FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, July 3rd, 2018
NBC SPORTS’ LIVE DIAMOND LEAGUE TRACK & FIELD COVERAGE CONTINUES THIS THURSDAY, JULY 5, FROM LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND
Live Coverage from Lausanne Begins This Thursday at 2 p.m. ET on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, with an Encore Thursday at 7 p.m. ET on NBCSN
Coverage Streamed Live, On-Demand & Commercial-Free with NBC Sports Gold’s “Track and Field Pass” including Exclusive Bonus Coverage of Field Events
NBC Sports Track & Field Coverage This Week Also Includes Peachtree Road Race from Atlanta, Which Will Serve as 2018 USATF 10 km Road Championships, Tomorrow at 7 p.m. ET
NBC Sports to Present More than 50 Hours of Diamond League Coverage Through September – Full Schedule Below
STAMFORD, Conn. – July 3, 2018 – NBC Sports continues live coverage of the 2018 Diamond League track and field series with the eighth stop in Lausanne, Switzerland, this Thursday, July 5, at 2 p.m. ET on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, with encore coverage on NBCSN Thursday at 7 p.m. ET. The event will also be available live and commercial-free with direct-to-consumer live streaming product NBC Sports Gold’s “Track and Field Pass.”
As a part of its track and field coverage throughout the season, NBC Sports Gold will present live, commercial-free coverage of every IAAF Diamond League event, including bonus programming of field events, highlights, replays, and an exclusive 30-minute preview of each event. Events on NBC and NBCSN will be streamed via authentication on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA content will be streamed via authentication on NBCSports.com, OlympicChannel.com, the NBC Sports app, and the Olympic Channel app.
Highlighting the action in Lausanne are Rio Olympic pole vault silver medalist Sandi Morris, 2018 U.S. 100m champion Noah Lyles, who will compete in his signature 200m, and 2017 world bronze medalist in the 800m Ajee Wilson.
Paul Swangard handles the call, joined by analysts Ato Boldon and Josh Cox.
NBC Sports’ track and field coverage this week also includes the Peachtree Road Race, which will serves as the 2018 USATF 10 km Road Championships, from Atlanta, Georgia, tomorrow, Wednesday, July 4, at 7 p.m. ET. Swangard calls the event, joined by Craig Masback and Carrie Tollefson.
Content will be presented as part of the Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA partnership among NBCUniversal, the IOC, and the USOC.
NBC SPORTS GOLD: NBC Sports Gold — NBC Sports Digital’s direct-to-consumer live streaming product — offers access to the IAAF Diamond League with its “Track and Field Pass.”
In addition to live video streaming, viewers will have access to exclusive bonus coverage of field events, full video replays and highlights.
NBC Sports Gold’s “Track and Field Pass” gives fans access to major marathons, and top U.S. and international track and field events through December 2018. The direct-to-consumer pass offers fans unprecedented coverage — including some exclusive coverage beyond what is available on linear TV in the United States — live and on-demand, online, on mobile, tablets and connected TV devices.
NBC Sports Gold’s “Track and Field Pass,” is available for $69.99 and can be purchased by visiting NBCSportsGold.com. NBC Sports Gold is available on Apple iOS, Android, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, Roku, and online at NBCSportsGold.com.
NBC SPORTS APP: NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app — NBC Sports Group’s live streaming product for mobile devices, tablets, and connected TVs — will stream coverage on NBC and NBCSN 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. The NBC Sports app is available on Apple iOS, Android and select Samsung devices, as well as on Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku, Win10, and Xbox.
Both the NBC Sports app and NBC Sports Gold are powered by Playmaker Media, NBC Sports Digital’s technology service which provides end-to-end support for companies in need of best-in-class live streaming and VOD solutions.
Following is NBC Sports Group’s Diamond League television schedule (all times ET, subject to change):
| Date | Time (ET) | Event | Network |
| Thurs., July 5 | 2 p.m. | Lausanne (LIVE) | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, NBC Sports Gold |
| Thurs., July 5 | 7 p.m. | Lausanne | NBCSN |
| Fri., July 13 | 3 p.m. | Rabat (LIVE) | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, NBC Sports Gold |
| Sat., July 14 | 12 p.m. | Rabat | NBCSN |
| Fri., July 20 | 2 p.m. | Monaco (LIVE) | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, NBC Sports Gold |
| Sat., July 21 | 1:30 p.m. | Monaco | NBCSN |
| Sat., July 21 | 10 a.m. | London (LIVE) | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, NBC Sports Gold |
| Sun., July 22 | 9 a.m. | London (LIVE) | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, NBC Sports Gold |
| Mon., July 23 | 6 p.m. | London | NBCSN |
| Sat., Aug. 18 | 9 a.m. | Birmingham (LIVE) | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, NBC Sports Gold |
| Sat., Aug. 18 | 3 p.m. | Birmingham | NBC |
| Thurs., Aug. 30 | 2 p.m. | Zurich (LIVE) | NBCSN, NBC Sports Gold |
| Fri., Aug. 31 | 2 p.m. | Brussels (LIVE) | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, NBC Sports Gold |
| Fri., Aug. 31 | 7 p.m. | Brussels | NBCSN |
| Sun., Sept. 2 | 1 p.m. | Zurich & Brussels | NBC |
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