Olympic badminton live stream: Watch online – August 20
By John Buhler
Only two matches remain of Olympic badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. Here’s how to watch the Men’s Singles Finals and bronze medal match online.
Saturday will be the 10th and final day of Olympic badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Riocentro has brought us a ton of exciting matches in five different badminton events, but the last day on the slate might be the most exciting.
Though there are only two matches left in Olympic badminton, the two remaining are the Men’s Singles Gold Medal Match and the Men’s Singles Bronze Medal Match. For the bronze medal, China’s Lin Dan will take on Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen at promptly 8:30 local time (7:30 AM ET).
After the bronze medal is decided between two fierce competitors in the form of Lin and Axelsen, Malaysia’s Lee Chong Wei and China’s Chen Long will take the stage for what should be the best match of all five tournaments. The gold medal match in the Men’s Singles begins at 9:20 AM local time (8:20 AM ET).
While one can certainly make use of the available NBCOlympics.com live stream, both of the Men’s Singles matches can be viewed on American network television. MSNBC will begin airing Olympic badminton at 12:00 PM ET in conjunction with the Women’s Volleyball Bronze Medal match.
Then at 2:15 PM ET, USA will pick up where MSNBC left of and start airing some delayed Olympic badminton coverage. USA will show the other Men’s Singles match in conjunction with some always exciting rhythmic gymnastics.
Date: Saturday, August 20th
Time: 7:30 AM ET
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Venue: Riocentro
TV Info: MSNBC (12:00 PM ET), USA (2:15 PM ET)
Live Stream: NBCOlympics.com
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Will it be Malaysia’s Lee or China’s Chen that take home the gold in the Men’s Singles Finals? Do either China’s Lin or Denmark’s Axelsen have anything left in the tank to overcome tough semifinals losses and earn Olympic bronze? Find out all that and more in the final day of Olympic badminton coming from Riocentro.