Here’s how to watch Tuesday’s track and field action from the 2016 Rio Olympics.
The Rio Olympics track and field competition continues on Tuesday with five more gold medals up for grabs. Tuesday’s schedule will conclude with the finals of the men’s 110 meters at 9:45 p.m., about two hours after the semifinal round in the event. Devon Allen of the United States is expected to be in contention for the podium, but will have to beat the Jamaican duo of Omar McLeod and Hansle Parchment.
The finals of the women’s 1500 meters will be one of the primer events of the day at 9:30 p.m. World record holder Genzebe Dibaba of Ethiopia is the huge favorite, while Americans Shannon Rowbury and Jennifer Simpson did well in qualifying.
Christian Taylor and Will Claye of Team USA will be among the favorites in the finals of the men’s triple jump to open the morning at 8:50 a.m. The other men’s field event final of the day will be the high jump at 7:30 p.m., where Qatar’s Mutaz Essa Barshim remains the favorite after a strong qualifying round.
On the women’s side, the lone field final of the day will be in the discus. Reigning Olympic champion Sandra Perkovic of Croatia is expected to defend her title in the event.
Usain Bolt and Justin Gatlin will also be back on the track in the first round of the men’s 200 meters at 10:50 a.m. The first round of the women’s 5000 and preliminaries of the men’s 1500 highlights the other qualification action.
NBCSN will have television coverage in the morning before NBC takes over at 1:00 p.m. and in primetime, with live streaming available on the NBC Live Extra app. Full details for Tuesday’s track and field action are below.
Date: Tuesday, August 16
Start Time: 8:30 a.m. ET
Location: Rio de Janeiro
Stadium: Sambodromo
TV Info: NBCSN, NBC
Live Stream: NBC Live Extra