2008 Beijing Olympics: Saturday- August 16th Schedule
If all goes well for Michael Phelps in tonight’s 100m fly tonight, he’ll win the gold and tie with Mark Spitz’s 36-year-old record for most golds won in a single Olympic. Phelps has six golds so far and tonight could make seven. Saturday he’s participating in the 4x100 Medley Relay, which could be the tie-breaking event for him, should things go well again. We’ve got the full schedule for Saturday’s events at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 16 – DAY 8
NBC and NBC HD
10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Men's Basketball – USA vs. Spain (LIVE)
Track & Field
Men's & Women's Gymnastics – Trampoline Competition
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Beach Volleyball – Gibb/Rosenthal (USA) vs. Herrara/Mesa (ESP)
Women's Diving – Springboard Semifinals
Men's Water Polo – USA vs. Croatia
Rowing – Gold Medal Finals
Cycling – Track Gold Medal Final
Women's Badminton – Singles Gold Medal Finals
7:30 p.m. – Midnight
Swimming – Gold Medal Finals (LIVE)
Men's 4x100m Medley Relay, 1500m Freestyle
Women's 50m Freestyle, Women's 4x100m Medley Relay
Track & Field – Gold Medal Finals
Men's 100m
Track & Field – Women's Marathon (LIVE)
12:30 a.m. – 2:00 a.m.
Women's Beach Volleyball – Quarterfinal
Track & Field – Gold Medal Finals
Women's Heptathlon, Shot Put
Women's 100m Quarterfinal, Men's 400 Hurdles Semifinal
CNBC and CNBC HD
Midnight – 4:30 a.m.
Softball – USA vs. Chinese Taipei (LIVE)
Boxing – 51kg, 75kg Competition (LIVE)
5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Boxing – 48kg, 75kg Competition
USA and USA HD
2:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Women's Tennis – Singles Gold Medal Final, Singles Bronze (LIVE)
Men's Tennis – Doubles Gold Medal Final, Singles Bronze (LIVE)
Men's Track & Field – 20k Walk
Women's Field Hockey – USA vs. New Zealand
Cycling – Track Gold Medal Finals
Men's Table Tennis – Team Semifinals
MSNBC
5:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Men's Soccer – Quarterfinals Brazil vs. Cambodia (LIVE)
Argentina vs. Netherlands (LIVE)
Italy vs. Belgium
Baseball – USA vs. Canada
Women's Wrestling – 48kg, 55kg Gold Medal Finals
Beach Volleyball – Xu/Wu (CHN) vs. Klemperer/Koreng (GER)
Men's Badminton – Doubles Gold Medal Final
Equestrian – Individual Dressage
TELEMUNDO
2:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Men's Soccer - Quarterfinals (LIVE)
Track & Field – Gold Medal Finals
Swimming – Gold Medal Finals
Men's Basketball – USA vs. Spain
Baseball – Cuba vs. Taipei
Women's Diving – Springboard Competition
Beach Volleyball
Boxing
6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Men's Volleyball
Midnight – 1:00 a.m.
TBA
UNIVERSAL HD
24-hour MSNBC & CNBC HD Simulcasts and Coverage
NBC OLYMPIC BASKETBALL CHANNEL
2:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Men's Qualifying Round
2:30 a.m. – 4:15 a.m. Lithuania vs. Qualifier (LIVE)
4:45 a.m. – 6:30 a.m. Iran vs. Argentina (LIVE)
6:30 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Angola vs. Qualifier
8:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. China vs. Qualifier (LIVE)
10:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Spain vs. USA (LIVE)
12:00 p.m. – 1:45 a.m. Russia vs. Australia
1:45 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Spain vs. USA (2nd half re-air)
NBC OLYMPIC SOCCER CHANNEL
6:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Men's Quarterfinals
6:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Match #1 (LIVE)
9:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Match #2 (LIVE)
10:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Match #3
12:30 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. Match #4
2:15 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Match of the Day re-air
4:00 p.m.- 6:00 p.m. Second Match of the Day re-air
NBCOlympics.com - LIVE STREAMING BROADBAND COVERAGE:
Men's Badminton – Singles Bronze Medal
Badminton – Mixed Doubles Semifinals & Gold Medal Finals
Baseball
Men's & Women's Field Hockey
Sailing – Qualifying & Gold Medal Finals
Men's Shooting – Skeet Gold Medal Final
50m Rifle Three Position Competition & Gold Medal Final
Women's Fencing – Team Foil Semifinals & Gold Medal Finals
Men's Fencing – Team Sabre Competition
Men's & Women's Basketball
Cycling – Track Events
Equestrian – Individual Dressage
Men's & Women's Handball
Rowing Gold Medal Finals
Men's Soccer
Softball
Men's Table Tennis – Team Semifinals & Bronze Competition
Men's & Women's Tennis – Singles & Doubles Gold Medal Finals
Women's Weightlifting - +75kg
Women's Wrestling – Freestyle 48kg, 55kg Gold Medal Finals
Freestyle 63kg, 72kg
Water Polo
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