on both Saturday and Sunday will begin at 3 p.m. ET on Universal Sports and continue at 5 p.m. ET on NBC. The event features the best professional track and field athletes competing for spots on the Team USA roster for the 2011 IAAF World Outdoor Championships, held from August 27 – September 4 in Daegu, South Korea, which will air on NBC and Universal Sports. 

The field is comprised of 7 reigning world champions: Allyson Felix, Sanya Richards-Ross, Kerron Clement, Brittney Reese, Dwight Phillips, Christian Cantwell and Trey Hardee.

The men’s competition features fan favorite Nick Symmonds competing in the 800m, while Khadevis Robinson looks to regain his dominance in this event by trying for his sixth national outdoor title. Olympic Bronze medalist Walter Dix will look to continue his successful season as the favorite in the 200m. Clement and Jeremy Wariner headline the 400m as the top two qualifiers. Wariner placed first at the Adidas Grand Prix (45.13 seconds) and second at the Pre Classic (45.43 seconds). Also participating is 2008 Olympic gold medalist Bryan Clay.

The women’s side features a hotly-contested matchup in the 400m race between Olympic medalists Felix and Richards-Ross. Felix is the current world leader in the 400m at 49.81, while Richards-Ross has run 50.98 this year. The 100m Hurdles will prove to be a tight race with defending Olympic champion Dawn Harper racing against current world leader Kellie Wells and pre-season favorite Lolo Jones. Also competing this weekend in the women’s championship is five-time USA Outdoor Champion and 2008 Olympic silver medalist, pole-vaulter Jenn Suhr, who is looking to win her sixth consecutive USA Outdoor title.

NBC’s Olympic Track and Field broadcast team of Tom Hammond, Ato Bolden, Dwight Stones and Lewis Johnson will call the action.
About NBC Sports 

NBC Sports is synonymous with superior production that elevates the event, broad promotion, and mutually-beneficial partnerships. Known as America’s Olympic Network, NBC has broadcast 12 Olympic Games, more than any other network. Its ability to amass large audiences with broad promotion, particularly for the Olympics, has resulted in NBC Sports broadcasting nine of the top 10 most-watched events in U.S. television history, including the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games which stands at No. 1 all time with 215 million viewers. In 2009, NBC Sports won the prestigious Peabody Award for its production of the Beijing Games and was named ‘Best in Sports Television’ at the Sports Business Awards.

 

NBC Sports partners with numerous leagues and governing bodies to broadcast some of the most prestigious properties in sports, including: ‘NBC Sunday Night Football,’ which is the premier primetime NFL game of the week; ‘Football Night in America,’ which is the most-watched NFL studio program; Notre Dame football; the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes; the U.S. Open Championship, THE PLAYERS Championship, and the Ryder Cup; the NHL Winter Classic, NHL ‘Game of the Week,’ and NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs and Final; and Wimbledon and the French Open.

 

110th U.S. Amateur Golf Championship Airs This Weekend On NBC Sports

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Weekend Programming Includes World of Adventure Sports & Diamond League Track & Field


NEW YORK – Aug 26, 2010 – NBC Sports presents coverage of the 110th U.S. Amateur Championship this Saturday and Sunday, 4-6 p.m. ET, from Chambers Bay in University Place, Wash. The U.S. Amateur is the oldest golf championship in the country, just one day older than the U.S. Open.

This is the 15th consecutive year that NBC Sports has broadcast the event. NBC Sports’ golf commentators Dan Hicks, Gary Koch, Roger Maltbie and Dottie Pepper will call the action.

The event features the best amateur golfers competing in a match play format. Some of the game’s all-time greats are among the past winners including Tiger Woods, who won three years in a row (1994-96), Bobby Jones, Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer and Phil Mickelson.

WORLD OF ADVENTURE SPORTS, SATURDAY, 3 PM ET

NBC Sports presents coverage of the Emmy Award Winning World of Adventure Sports this Saturday at 3 p.m. ET. Host Pat Parnell brings viewers the fifth episode of the 2010 season from the US Open of Surfing in Huntington Beach, Calif. There’s no surf stadium like the Huntington Beach Pier and it remains the Headliner at the US Open, with five separate events, 300-plus competitors and more than $300,000 in prize money on the table.

Also in this episode, professional racer Rhys Millen attempted to beat the current “Unlimited Class” World Record at the 88th running of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, the “Race to the Clouds.” For 10 years, it has been Rhys’s dream to break the 10-minute barrier and this year he hoped to capture the elusive record.

WOAS heads to Chicago where the top riders in BMX compete for over $50,000 in prize money at the Red Bull Stomping Ground, where an abandoned lot is converted into the ultimate dirt playground designed by BMX legend Fuzzy Hall.

Lastly, WOAS takes an inside look at athletes and adventures featured in “Uniquely.” “Uniquely”is a six-section travel-inspired women’s multi–sport (snowboard, ski, surf, skate, wake) film that exposes the “unique” personalities and lifestyles of the athletes involved as they pass the baton, or camera, from one location to the next.

DIAMOND LEAGUE TRACK & FIELD, SUNDAY, 3 PM ET

NBC Sports presents taped coverage of the Diamond League Track and Field this Sunday from Brussels, Belgium.

The Belgacom Memorial Van Damme is the second of two finals – where Diamond Race trophies accompanied by a prize of $40,000 will be awarded to the winners of 16 disciplines – and the 14th and last meeting of the inaugural series of the Samsung Diamond League.

Scheduled to compete among many of the world’s top track athletes are 2008 Beijing Olympians representing the USA: Tyson Gay, Allyson Felix and Lolo Jones. Paul Sunderland, Ato Boldon, Lewis Johnson, and Dwight Stones will provide commentary.

Olympic Medalists Headline The 2010 U.S. Outdoor Track & Field Championships Live This Weekend From Des Moines, Iowa

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NEW YORK- June 24, 2010– NBC Sports presents live coverage of the U.S. Outdoor Track and Field Championships this Saturday and Sunday from 3-4 p.m. ET from Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa. This meet marks the third event of the 2010 USATF Outdoor Championship Series and will showcase the country’s best professional track and field athletes competing for national honors.

Coverage Saturday begins at 3 p.m. ET and will feature the following events: 400m hurdles (men’s and women’s), 1500m (women’s), 400m (men’s and women’s), and 100m hurdles (women’s). Sunday’s coverage, also beginning at 3 p.m. ET, will highlight the 800m (men’s), 400m hurdles (women’s), 200m (men’s and women’s), 1500m (men’s), 110m hurdles (men’s), long jump (men’s), and the pole vault (women’s). Commentary will be provided by NBC’s Olympic Track and Field broadcast team of Tom Hammond, Ato Boldon, Lewis Johnson and Dwight Stones.

Highlighting the men’s competition is 2004 Olympic gold medalist and reigning national champion Shawn Crawford who will compete in the 200m event and will face two-time World Outdoor bronze medalist Wallace Spearmon. Among the competitors in the men’s 400m is 2004 Olympic gold medalist Jeremy Wariner, 2008 Olympic bronze medalist David Neville and 2008 Olympic silver medalist Kerron Clement. David Payne, a 2008 Olympic silver medalist, will compete in the 110m hurdles event and will be up against 2008 Olympic bronze medalist David Oliver. The 400m hurdles competition will showcase 2008 Olympic bronze medalist Bershawn “Batman” Jackson.

Headlining the women’s competition is two-time Olympic gold medalist (2004,2008) Sanya Richards, who will looks to reclaim her title for the sixth time in the 400m run. Des Moines native and two-time World Indoor champion Lolo Jones will join the competition in the 100m hurdles and competing in the pole vault event is 2008 Olympic silver medalist Jenn Suhr.

Bolt & Gay Headline NBC Sports Live Coverage Of World Track & Field Championships From Berlin Beginning Saturday

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Live Streaming Webcasts on UniversalSports.com

NEW YORK – August 13, 2009 – The fastest athletes in the world, including Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt of Jamaica and reigning world champions Tyson Gay, Bernard Lagat and Allyson Felix of the U.S., headline NBC Sports’ live coverage of the World Track & Field Championships from Berlin over the next two weekends.

TEAM USA: The 2009 Team USA squad consists of 20 Olympic medalists, 28 World Outdoor Championship medalists and 10 American record holders. The reigning World champions on Team USA competing in Berlin includes Gay, Lagat, Felix, Jeremy Wariner, Kerron Clement, Michelle Perry, Reese Hoffa and Brad Walker.

Over the past 11 World Track and Field Championships, Team USA has won a total of 228 medals, including 110 gold. Russia places second during that span with 122 total medals (33 gold).

COVERAGE ON NBC SPORTS: NBC Sports will air eight hours of competition over two weekends beginning this Saturday from 1-3 p.m. ET (LIVE), continuing this Sunday from 2-4 p.m. ET (LIVE), August 22 from 1-3 p.m. ET (LIVE) and concluding August 23 from 2–4 p.m. ET (Same Day Tape). Coverage highlights include:

This Saturday: Men’s 100m Quarterfinals
Women’s 10,000m Final
Men’s Shot Put Final
This Sunday: Men’s 100m Final
Women’s Shot Put Final
Women’s 400m Semifinal
Saturday, Aug. 22: Men’s 4x100m Relay Final
Women’s 4x100m Relay Final
Women’s 5,000m Final
Men’s Long Jump Final
Men’s Pole Vault Final
Women’s Hammer Throw Final
Men’s Marathon
Sunday, Aug. 23 Men’s 4x400m Relay Final
Women’s 4x400m Relay Final
Men’s 800m Final
Women’s 1,500m Final
Woman’s Marathon
Women’s Long Jump Final
Men’s Javelin Final

COVERAGE ON UNIVERSALSPORTS.COM: UniversalSports.com will provide a live webcast of the morning and evening sessions from Berlin each day of the Championships, from August 15 – 23. UniversalSports.com’s Alan Abrahamson will provide daily blog posts and news updates from Berlin. The full webcast schedule, highlights, full-length videos, photos, breaking news and more is available at UniversalSports.com/trackandfield.

TEAM USA RETURNS TO BERLIN: These World Championships marks the first time that the USA Track and Field team will return to Berlin for a major international competition since the 1936 Olympic Games where Jesse Owens won four gold medals.

ANNOUNCERS: Calling the action from Berlin is NBC Sports Olympic Track and Field broadcast team of: Tom Hammond, Ato Bolden, Lewis Johnson, Dwight Stones and Bob Neumeier.

Live U.S. Track and Field Championships This Sunday on NBC

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“More first-time national champions will be crowned at this event than ever before.”– NBC’s Ato Bolden

NEW YORK- June 25, 2009-NBC Sports presents live coverage of the U.S. Track and Field Championships, this Sunday from 4-6 p.m. ET from Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. The event will feature the best professional track and field athletes competing for spots on the Team USA roster for the 2009 IAAF World Outdoor Championships, August 15-23 on NBC from Berlin, Germany.

After a stunning sweep at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, 400m men’s hurdlers Angelo Taylor, Kerron Clement and Bershawn Jackson will look to take gold, silver and bronze once again, this time in Eugene. Headlining the men’s middle long distance is reigning world 1,500m & 5,000m champion Bernard Lagat (Kenya). Also, competing this weekend in the men’s championship is 100m double world champion Tyson Gay; 2004 Olympic gold medalist and two-time World Outdoor long jump champion Dwight Phillips; 2008 Olympic Trials high jump champion Jesse Williams; and reigning World Outdoor champion and the 2006 World Indoor Championships gold medalist pole vaulter Brad Walker.

Headlining the women’s competition in the 100m and 200m are two-time Olympic silver medalist and World Outdoor champion Allyson Felix and two-time World Outdoor 100m medalist Lauryn Williams. Competing in the women’s 100m hurdles are 2008 Olympic gold medalist Dawn Harper and fellow Olympians Lolo Jones and Damu Cherry. Cherry currently has the fastest time by an American this year and Harper is coming off wins in Jamaica and at the Adidas Track Classic. Also competing this weekend in the women’s championship is three-time USA Outdoor and 2008 Visa Outdoor pole vault champion Jenn Stuczynski, who is looking to win her fourth consecutive USA Outdoor title and the top three finishers from the 2008 Olympic trials in triple jump: two-time Olympic Trials runner-up Shakeema Welsch, three-time USA Outdoor champion and two-time USA Indoor champion Shani Marks and 2008 NCAA champion Erica McLain.

Commentary provided by Tom Hammond, Ato Boldon, Lewis Johnson, Dwight Stones, and Bob Neumeier.

ALLI DEW TOUR NIKE 6.0 BMX OPEN, 2 PM ET
NBC Sports presents the Alli Dew Tour Nike 6.0 BMX Open live from 2 p.m. ET from Chicago, Ill. where the world’s top BMX freestylists will compete in the BMX Dirt final .

Competitors include Australia’s high-flying Cameron White who is looking to become the first athlete to defend his Dew Cup crown along with USA veteran Ryan Nyquist and teenage sensation Dennis Enerson in the rough and tumble BMX Dirt event.

Kenan Harkin, Jamie Bestwick and Tiffany Simons will provide commentary.