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Saturday, August 13th, 2016

GOLD MEDAL GYMNASTS SIMONE BILES, GABBY DOUGLAS AND MADISON KOCIAN PLUS USAIN BOLT HEADLINE SUNDAY’S PRIMETIME COVERAGE ON NBC AT 7 P.M. ET/PT

Defending Two-Time Gold Medalist Usain Bolt Aims for Third Consecutive Win in the Men’s 100m 

Golf Channel Airs Final Round of Men’s Golf Sunday at 6 a.m. ET

2016 Wimbledon Champion Andy Murray vs. Juan Marin del Potro in Men’s Tennis Final, Sunday at 11 a.m. ET on Bravo

Gymnastic Individual Event Finals Continue Monday, August 15, at 7 p.m. ET/PT

All Events Live Streamed on NBCOlympics.com and the NBC Sports app

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

STAMFORD, Conn. – August 13, 2016 – NBC’s primetime coverage of the Games of the XXXI Olympiad continues tomorrow, Sunday, August 14, at 7 p.m. ET/PT, and features individual event gold medal finals in gymnastics as all-around gold medalist Simone Biles looks to add to the two gold medals she has already won in Rio. “Final Five” U.S. teammates Madison Kocian and 2012 all-around champion Gabby Douglas compete in the women’s uneven bars.

Sunday’s primetime coverage begins at 7 p.m. ET/PT with women’s springboard diving gold medal final, followed by track & field when Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt aims to win an unprecedented third consecutive Olympic title in the men’s 100m. In women’s beach volleyball, Kerri Walsh Jennings and April Ross face off against Taliqua Clancy and Louise Bawden of Australia in a quarterfinal match at 11 p.m. ET/PT.

Women’s basketball highlights NBC’s daytime coverage as reigning WNBA MVP Elena Delle Donne leads the U.S. against China at 11:15 a.m. ET/PT. Coverage on NBC continues with women’s volleyball as the U.S. faces China at 4 p.m. ET/PT.

Coverage on NBCSN tips off with men’s basketball as Kevin Durant leads the U.S. against NBA star Tony Parker and France at 1 p.m. ET. NBCSN also presents coverage of gold medal finals beginning at 5 p.m. ET with Greco-Roman wrestling, immediately followed by track cycling and women’s weightlifting.

Bravo concludes its coverage of Olympic tennis at 11 a.m. ET with gold medal finals in men’s singles between 2016 Wimbledon champion Andy Murray and Argentina’s Juan Martín del Potro, who defeated No. 1 ranked Novak Djokovic and 2008 Olympic gold medalist Rafael Nadal to advance to the finals. USA headlines the mixed doubles gold medal match, as Venus Williams and Rajeev Ram face Jack Sock and Bethanie MattekSands following the women’s doubles match.

Golf Channel’s coverage of men’s golf concludes with the final round on Sunday at 6 a.m. ET. The first golf gold medal will be awarded since returning to the Olympic program for the first time in 112 years. Golf Channel provides wraparound news coverage immediately prior to and following live coverage of the competition via its Golf Central Live From the Olympics beginning at 5 a.m. ET and 3 p.m. ET.

MONDAY, AUGUST 15

NBC’s primetime coverage at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Monday, August 15, features track & field as four-time Olympic medalist Allyson Felix goes for gold in the women’s 400m final. In addition, Kenya’s David Rudisha seeks to become the first man in 52 years to successfully defend his Olympic 800m title.

Primetime coverage continues with individual event gold medal finals in gymnastics as all-around gold medalist Simone Biles seeks her potential fourth gold medal in Rio in the women’s balance beam alongside U.S. teammate Laurie Hernandez. Coverage concludes with men’s springboard diving qualifying as 2016 World Cup bronze medalist Kristian Ipsen of the U.S. looks to advance.

NBCSN kicks off coverage of gold medal finals at 8 a.m. ET with the women’s hammer throw, followed by the women’s 3,000m steeplechase and women’s open water 10k swimming. Gold medal finals coverage continues with track cycling at 4 p.m. ET, Greco-Roman wrestling and men’s weightlifting at 8 p.m. ET. Monday’s coverage on NBCSN concludes at 9:30 p.m. ET with men’s heavyweight boxing gold medal finals.

American Laura Graves aims to upset a deep European field in the individual equestrian dressage gold medal finals on USA Network at 10:30 a.m. ET.

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SUNDAY, AUGUST 14 (DAY 9)

NBC

8 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

Women’s Track & Field – Marathon (LIVE)

 

11:15 a.m. – 1 p.m.

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

 

1 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Synchronized Swimming – Duet Qualifying

Equestrian – Individual Jumping Qualifying

Men’s Golf – Final Round (LIVE)

 

3 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Women’s Beach Volleyball – Pavan/Bansley (Canada) vs. Ludwig/Walkenhorst (Germany) (LIVE)

Men’s Water Polo – U.S. vs. Italy (LIVE)

Synchronized Swimming – Duet Qualifying

 

4 p.m. – 6 p.m.

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

 

7 p.m. – Midnight

Women’s Diving – Springboard Gold Medal Final

Track & Field (LIVE)
Women’s Triple Jump – Gold Medal Final
Men’s 400m – Gold Medal Final
Men’s 100m – Gold Medal Final
Gymnastics – Individual Event Gold Medal Finals
Men’s Floor
Women’s Vault
Men’s Pommel Horse
Women’s Bars
Women’s Beach Volleyball – Walsh/Jennings (U.S.) vs.
Clancy/Bawden (Australia) (LIVE)

 

12:35 a.m. – 1:35 a.m.

Gymnastics – Individual Event Gold Medal Finals

Women’s Beach Volleyball – Quarterfinal

 

1:35 a.m. – 4:30 a.m.

Primetime Encore

 

NBCSN

2 a.m. – 6 a.m.

NBCSN Primetime Encore

 

6 a.m. – 7 a.m.

NBC Late Night Encore

 

1 p.m. – 3 p.m.

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

 

3 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Men’s Water Polo – U.S. vs. Italy (LIVE)

Women’s Beach Volleyball – Larissa/Talita (Brazil) vs. Heidrich/Zumkehr (SUI)

 

5 p.m. – 7:45 p.m.

Wrestling – Greco-Roman Gold Medal Finals (LIVE)

Cycling – Track Gold Medal Finals (LIVE)

Women’s Weightlifting – +75kg Gold Medal Final (LIVE)

 

7:45 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

Men’s Water Polo – Brazil vs. Hungary (LIVE)

Men’s Boxing – Gold Medal Final, Elimination Round

 

9:30 p.m. – Midnight

Women’s Volleyball – Brazil vs. Russia (LIVE)

Men’s Boxing – Gold Medal Final, Elimination Round

 

USA

9 a.m. – 11 a.m.

Women’s Volleyball – Serbia vs. Netherlands (LIVE)

Women’s Handball – Montenegro vs. Brazil

 

11 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Wrestling – Greco-Roman Qualifying (LIVE)

Men’s Shooting – Men’s Rifle, Three Positions Final (LIVE)

 

MSNBC

1 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Men’s Water Polo – Australia vs. Greece (LIVE)

Men’s Water Polo – Montenegro vs. Spain

Men’s Field Hockey – Quarterfinal

 

3:30 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Men’s Table Tennis – Team Quarterfinals

Sailing – Gold Medal Finals

 

CNBC

4 p.m. – 7 p.m.

Women’s Handball – Norway vs. Romania (LIVE)

Men’s Field Hockey – Netherlands vs. Australia (LIVE)

Women’s Badminton – Wang (U.S.) vs. Li (China)

 

GOLF CHANNEL

5 a.m. – 6 a.m.

Golf Central Live From the Olympics

 

6 a.m. – 9 a.m.

Men’s Golf – Final Round (LIVE)

 

9 a.m. – Noon

Men’s Golf – Final Round (LIVE)

 

Noon – 3 p.m.

Men’s Golf – Final Round (LIVE)

 

3 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Golf Central Live From the Olympics

 

11 p.m. – 6 a.m.

Men’s Golf – Final Round Encore

 

BRAVO

11 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Tennis (LIVE)

 

1 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Tennis (LIVE)

 

3 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Tennis (LIVE)

 

5 p.m. – 7 p.m.

Tennis (LIVE)

 

BASKETBALL SPECIALTY CHANNEL

11:15 a.m. – 1 p.m.

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

 

1:15 p.m. – 3 p.m.

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

 

3 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – U.S. vs. France Encore

 

4:30 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Women’s Basketball – Senegal vs. Serbia

 

6 p.m. – 7:45 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Australia vs. Venezuela (LIVE)

 

7:45 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

Women’s Basketball – Spain vs. Canada

 

9:30 p.m. – 11:15 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Serbia vs. China (LIVE)

 

11:15 p.m. – 12:15 a.m.

Men’s Basketball – U.S. vs. France Encore

 

TELEMUNDO

3 a.m. – 5 a.m.

Late Night Encore

 

11 a.m. – 3 p.m.

News Recap

Boxing – Elimination Matches

Men’s Basketball – U.S. vs. France

 

3 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Women’s Beach Volleyball – Quarterfinal

Boxing – Elimination Matches

 

Midnight – 2 a.m.

Late Night Recap Show

 

NBC UNIVERSO

6 a.m. – 8 a.m.

Late Night Encore

 

5 p.m. – 7 p.m.

Women’s Volleyball – Italy vs. Puerto Rico

 

NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Primetime):

  • Track & Field – In live coverage of track & field, Jamaican sprint sensation Usain Bolt attempts to become the first man to win three consecutive Olympic titles in the 100m; among his rivals is the Athens 2004 gold medalist, Justin Gatlin of the U.S. Also on the track, American LaShawn Merritt seeks a return to the 400m podium after his 2008 triumph.
  • Gymnastics – In apparatus finals of gymnastics, U.S. contenders include three-time world all-around champion Simone Biles on women’s vault.
  • Diving – The women’s 3m springboard final in diving, where Abby Johnston finds herself in medal contention after Saturday’s semifinal.

 

NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Daytime):

  • Track & Field – Shalane Flanagan, Desiree Linden and Amy Cragg form a talented U.S. trio seeking to challenge the favored contingent of East African runners in the women’s marathon.
  • Basketball – The United States women face China in live coverage (ET/CT) of each team’s final Group B game. With a sampling of Olympic veterans and influential newcomer Elena Delle Donne, Team USA aims to win a sixth consecutive gold in the event.
  • Water Polo – The United States men take on 2012 Olympic silver medalist Italy in each team’s final preliminary-round match.
  • Volleyball – Team USA, coming off back-to-back silver medals, meets 2004 Olympic gold medalist China in a women’s volleyball Pool B match on the final day of preliminary-round action; the top four teams in each pool advance to the quarterfinals.

 

NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Late Night):

  • Coverage includes apparatus finals in gymnastics and a women’s beach volleyball quarterfinal.

 

NBCSN HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Basketball – The United States men’s basketball team concludes Group A preliminary-round action against a French team featuring Tony Parker, Nic Batum and Rudy Gobert.
  • Wrestling – Live coverage includes medal-round matches in the 75kg Greco-Roman weight class of men’s wrestling, where American Andy Bisek, bronze medalist at the 2014 and 2015 Worlds, is among the contenders.
  • Weightlifting – Sarah Robles attempts to give the U.S. its first medal in the sport since 2000 in the super heavyweight division.

 

USA HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Shooting – 2012 bronze medalist Matt Emmons in the men’s smallbore rifle, three positions final in shooting.

 

MSNBC HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Handball – Montenegro plays host Brazil in women’s handball on the final day of preliminary-round action for both events, where top-four finishes are required to advance to the quarterfinals.

 

GOLF CHANNEL HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Golf – The men’s Olympic golf tournament concludes.

 

BRAVO HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Tennis – The final day of tennis includes gold-medal finals in men’s singles, women’s doubles and mixed doubles.

 

TELEMUNDO HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Basketball – The United States women face China in live coverage of each team’s final Group B game. With a sampling of Olympic veterans and top newcomer Elena Delle Donne, Team USA aims for a sixth consecutive gold in the event.

 

MONDAY, AUGUST 15 (DAY 10)

NBC

10 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Track & Field (LIVE)
Women’s 200m – Round 1
Women’s Hammer Throw – Gold Medal Final
Women’s 3,000m Steeplechase – Gold Medal Final
Men’s 400m Hurdles – Round 1
Men’s Volleyball – U.S. vs. Mexico (LIVE)

 

1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Women’s Water Polo – Quarterfinal (LIVE)

 

2:30 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Canoe/Kayak – Sprint Semifinals

Synchronized Swimming – Duet Qualifying

Men’s Beach Volleyball – Quarterfinal (LIVE)

 

8 p.m. – Midnight

Track & Field (LIVE)
Men’s Pole Vault – Gold Medal Final
Men’s 800m – Gold Medal Final
Women’s 400m – Gold Medal Final
Gymnastics – Individual Event Gold Medal Finals
Men’s Rings
Men’s Vault
Women’s Balance Beam
Men’s Diving – Springboard Qualifying

Men’s Beach Volleyball – Quarterfinal (LIVE)

 

12:35 a.m. – 1:35 a.m.

Men’s Beach Volleyball – Quarterfinal

Canoe/Kayak – Sprint Semifinals

 

1:35 a.m. – 4:30 a.m.

Primetime Encore

 

NBCSN

2 a.m. – 6 a.m.

NBCSN Primetime Encore

 

6 a.m. – 7 a.m.

NBC Late Night Encore

 

8 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Canoe/Kayak – Sprint Qualifying Heats (LIVE)

Track & Field (LIVE)
Women’s Hammer Throw – Gold Medal Final
Women’s 3,000m Steeplechase – Gold Medal Final
Women’s Swimming – Open Water 10k Gold Medal Final

 

11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Women’s Field Hockey – Quarterfinal (LIVE)

 

1 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Wrestling – Greco-Roman Qualifying

Cycling – Track Events

Men’s Beach Volleyball – Quarterfinal (LIVE)

 

4 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Men’s Volleyball – Russia vs. Iran

Cycling – Track Gold Medal Final

 

6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Spain vs. Argentina (LIVE)

 

8 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

Wrestling – Greco-Roman Gold Medal Finals

Men’s Weightlifting – 105kg Gold Medal Final

 

9:30 p.m. – Midnight

Men’s Volleyball – Brazil vs. France (LIVE)

Boxing – Men’s Heavyweight Gold Medal Final

 

USA

9 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Women’s Field Hockey – Quarterfinal (LIVE)

 

10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Equestrian – Individual Dressage Gold Medal Final (LIVE)

 

12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Badminton – Quarterfinal

Women’s Table Tennis – Team Semifinals

 

MSNBC

Noon – 1:15 p.m.

Men’s Handball – Poland vs. Slovenia

 

1:15 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Nigeria vs. Brazil (LIVE)

 

3 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Women’s Water Polo – Quarterfinal (LIVE)

Badminton – Quarterfinal

Sailing – Gold Medal Finals

 

CNBC

5 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Women’s Water Polo – Quarterfinals (LIVE)

 

GOLF CHANNEL

9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Golf Central Live From the Olympics

 

6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Golf Central Live From the Olympics

 

BASKETBALL SPECIALTY CHANNEL

1:15 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Nigeria vs. Brazil (LIVE)

 

3 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Nigeria vs. Brazil Encore

 

4:30 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Nigeria vs. Brazil Encore

 

6 p.m. – 7:45 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Spain vs. Argentina (LIVE)

 

7:45 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Spain vs. Argentina Encore

 

9:30 p.m. – 11:15 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Lithuania vs. Croatia (LIVE)

 

TELEMUNDO

3 a.m. – 5 a.m.

Late Night Encore

 

10:30 a.m. 1 p.m.

News Recap

Men’s Volleyball – U.S. vs. Mexico

Men’s Volleyball – Argentina vs. Egypt

Women’s Diving – Gold Medal Final

 

1 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Boxing – Elimination Matches

Men’s Basketball – Nigeria vs. Brazil

 

Midnight – 2 a.m.

Late Night Recap Show

 

NBC UNIVERSO

6 a.m. – 8 a.m.

Late Night Encore

 

3 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Men’s Beach Volleyball – Quarterfinal

Men’s Volleyball – Poland vs. Cuba

 

6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Spain vs. Argentina

Boxing – Elimination Matches

 

NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Primetime):

  • Track & Field – Live coverage of track and field includes the women’s 400m final, as Allyson Felix seeks to become the most decorated U.S. woman in track and field history with a seventh career Olympic medal. Also on the track, Kenya’s David Rudisha attempts to become the first man in 52 years to repeat as 800m champion.
  • Gymnastics – Apparatus finals include men’s rings, men’s vault and women’s balance beam; the latter features three-time world champion Simone Biles and teammate Laurie Hernandez.
  •  Diving – Kristen Ipsen and Michael Hixon represent the U.S. in qualifying of men’s 3m springboard diving.

 

NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Daytime):

  • Track & Field – Live coverage of track and field features a trio of American contenders challenging 2012 Olympic silver medalist Anita Wlodarczyk of Poland in the women’s hammer final, Emma Coburn seeking a U.S. breakthrough in the women’s steeplechase final, plus heats of the women’s 200m, men’s steeplechase, and men’s 400m hurdles.
  • Volleyball – The United States men’s volleyball team, led by four-time Olympian Reid Priddy, concludes Pool A play against Mexico.

 

NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Late Night):

  • Coverage includes a men’s quarterfinal in beach volleyball, plus heats and semifinals in flatwater canoe/kayak.

 

NBCSN HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Track & Field – Live coverage includes the women’s hammer final, plus American record-holder Emma Coburn in the women’s steeplechase final.
  • Swimming – The women’s 10km open water event in swimming, with 2012 silver medalist Haley Anderson a contender again for Team USA.
  • Volleyball – Reigning men’s volleyball champion Russia meets Iran in each team’s final preliminary-round match. A live men’s volleyball match features host nation Brazil against France in each team’s Pool A finale. With their nation’s rich tradition in the sport, Brazilians hope to celebrate gold in men’s volleyball after two straight silver medals.
  • Cycling – The men’s omnium points race, which determines medalists in the six-phase track cycling event.
  • Basketball – Two of the best men’s basketball teams in the world go head-to-head as Spain duels Argentina in each team’s Group B finale. Pau Gasol headlines the Spanish national team that took silver behind Team USA in Beijing and London. Manu Ginobili returns to a deep roster with plenty of familiar faces from Argentina’s 2004 gold medal squad.

 

USA HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Equestrian – The individual dressage final features American Laura Graves, who placed fifth at the 2014 World Equestrian Games, seeking to challenge a deep European field.
  • Table Tennis – Semifinals in the women’s team event, which debuted in 2008 and has been won both times by China.

 

MSNBC HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Basketball – Qualifying for the Olympics for only the second time, the Nigerian men’s basketball team will rely heavily on NBA forward Al-Farouq Aminu in its Group B finale against Brazil. The host nation’s last Olympic run ended in an 82-77 loss to Argentina in the 2012 quarterfinals.

 

TELEMUNDO HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Basketball – Qualifying for the Olympics for only the second time, the Nigerian men’s basketball team will rely heavily on NBA forward Al-Farouq Aminu in its Group B finale against Brazil. The host nation’s last Olympic run ended in an 82-77 loss to Argentina in the 2012 quarterfinals.

 

NBC UNIVERSO HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Basketball – Two of the best men’s basketball teams in the world go head-to-head as Spain duels Argentina in each team’s Group B finale. Pau Gasol headlines the Spanish national team that took silver behind Team USA in Beijing and London. Manu Ginobili returns to a deep roster with plenty of familiar faces from Argentina’s 2004 gold medal squad.

 

-RIO 2016-