Here’s how you can catch all of Sunday’s action at the Rio Olympics on Sunday.
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The network is expecting record viewership this year because, unlike previous games, the Rio Olympics are just one hour ahead of U.S. Eastern Daylight Time, allowing the network to carry more live events in prime time.
An Olympic Games’ opening ceremonies hasn’t been this low-rated since the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo!
Van Avermaet out-sprinted Jakob Fuglsang and Rafal Majka on the long run to the finish at sun-splashed Copacabana Beach after Italy’s Vincenzo Nibali and Colombia’s Sergio Henao crashed while trying to navigate a corner on the final harrowing descent of the 6-hour race. Tour de France champion Chris Froome finished 12th after suffering a mechanical issue that prompted a bike change.
Kosovo, a country of about two million, also had reason to celebrate when flag-bearer Majlinda Kelmendi won the women’s 52kg judo title, beating Italy’s Odette Giuffrida in the final. The U.S. women have won the last five gold medals in basketball, and seven of the last eight. That’s off 37 percent from the first night of competition during the 2012 London Games.
The men’s 400-meter individual medley is the marquee race in Saturday’s swimming program even without two of the sport’s biggest stars. Michael Phelps, the world record holder and two-time Olympic champion, dropped the race for his fifth games and defending champ Ryan Lochte didn’t qualify.
Ledecky is hot favourite for the final later on Sunday as she bids to complete the first 400m, 200m and 800m Olympic treble since Debbie Meyer in 1968.
In the women’s 10m air pistol, which is held indoors, Zhang produced a flawless 10.9 on her 17th shot to hold off the challenge from Russian teenager Vitalina Batsarashkina. The Americans are heavily favored to repeat as gold medalists in gymnastics.
USA women’s teams picked up right where they left off four years ago in London, where American women won 63% of all US gold medals and 56% of all US medals total.
Jessica Javelet controls the ball under pressure from Emma Tonegato of Australia during the women’s Pool A rugby match at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Deodoro Stadium on August 7, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.
In the history of Olympic swimming, the United States of America is the big cheese by a mile, winning 230 golds and 520 total medals before Saturday night, light years ahead of Australia’s 57 gold and 178 total medals.
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BAD BREAK: A day after gruesomely breaking his left leg while vaulting during men’s preliminaries, French gymnast Samir Air Said posted a Facebook video from his hospital bed on Sunday thanking people for their support and pledging to shoot for Tokyo in 2020.
