Danielle Solzman
Sunday marks the second day of competition during the Tokyo Olympics with NBC airing the Summer Olympics across a variety of networks.
The most decorated American gymnast in history and four-time Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles leads Team USA in women’s gymnastics qualifying on Peacock Sunday morning at 2:10 a.m. ET. Biles has a chance in Tokyo to tie or break the all-time record for medals won by a U.S. woman (seven).
In the pool, five-time Olympic gold medalist Katie Ledecky, who could tie or break the all-time record for Olympic gold medals won by a U.S. woman (eight) in Tokyo, and two-time Olympic gold medalist Caeleb Dressel will begin competition live at 9:30 p.m. ET on NBC. Ledecky will compete in the women’s 400m freestyle, and Dressel is expected to compete in the men’s 4x100m freestyle relay.
The biggest stars in men’s professional basketball on Team USA headlined by Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, Jayson Tatum, and Draymond Green, play their first game of the Tokyo Olympics when they face Rudy Gobert and France live at 8 a.m. ET on Peacock (encores will be presented later in the day at 4 p.m. ET on NBC and midnight ET on NBCSN). Team USA aims for their fourth consecutive gold medal in Tokyo. NBC Sports will bring back the iconic “Roundball Rock” theme, composed by John Tesh, for the first time since 2002. The tune, which will serve as a theme for both men’s and women’s basketball, served as the NBA on NBC theme from 1990-2002.
What follows below is the schedule for the day for NBC, USA, CNBC, NBCSN, Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, and Peacock. All Tokyo Olympics coverage will be streamed live on https://www.nbcolympics.com and the NBC Sports app. All times listed are ET unless otherwise noted.
SUNDAY, JULY 25 (DAY 2)
NBC
8 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Swimming – Qualifying Heats (LIVE)
Women’s 3×3 Basketball – U.S. vs. Russian Olympic Committee (LIVE)
Men’s Beach Volleyball – Gibb/Bourne (U.S.) vs. Carambula/Rossi (Italy) (LIVE)
Men’s Water Polo – U.S. vs. Japan
Rowing – Qualifying Heats & Repechages
Cycling – Women’s Road Race
12:15 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Canoe Slalom – Qualifying
Skateboarding – Men’s Street Final
Surfing Day 1 Report
Swimming – Qualifying Heats
Diving – Women’s Synchronized Springboard Final
4 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Men’s Basketball – U.S. vs. France
7 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Triathlon – Men’s Final (LIVE)
Gymnastics – Women’s Team Competition
9:30 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.
Swimming – Finals (LIVE)
- Women’s 100m Butterfly
- Men’s 100m Breaststroke
- Women’s 400m Freestyle
- Men’s 4×100 Freestyle Relay
Skateboarding – Women’s Street Qualifying
8:30 p.m. – 9:05 p.m. (PT)
Skateboarding – Women’s Street Final (LIVE)
12:05 a.m. – 2 a.m.
Skateboarding – Women’s Street Final (LIVE)
Men’s Volleyball – U.S. vs. Russian Olympic Committee
USA
2 a.m. – 8:20 a.m.
Swimming – Qualifying Heats (LIVE)
Women’s 3×3 Basketball – U.S. vs. Romania (LIVE)
Cycling – Women’s Road Race (LIVE)
Men’s Beach Volleyball – Qatar vs. Switzerland
8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Archery – Women’s Team Final
Canoe Slalom – Qualifying
Men’s Basketball – Australia vs. Nigeria
Women’s Handball – Spain vs. Sweden
Fencing – Women’s Foil & Men’s Epee Finals
Judo – Finals
Taekwondo – Finals
Boxing – Elimination Rounds
Weightlifting – Men’s Finals
Surfing Report Day 1
5:30 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Women’s Beach Volleyball – Claes/Sponcil (U.S.) vs. Graudina/Kravcenoka (Latvia) (LIVE)
Triathlon – Men’s Final (LIVE)
9 p.m. – 11 p.m.
Softball – U.S. vs. Japan (LIVE)
11 p.m. – 2 a.m.
Women’s Water Polo – U.S. vs. China (LIVE)
3×3 Basketball (LIVE)
Women’s Beach Volleyball – Canada vs. Germany (LIVE)
Rowing – Quarterfinals & Semifinals
CNBC
2 a.m. – 4 a.m.
Diving – Women’s Synchronized Springboard Final (LIVE)
Archery – Women’s Team Final (LIVE)
Fencing – Women’s Individual Foil Quarterfinals
7:30 p.m. – 2 a.m.
Skateboarding – Women’s Street Final (LIVE)
Rugby – Men’s Qualifying Round (LIVE)
Archery – Men’s Team Elimination Round
Skateboarding – Women’s Street Final (LIVE)
Fencing – Men’s Individual Foil Round of 32
Men’s Basketball – Argentina vs. Slovenia (LIVE)
NBCSN
2 a.m. – 4:30 a.m.
Women’s Soccer – U.S. vs. New Zealand
3×3 Basketball
4:30 a.m. – 6:30 a.m.
Men’s Soccer – Brazil vs. Cote d’Ivoire (LIVE)
6:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Men’s Soccer – Australia vs. Spain (LIVE)
8:30 a.m. – 9 a.m.
Men’s Soccer – Japan vs. Mexico (LIVE)
9 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Men’s Water Polo – Serbia vs. Spain
Women’s Handball – Norway vs. South Korea
Table Tennis – Elimination Rounds
Badminton – Qualifying Rounds
1:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Equestrian – Team Dressage
Table Tennis – Elimination Rounds
Men’s Soccer – Japan vs. Mexico
Women’s Volleyball – U.S. vs. Argentina
8 p.m. – 2 a.m.
Men’s Water Polo – U.S. vs. Japan
Women’s Beach Volleyball – Ross/Klineman (U.S.) vs. Xue/Wang (China)
Women’s Volleyball – U.S. vs. Argentina
Men’s Basketball – U.S. vs. France
OLYMPIC CHANNEL: HOME OF TEAM USA
2 a.m. – 7 a.m.
Tennis (LIVE)
- Men’s Singles, First Round
- Women’s Singles, First Round
- Men’s and Women’s Doubles, First Round
7 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Tennis
- Men’s Singles, First Round
- Women’s Singles, First Round
- Men’s and Women’s Doubles, First Round
10 p.m. – 2 a.m.
Tennis (LIVE)
- Men’s Singles, Second Round
- Women’s Singles, Second Round
- Men’s and Women’s Doubles, Second Round
PEACOCK
2:10 a.m. – 3:45 a.m.
Women’s Gymnastics Qualifying (LIVE)
6 a.m. – 11 a.m. on Tokyo LIVE (simulcast of NBC)
Women’s 3×3 Basketball – U.S. vs. Russian Olympic Committee (LIVE)
Men’s Beach Volleyball – Gibb/Bourne (U.S.) vs. Carambula/Rossi (Italy) (LIVE)
8 a.m. – 10 a.m.
Men’s Basketball – U.S. vs. France (LIVE)
