USA Softball Begins Quest for Fourth Olympic Gold Medal Against Italy Live at 11 p.m. ET on NBCSN
Host Nation Japan Opens Games vs. Australia in Softball – 8 p.m. ET on NBCSN
The Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics is This Friday, July 23 on NBC
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STAMFORD, Conn. – July 19, 2021 – NBCUniversal’s comprehensive coverage of the Tokyo Olympics begins tomorrow with live coverage of softball, which returns to the Olympics for the first time since the 2008 Beijing Olympics, when host nation Japan faces Australia at 8 p.m. ET on NBCSN.
The second half of the softball doubleheader features USA Softball beginning its quest for a fourth Olympic gold medal when they play Italy live at 11 p.m. ET from Fukushima Azuma Baseball Stadium on NBCSN.
Coverage of the Opening Ceremony is this Friday, July 23 on NBCUniversal.
TUESDAY, JULY 20
Host nation Japan, which won the softball gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Games, begins the Tokyo Olympic softball tournament against Australia live at 8 p.m. ET on NBCSN. The Japanese team is led by pitcher Ueno Yukiko and outfielder Yamada Eri.
USA Softball begins its quest for a fourth Olympic gold medal when it plays Italy in an opening round matchup live at 11 p.m. ET on NBCSN. Pitcher Cat Osterman, who is a two-time softball Olympic medalist, returns to the Games for a third time alongside 2008 Beijing Games silver medalist Monica Abbott.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 21
The U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team -- which has won Olympic gold four times (1996, 2004, 2008 and 2012) -- kicks off its campaign against Sweden live at 4:30 a.m. ET on USA (with encore coverage at 8:30 a.m. ET and 6 p.m. ET on NBCSN). The USWNT features 11 players from the 2016 Olympic team, including Alex Morgan, Megan Rapinoe, Carli Lloyd, Tobin Heath, and more.
Wednesday also features live coverage of Team USA softball vs. Canada in their second consecutive night of competition at 8 p.m. ET on NBCSN.
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TUESDAY, JULY 20 (DAY -3)
NBCSN
8 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Softball – Japan vs. Australia (LIVE)
11 p.m. – 1 a.m.
Softball – U.S. vs. Italy (LIVE)
WEDNESDAY, JULY 21 (DAY -2)
USA
4 a.m. – 4:30 a.m.
Women’s Soccer – Pregame Show
4:30 a.m. – 6:30 a.m.
Women’s Soccer – U.S. vs. Sweden (LIVE)
7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Women’s Soccer – Australia vs. New Zealand (LIVE)
NBCSN
2 a.m. – 4 a.m.
Softball – Mexico vs. Canada (LIVE)
4 a.m. – 6 a.m.
Women’s Soccer – China vs. Brazil (LIVE)
6:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Women’s Soccer – Japan vs. Canada (LIVE)
8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Women’s Soccer – U.S. vs. Sweden
10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Women’s Soccer – China vs. Brazil
12:30 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
Women’s Soccer – Japan vs. Canada
2:15 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Women’s Soccer – Australia vs. New Zealand
4 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Softball – U.S. vs. Italy
6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Women’s Soccer – U.S. vs. Sweden
8 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Softball – U.S. vs. Canada (LIVE)
11 p.m. – 1 a.m.
Softball – Japan vs. Mexico (LIVE)
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3:30 a.m. – 5:30 a.m.
Women’s Soccer – Great Britain vs. Chile (LIVE)
5:30 a.m. – 7 a.m.
Women’s Soccer – Great Britain vs. Chile
7 a.m. – 9 a.m.
Women’s Soccer – Netherlands vs. Zambia (LIVE)
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