If you want to see the most decorated Olympian every to compete, you’re going to want to be in front of your TV tonight.
Michael Phelps will likely be swimming in his last Olympic race on Saturday as he competes for another medal in the men’s 4 x 100-meter medley relay.
Saturday will also see the Rio debut of another superstar athlete, Usain Bolt. Bolt, of course, will be running in the opening rounds of the 100-meter sprint. He holds the world record for the event.
The coverage continues all day with tennis, basketball, soccer, shooting, and much more.
Here’s a look at some of the events set for Saturday.
Channels
The Summer Games are being broadcast on 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.
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.
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.
Saturday's schedule (all times are ET)
• 8:30 a.m.: Track and field events begin
• 11 a.m.: Men's tennis singles bronze medal; women's tennis doubles bronze medal
• 11:15 a.m.: Basketball
• 11:30 a.m.: Men's shooting
• Noon: Soccer, water polo, boxing
• 1 p.m.: Men's trampoline
• 1:40 p.m.: Handball
• 2 p.m.: Men's shooting skeet finals
• 3 p.m.: Cycling and tennis
• 4 p.m.: Women's fencing; men's volleyball
• 5 p.m.: Women's tennis singles gold medal
• 6 p.m.: Men's weightlifting
• 7 p.m.: Track and field (TV coverage is delayed – it begins at 8 p.m.
• 9 p.m. on: Swimming: women's 50-meter freestyle, men's and women's 4x100-meter medley relay final
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