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Rio Olympics wrestling live stream: Watch online – August 16th

By David Rouben

LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 07: Gold medalist Ghasem Gholamreza Rezaei of Islamic Republic of Iran in the Men's 96kg Greco-Roman Quarter-Final on Day 11 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at ExCeL on August 7, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 07: Gold medalist Ghasem Gholamreza Rezaei of Islamic Republic of Iran in the Men's 96kg Greco-Roman Quarter-Final on Day 11 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at ExCeL on August 7, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images) /
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Live stream info and how to watch Olympics Greco-Roman wrestling online on August 16.

The third day of wrestling at the Olympics will also be the last day of the Greco-Roman competition. It will feature wrestlers in the 66 kg and 98 kg weight class, respectively. Even though Americans have dominated the field at Rio so far, they have had no such luck in wrestling, as there hasn’t been a single medal won by the U.S. to this point. That won’t change on August 16 since there won’t be any Americans competing in either field.

Nonetheless, there’s still a lot of talent on display, and the first two days of wrestling have been high on excitement. The biggest name to keep an eye on in each field is Frank Staebler (66 kg) and Ghasem Rezaei (98 kg). Staebler is the highest ranked wrestler in the world in his weight class, while Rezaei won Olympic gold in London. He’ll be looking to defend his medal and add to Iran’s total. They only have three medals to date, but one of them came in wrestling.

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Details on how to watch the men’s 85 kg and 130 kg Greco-Roman tournament are below:

Date: Tuesday, August 16
Start Time: 9 a.m. ET
Location: Rio de Janiero, Brazil
Arena: Carioca Arena 2
TV Info: MSNBC, NBCSN
Live Stream: NBCOlympics.com

The action starts at 9 a.m. from the preliminary round up until the semifinals. That is followed by the repechage round and medal matches, which starts at 3 p.m. Even though MSNBC and NBCSN will dedicate parts of their TV coverage to wrestling, it won’t be live. MSNBC’s coverage starts at 12 p.m. while NBCSN will likely have the medal matches tape delayed at 7:30 p.m.

As always, your best bet for watching the wrestling tournament is on NBCOlympics.com and the NBC Sports app. Not only is the coverage continuous, but they also have a live feed of every mat during the preliminary round so that you don’t miss a single match. It’s just one of the many benefits of living in a technological age.

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