The opening ceremonies for the Rio Summer Olympic are history and the Games are on.
Here's a look at some of the more popular events set for Saturday.
So where do I watch the Olympics?
There are nothing but opportunities to see the 34 sports that will be played in the Summer Games. The networks involved include NBC, Telemundo, Bravo, CNBC,MSNBC, NBC Sports Network, the Golf Channel, NBC Universo and USA Network. That’s just for TV. The rest of the coverage is digital.
Where do I find the live streams?
Streams will be available on NBCOlympics.com as well as via the NBC Olympics app. Look for the app on iPhones and iPads, Android phones and tablets, Windows phone, Roku streaming boxes, sticks and TVs, Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV sticks, the new Apple TV via the device's app store, and Chromecast via the NBC Sports iOS or Android app.
Please note – NBC will require you to sign in via your pay TV account.
Telemundo will stream Spanish-language commentary through its website as well as its Telemundo Desportes apps on Android and on iOS. Again, you'll be asked for your pay TV account login info.
Schedule for Saturday, Aug. 5 . (All times ET)
- 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.: Cycling, men's road race final
- 9:20-10:30 a.m.: Men's water polo, USA vs. Croatia
- 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m.: Gymnastics, men's team competition qualifying
- 2-12:30 p.m.: Women's rugby, USA vs. Fiji
- 1-4:45 p.m.: Men's archery, team quarterfinals, semifinals and medal matches
- 1:30-4 p.m.: Gymnastics, men's team competition qualifying
- 3:30-4:20 p.m.: Men's beach volleyball, USA vs. Qatar
- 4-5:45 p.m.: Women's field hockey, USA vs. Argentina
- 4-5:50 p.m.: Women's volleyball, USA vs. Puerto Rico
- 4-6 p.m.: Women's soccer, USA vs. France
- 5-5:30 p.m.: Women's rugby, USA vs. Colombia
- 5:30-8 p.m.: Gymnastics, men's team competition qualifying
- 5:45-8 p.m.: Women's tennis, first round
- 6-7:45 p.m.: Men's basketball, USA vs. China
- 10:03-10:11 p.m.: Swimming, men's 400m IM final
- 10:08-10:21 p.m.: Swimming, men's 100m breaststroke semifinals
- 10:14-10:27 p.m.: Swimming, women's 100m butterfly semifinals
- 10:30-10:38 p.m.: Swimming, men's 400m freestyle final
- 11:24-11:32 p.m.: Swimming, women's 4x100m freestyle relay final
- 11-11:50 p.m.: Women's beach volleyball, USA vs. Australia
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