Women’s eight final, 10:06 a.m. ET; men’s eight final, 10:27 a.m. ET: If you have not checked out any rowing event at an Olympics, this is the day to start.
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Mare Dibaba of Ethiopia is one of the favorites after winning the gold at last year’s world championships in Beijing. And if you think your eyes are deceiving you, there are triplets in the race. The women’s 100 semifinals and final are this event.
Fiji harvested their first ever Olympic gold as their men’s rugby sevens team trounced Britain 43-7 in a lopsided final.
Women’s vault final, 7 p.m. – NBC: Simone Biles competes for vault earlier in the afternoon (1:47 p.m. live online), catch it on NBC’s prime-time coverage.
In the men’s 100, Usain Bolt takes his first steps in these Games in the preliminary heats (11 a.m. ET). Chasing him will be teammate Yohan Blake and Americans Justin Gatlin and Trayvon Bromell.
In the women’s eight, the Americans look to add to their historic run.
While some Olympic historians have disputed the number of golds the US has won, the United States Olympic Committee said that the women’s victory would count as the country’s 1,000th. He first must qualify through Sunday’s semifinals.
The U.S. arrived in Rio sitting on 977 gold and, according to Olympstats.com, the former Soviet Union with 473 ranks second with Germany a distant third with 288.
Andy Murray and Juan Martin del Potro will play for the gold medal in men’s singles.
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Canada beat New Zealand to win the bronze medal. The U.S. women’s eight has won 10 consecutive titles in the world championships and Olympics, a mind-boggling streak that is nearly unmatched in any sport.
