Rio 2016: Olympics schedule, TV info for Saturday, Aug. 6
As the 2016 Summer Olympics continue in Rio de Janeiro, here's everything you need to know for Day 1 in Brazil.
Want alerts on Olympic news? Make sure to download the Paste BN mobile app on iPhone or Android and sign up for Sports and/or Breaking news alerts. We’ll make sure you get the latest as it happens from Rio.
HOW TO WATCH: All times Eastern.
NBC: 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m., 8:00 p.m. - midnight.
NBC Sports Network: 9:00 a.m. - midnight.
Various times across other networks.
Live-streams on the NBCSports.com/Live Extra app and NBCOlympics.com
BIGGEST EVENTS (All times ET):
10 a.m.: Rugby - USA vs. Fiji.
Noon: Swimming - Men's and Women's 400-meter individual medley, Women's 100 butterfly and 4x100 freestyle relay, Men's 400 freestyle and 100 breaststroke.
Noon: Men's Water Polo - USA vs. Croatia.
1 p.m.: Archery - Men's team quarterfinals, semifinals and medal matches.
1:30 p.m.: Men's gymnastics -- Team qualifying
3 p.m.: Rugby - USA vs. Colombia.
3:30 p.m.: Men’s beach volleyball – Gibb/Patterson (USA) vs. Jefferson/Cherif (QAT).
3:30 p.m.: Women's soccer - USA vs. France.
4 p.m.: Women’s volleyball – USA vs. Puerto Rico.
6 p.m.: Men’s basketball – China vs. USA.
9 p.m.: Swimming – Men’s and Women’s 400 IM final, Women’s 100 butterfly semis and 4x100M free relay final, Men’s 400 freestyle final and 100 breaststroke semis.
11 p.m.: Women’s beach volleyball – Walsh Jennings/Ross (USA) vs. Artacho Del Solor/Laird (AUS).
MUST-READ STORIES
- USA Swimming Carpool Karaoke: Need we say more?
- 'Baywatch' lifeguard Azad Al-Barazi detained at Rio airport: You can't make this stuff up.
- Plenty of action at Rio Olympics: Which is why there are 450,000 (not a typo) condoms.
- Michael Phelps 'feels like a different person' in Rio.
- With rules suspended, intersex athlete to take center stage at Rio Olympics
- Rio Olympics interactive: Where are Team USA athletes from?