Highlight of Wednesday’s coverage of Rio Olympics: Tianna Bartoletta and Brittney Reese are U.S. contenders in women’s long jump
WEDNESDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS
Live prime-time NBC coverage of track and field finals features 2015 world champion Tianna Bartoletta and defending Olympic gold medalist Brittney Reese as U.S. contenders in the women’s long jump, and first-time Olympian Tori Bowie, from Sandhill, Mississippi, in the women’s 200 meters. Also, two-time defending champion Usain Bolt runs his 200 meters semifinal heat and American Ashton Eaton concludes Day One of the decathlon with one of his best events: the 400 meters.
WEDNESDAY’S TV
NBC
10 a.m.-1 p.m.: Track & Field (LIVE). Men’s 3,000m Steeplechase – Gold Medal Final. Equestrian – Team Jumping Gold Medal Final (LIVE). Gymnastics – Gala. 1-3 p.m.: Men’s Volleyball – Quarterfinal (LIVE). 3-5 p.m.: Canoe/Kayak – Sprint Qualifying Heats. Women’s Water Polo – Semifinal (LIVE). Gymnastics – Gala. 8 p.m.-Midnight: Track & Field – Gold Medal Finals (LIVE). Women’s Long Jump. Women’s 200m. Women’s 100m Hurdles. Women’s Diving – Platform Qualifying. Women’s Beach Volleyball – Gold Medal Final (LIVE). 12:35-1:35 a.m.: Women’s Beach Volleyball – Medal Round. 1:35-4:30 a.m.: Primetime Encore.
NBCSN
2-6 a.m.: Primetime Encore. 6-7 a.m.: NBC Late Night Encore. 8 a.m.-Noon: Canoe/Kayak – Sprint Qualifying Heats (LIVE). Track & Field (LIVE). Men’s 3,000m Steeplechase – Gold Medal Final. Noon-2 p.m.: Men’s Soccer – Semifinal (LIVE). 2-3 p.m.: Cycling – BMX Qualifying. 3-5:30 p.m.: Men’s Soccer – Semifinal. Gymnastics – Gala. 5:30-7:30 p.m.: Men’s Basketball – Quarterfinal (LIVE). 7:30-9 p.m.: Gymnastics – Gala. Women’s Wrestling – Freestyle Gold Medal Finals. Men’s Boxing – Welter Gold Medal Final. Women’s Boxing – Elimination Matches. 9-11 p.m.: Women’s Beach Volleyball – Bronze Medal (LIVE). Men’s Basketball – Quarterfinal (LIVE). 11 p.m.-Midnight: Men’s Table Tennis – Team Gold Medal Final. Taekwondo – Gold Medal Finals.
MSNBC
11 a.m.-1 p.m.: Women’s Field Hockey – Semifinal (LIVE). 1-2 p.m.: Women’s Wrestling – Qualifying. Men’s Handball – Quarterfinal. 2-3:30 p.m.: Gymnastics – Gala (LIVE). 3:30-5 p.m.: Men’s Handball – Quarterfinal. Sailing – Gold Medal Finals.
USA
9-10 a.m.: Men’s Badminton – Singles Quarterfinal. 10-11:45 a.m.: Men’s Basketball – Quarterfinal (LIVE). 11:45 a.m.-1:30 p.m.: Women’s Water Polo – Semifinal (LIVE). Men’s Badminton – Singles Quarterfinal. 1:30-3:15 p.m.: Men’s Basketball – Quarterfinal (LIVE). 3:15-5 p.m.: Men’s Badminton – Singles Quarterfinal. Men’s Table Tennis – Team Bronze Medal. Taekwondo – Quarterfinals and Semifinals.
CNBC
5-8 p.m.: Men’s Volleyball – Quarterfinal (LIVE). Women’s Field Hockey – Semifinal.
GOLF CHANNEL
5-6:30 a.m.: Golf Central Live From the Olympics. 6:30-9 a.m.: Women’s Golf – 1st Round (LIVE). 9 a.m.-Noon: Women’s Golf – 1st Round (LIVE). Noon-3 p.m.: Women’s Golf – 1st Round (LIVE). 3-5 p.m.: Golf Central Live From the Olympics. 11 p.m.-5 a.m.: Women’s Golf – 1st Round Encore.
BASKETBALL CH.
10-11:45 a.m.: Men’s Basketball – Quarterfinal #1 (LIVE). 11:45 a.m.-1:30 p.m.: Men’s Basketball – Quarterfinal #1 Encore. 1:30-3:15 p.m.: Men’s Basketball – Quarterfinal #2 (LIVE). 3:15-5 p.m.: Men’s Basketball – Quarterfinal #2 Encore. 5-5:45 p.m.: Men’s Basketball – Quarterfinal #2 Encore. 5:45-7:30 p.m.: Men’s Basketball – Quarterfinal #3 (LIVE). 7:30-9:15 p.m.: Men’s Basketball – Quarterfinal #3 Encore. 9:15-11 p.m.: Men’s Basketball – Quarterfinal #4 (LIVE). 11 p.m.-Midnight: Men’s Basketball – Quarterfinal #4 Encore.
SOCCER CH.
Noon-2 p.m.: Men’s Soccer – Semifinal #1 (LIVE). 2-3 p.m.: Men’s Soccer – Semifinal #1 Encore. 3-5 p.m.: Men’s Soccer – Semifinal #2 (LIVE). 5-6:30 p.m.: Men’s Soccer – Semifinal #1 Encore. 6:30-8 p.m.: Men’s Soccer – Semifinal #2 Encore. 8-9:30 p.m.: Men’s Soccer – Semifinal #1 Encore. 9:30-11 p.m.: Men’s Soccer – Semifinal #2 Encore. 11 p.m.-Midnight: Men’s Soccer – Match of the Day.
TELEMUNDO
3-5 a.m.: Late Night Encore. 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m.: News Recap. Men’s Soccer – Semifinal. Athletics. 2-5 p.m.: Boxing. Men’s Soccer – Semifinal. Midnight-2 a.m.: TBA.
NBC UNIVERSO
6-8 a.m.: Late Night Encore. 5-8 p.m.: Volleyball. Basketball. Boxing.
This story was originally published August 16, 2016 at 6:14 PM with the headline "Highlight of Wednesday’s coverage of Rio Olympics: Tianna Bartoletta and Brittney Reese are U.S. contenders in women’s long jump."