Danielle Solzman
Thursday marks the sixth day of competition during the Tokyo Olympics with NBC airing the Summer Olympics across a variety of networks.
Americans will again be well represented in the pool on Thursday in Tokyo with contenders in four medal events live in primetime on NBC: the women’s 200m breaststroke, men’s 200m backstroke, men’s 200m individual medley and women’s 100m freestyle. Two-time Olympic gold medalist Lilly King, who won a bronze medal in the women’s 100m breaststroke earlier this week, will be a gold medal contender alongside Annie Lazor in the women’s 200m breaststroke. Three-time Olympic gold medalist and bronze medalist in the men’s 100m backstroke in Tokyo, Ryan Murphy, aims for his second consecutive gold medal in the men’s 200m backstroke. The men’s 200m individual medley sole American in the finals is Michael Andrew.
The gymnastics women’s all-around competition, expected to feature Tokyo Olympics silver medalist Suni Lee and Jade Carey of Team USA, will be presented live Thursday morning at 6:50 a.m. ET on Peacock, and in primetime Thursday evening at 8 p.m. ET on NBC.
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 Thursday) on USA Network. Team USA began their Tokyo campaign with an 81-72 victory over Nigeria.
The opening track & field qualifying rounds of the Tokyo Olympics will be presented live in primetime at 8 p.m. ET on USA Network. American medal contenders Rai Benjamin (men’s 400m hurdles), Athing Mu (women’s 800m) and Ajee’ Wilson (women’s 800m) are expected to compete in the qualifiers.
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.
THURSDAY, JULY 29 (DAY 6)
NBC
12 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Swimming – Qualifying Heats
Women’s Volleyball – U.S. vs. Turkey
Men’s Water Polo – U.S. vs. Italy
Rowing – Finals
Cycling – BMX Racing Quarterfinals
Slalom Canoeing – Women’s Final
8 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.
Swimming – Finals (LIVE)
- Women’s 200m Breaststroke
- Men’s 200m Backstroke
- Women’s 100m Freestyle
- Men’s 200m Individual Medley
Gymnastics – Women’s All-Around
Track & Field – Qualifying Rounds (LIVE)
- Women’s 800m
- Men’s 400m Hurdles
- Women’s 100m
8:30 p.m. – 9:05 p.m. (PT)
Women’s Rugby – U.S. vs. Australia
12:05 a.m. – 2 a.m.
Track & Field – Qualifying Rounds
Cycling – BMX Racing Finals
USA NETWORK
2 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Swimming – Qualifying Heats (LIVE)
Women’s Volleyball – U.S. vs. Turkey (LIVE)
Men’s Water Polo – U.S. vs. Italy (LIVE)
Slalom Canoeing – Women’s Final (LIVE)
Women’s Rugby – Qualifying Round (LIVE)
Women’s Volleyball – Japan vs. Brazil
Women’s Beach Volleyball – Brazil vs. Canada
Men’s Beach Volleyball – Brazil vs. Netherlands
12:30 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Table Tennis – Men’s Semifinals
Fencing – Women’s Team Foil Final
Shooting – Women’s & Men’s Trap Final
Judo – Finals
Boxing – Elimination Rounds
Slalom Canoeing – Women’s Final
6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Men’s Basketball – Spain vs. Argentina
8 p.m.- 12:30 a.m.
Track & Field – Qualifying Rounds (LIVE)
Rowing – Finals
Archery – Women’s Elimination Round
12:40 a.m. – 2:30 a.m.
Women’s Basketball – U.S. vs. Japan (LIVE)
CNBC
2 a.m. – 5 a.m.
Fencing – Women’s Team Foil Semifinal (LIVE)
Table Tennis – Men’s Semifinals (LIVE)
Men’s Water Polo – Croatia vs. Montenegro
8 p.m. – 2 a.m.
Women’s Beach Volleyball – Ross/Klineman (U.S.) vs. Keizer/Meppelink (Netherlands) (LIVE)
Men’s Volleyball – U.S. vs. Brazil (LIVE)
Gymnastics – Women’s Trampoline Final (LIVE)
Rowing – Finals (LIVE)
Women’s Rugby – U.S. vs. Australia (LIVE)
Cycling – BMX Racing Finals (LIVE)
Badminton – Women’s Singles Quarterfinal
NBCSN
2 a.m. – 8:10 a.m.
Fencing – Women’s Team Foil Bronze Medal and Final (LIVE)
Men’s Beach Volleyball – Gibb/Bourne (U.S.) vs. Gerson/Heidrich (Switzerland)
Men’s Rugby – Bronze Medal and Final
Soccer – Men’s Qualifying Round
Badminton – Elimination Round
8:10 a.m. – 10 a.m.
Men’s Basketball – Spain vs. Argentina (LIVE)
10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Women’s Volleyball – U.S. vs. Turkey
Table Tennis – Women’s Singles Final
Women’s Handball – Montenegro vs. Norway
Badminton – Elimination Rounds
Archery – Individual Eliminations
Women’s Handball – Sweden vs. France
Women’s Volleyball – China vs. Russian Olympic Committee
Rugby – Women’s Qualifying Round
8 p.m. – 2 a.m.
Men’s Beach Volleyball – Dalhausser/Lucena (U.S.) vs. Azaad/Capogrosso (Argentina)
Women’s Volleyball – U.S. vs. Turkey
Men’s Water Polo – U.S. vs. Italy
Women’s Handball – Montenegro vs. Norway
Rugby – Women’s Qualifying Round
OLYMPIC CHANNEL: HOME OF TEAM USA
2 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Tennis (LIVE)
- Men’s Singles and Mixed, Quarterfinals
- Women’s Singles and Doubles, Semifinals
11 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Tennis
- Men’s Singles and Mixed, Quarterfinals
- Women’s Singles and Doubles, Semifinals
GOLF CHANNEL
7 a.m. – 9 a.m.
Men’s First Round
2 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Men’s First Round
6:30 p.m. – 3 a.m.
Men’s Second Round (LIVE)
PEACOCK
6:50 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.
Women’s Gymnastics All-Around (LIVE)
TELEMUNDO
1 a.m. – 2 a.m.
Cycling – BMX Racing Quarterfinals
5:30 a.m. – 6:30 a.m.
Men’s Beach Volleyball – Perusic/Schweiner (Czech Republic) vs. Gaxiola/Rubio (Mexico)
1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Olympics Special Recap Show
UNIVERSO
8 a.m. – 10 a.m.
Men’s Basketball – Spain vs. Argentina (LIVE)
10 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Men’s Beach Volleyball – Dalhausser/Lucena (U.S.) vs. Azaad/Capogrosso (Argentina)
11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Women’s Volleyball – Japan vs. Brazil
