Danielle Solzman
Wednesday marks the fifth day of competition during the Tokyo Olympics with NBC airing the Summer Olympics across a variety of networks.
Katie Ledecky and Caeleb Dressel will look to add to their Tokyo Olympics medal count in the women’s 4x200m freestyle and men’s 100m freestyle, respectively, in primetime on Wednesday on NBC. Medals will also be awarded in the men’s 800m freestyle, men’s 200m breaststroke and women’s 200m butterfly.
Brody Malone and Sam Mikulak lead Team USA in the men’s gymnastics all around Wednesday morning live at 6:15 a.m. ET on Peacock.
Americans will be in action in both men’s and women’s beach volleyball live in primetime at 8 p.m. ET on USA Network when Phil Dalhausser/Nick Lucena (vs. Argentina) and Kelly Claes/Sarah Sponcil (vs. Kenya) continue pool play.
Four Americans — Justin Thomas, Collin Morikawa, Xander Schauffele and Patrick Reed — headline the 60-man field in the men’s golf tournament, as the first round gets underway from Kasumigaseki Country Club live Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel.
In pursuit of a seventh consecutive gold medal, Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi and the U.S. women’s basketball team face Japan in group play live at 12:40 a.m. ET (9:40 p.m. PT Wednesday) on USA Network. Team USA began their Tokyo campaign with an 81-72 victory over Nigeria.
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.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 28 (DAY 5)
NBC
12 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Men’s Beach Volleyball – Gibb/Bourne (U.S.) vs. Gerson/Heidrich (Switzerland)
Swimming – Qualifying Heats
Rowing – Finals
Cycling – Individual Time Trials
3 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Men’s Basketball – U.S. vs. Iran
8 p.m. – 12 a.m.
Swimming – Finals (LIVE)
- Men’s 800m Freestyle
- Men’s 200m Breaststroke
- Women’s 200m Butterfly
- Men’s 100m Freestyle
- Women’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay
Gymnastics – Men’s Individual All Around
Diving – Men’s Synchronized Springboard Final
9 p.m. – 9:35 p.m. (PT)
Women’s Beach Volleyball – Claes/Sponcil (U.S.) vs. Khadambi/Makokha (Kenya)
12:35 am. – 2 a.m.
Men’s Beach Volleyball – Dalhausser/Lucena (U.S.) vs. Azaad/Capogrosso (Argentina)
3×3 Basketball – Finals
Cycling – BMX Racing Quarterfinals
USA NETWORK
2 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Swimming – Qualifying Heats (LIVE)
3×3 Basketball – Finals (LIVE)
3×3 Basketball – Women’s Semifinal (LIVE)
Diving – Men’s Synchronized Springboard Final (LIVE)
Slalom Canoeing – Qualifying (LIVE)
Men’s Rugby – Bronze Medal and Final (LIVE)
Men’s Volleyball – Brazil vs. Russian Olympic Committee (LIVE)
3×3 Basketball – Men’s Semifinal
Surfing – Finals
Slalom Canoeing – Men’s Qualifying
11:30 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Men’s Volleyball – U.S. vs. Tunisia
Women’s Water Polo – U.S. vs. Hungary
Archery – Individual Eliminations
Table Tennis – Men’s and Women’s Quarterfinals
Rowing – Finals
Fencing – Men’s Team Sabre Finals
Judo – Finals
Weightlifting – Men’s Final
Boxing – Elimination Rounds
Men’s Beach Volleyball – Qatar vs. Italy
8 p.m. – 2 a.m.
Women’s Beach Volleyball – Claes/Sponcil (U.S.) vs. Khadambi/Makokha (Kenya) (LIVE)
Men’s Beach Volleyball – Dalhausser/Lucena (U.S.) vs. Azaad/Capogrosso (Argentina) (LIVE)
Men’s Water Polo – U.S. vs. Italy (LIVE)
Women’s Rugby – Qualifying Round (LIVE)
Table Tennis – Women’s Semifinal
Women’s Beach Volleyball – Canada vs. Switzerland
CNBC
2 a.m. – 5 a.m.
Cycling – Men’s Individual Time Trial (LIVE)
8 p.m. – 2 a.m.
Rowing – Finals (LIVE)
Cycling – BMX Racing Quarterfinals (LIVE)
Fencing – Women’s Team Foil Semifinals (LIVE)
Fencing – Women’s Team Foil Quarterfinals
Archery – Individual Eliminations
NBCSN
2 a.m. – 4 a.m.
Women’s Volleyball – U.S. vs. China
Women’s Beach Volleyball – Ross/Klineman (U.S.) vs. Baquerizo/Fernandez (Spain)
4 a.m. – 7 a.m.
Men’s Soccer – Germany vs. Cote d’Ivoire (LIVE)
Men’s Soccer – Romania vs. New Zealand (LIVE)
Slalom Canoeing – Women’s Qualifying
7 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Men’s Soccer – Spain vs. Argentina (LIVE)
Men’s Soccer – France vs. Japan (LIVE)
9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Women’s Water Polo – U.S. vs. Hungary
10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Men’s Basketball – Australia vs. Italy
12:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Men’s Handball – France vs. Germany
Badminton – Mixed Doubles Quarterfinals
Equestrian – Individual Dressage Final
Men’s Basketball – France vs. Czech Republic
Men’s Rugby – Bronze Medal and Final
Table Tennis – Men’s Quarterfinal
8 p.m. – 2 a.m.
Men’s Basketball – U.S. vs. Iran
3×3 Basketball – Finals
Men’s Volleyball – U.S. vs. Tunisia
Women’s Water Polo – U.S. vs. Hungary
Men’s Rugby – Bronze Medal and Final
OLYMPIC CHANNEL: HOME OF TEAM USA
2 a.m. – 7 a.m.
Tennis (LIVE)
- Men’s Singles, Third Round
- Women’s Singles and Doubles, Quarterfinals
- Men’s Doubles, Semifinals
- Mixed, First Round
7 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Tennis
- Men’s Singles, Third Round
- Women’s Singles and Doubles, Quarterfinals
- Men’s Doubles, Semifinals
- Mixed, First Round
10 p.m. – 2 a.m.
Tennis (LIVE)
- Men’s Singles and Mixed, Quarterfinals
- Women’s Singles and Doubles, Semifinals
GOLF CHANNEL
6:30 p.m. – 3 a.m.
Men’s First Round (LIVE)
PEACOCK
6:15 a.m. – 8:50 a.m.
Men’s Gymnastics All Around (LIVE)
TELEMUNDO
4:30 a.m. – 6:30 a.m.
Men’s Soccer – South Korea vs. Honduras (LIVE)
7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Men’s Soccer – South Africa vs. Mexico (LIVE)
1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Olympics Special Recap Show
UNIVERSO
4 a.m. – 6:30 a.m.
Men’s Soccer – Saudi Arabia vs. Brazil (LIVE)
7 a.m. – 9 a.m.
Men’s Soccer – Spain vs. Argentina (LIVE)
