2012 London Olympics

Viewer’s GuideJuly 27 - August 12, 2012

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STEVE KASPRZYKSport: RowingEvents: Men’s Eight

Age: 30Hometown:CinnaminsonHigh school: HolyCrossCollege: DrexelOlympic experience:None

Career highlights: Three-timenational team member. . . . Capturedgold medal in the men’s eight at the2011 Pan American Games andfinished fifth in the four. ... Won theeight at the 2012 Final QualificationRegatta. … Finished fifth in the eight atthe 2010 E.ON Hanse Canal Cup. ...Placed ninth in the eight at the 2009World Rowing Championships. ...Claimed seventh in the eight at the 2009Rowing World Cup stop in Lucerne,Switzerland. ... Finished seventh in thepair with coxswain at the 2007 WorldRowing Championship. ... Won the pairat the 2011 USRowing Elite Nationals.... Won the eight at the 2009 USRowingElite Nationals. ... Won the pair withcoxswain at the 2007 Senior NationalTeam Trials.

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S O U T H J E R S E Y O L Y M P I A N SJORDAN BURROUGHSSport: Freestyle wrestlingWeight class: 74 kg.Age: 23

Hometown: SicklervilleHigh school: Winslow Twp.College: NebraskaOlympic experience: NoneCareer highlights: NewJersey state champion at 135pounds in his senior yearof high school. … Two-timeNCAA champion. … Winner

of Dan Hodge Trophy as the nation’s topcollege wrestler in 2011. … Won only goldmedal for U.S. at 2011 World Championshipsin Istanbul, Turkey. … Claimed gold at 2011Pan American Games in Guadalajera, Mexico.… Official web site is www.alliseeisgold.com.… Will tweet from London. Twitter handle is @alliseeisgold.

MATT EMMONSSport: ShootingEvents: Air Rifle, 3 Position RifleAge: 31

Hometown: Browns MillsHigh school: PembertonCollege: Alaska-FairbanksOlympic experience: 2004, 2008Career highlights: Won gold medal in the prone position at the 2004Olympics in Athens. … Won silver medal in the prone position at the 2008Olympics in Beijing. … Twice, in Athens and Beijing, blew sizable leads in the

three position on the last shot, costing him two gold medals. … Named the USA Shooting Maleof the Year in 2007 after winning six World Cup medals and one World Cup Final medal. …Eight-time first team All-America at Alaska-Fairbanks. … Only four-time NCAA individualnational champion, winning the smallbore three times (2001-03) and the air rifle once (2001).… Led Alaska-Fairbanks to four straight national championships (1999-2003).… AcademicAll-America and the 2007 ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year. … ACC Defensive Player of theYear in 2004 and 2007. … ACC Freshman of the Year in 2003. … Helped lead Eastern HighSchool to four straight state titles. … Sisters, Natalie and Sarah, also played for the nationalteam.

JILL LOYDENSport: Women’s soccerPosition: Goalkeeper (alternate)

Age: 27Hometown: VinelandHigh school: VinelandCollege: VillanovaOlympic experience: NoneCareer highlights: Earned spot on the 2011 World Cup team as a thirdgoalie. ... Did not play in the World Cup, but did play in a match againstCanada in September. ... Got her first career call-up to the U.S. team inJanuary 2010 even though she never played on any of the USA’s youth

national teams. ... Played in her first international game, a 2-1 victory over China, in October2010. Recorded 28 career shutouts at Vineland High School. .... Earned Courier-Post All-SouthJersey honors in 2002. ... Selected to AP’s Pennsylvania all-state team at Villanova University...Three-time Big East Conference Goalkeeper of the Year.

MICHELLE VITTESESport: Field hockeyPosition: MidfielderAge: 22Hometown: Cherry HillHigh school: Camden CatholicCollege: VirginiaOlympic experience: NoneCareer highlights: Key member ofthe 2011 Pan American team, whichfinished first in Mexico.... Recently named U.S.Player of the Year byUSA Field Hockey. ...…Redshirted duringthe 2011 season atVirginia to play forthe national team. …First-team All-America in 2010 and anAll-ACC honoree at Virginia. … Started54 of 62 games for the Cavaliers andamassed 51 points. ... Member of theJunior World Cup Team in 2009. … Starplayer at Camden Catholic High School.… Younger sisters, Carissa and Tara, arealso standout players.

CARLI LLOYDSport: Women’ssoccerPosition:MidfielderAge: 30Hometown:DelranHigh school:DelranCollege: RutgersOlympic experience: 2008Career highlights: Known as oneof the U.S. team’s best playmakers.... Most memorable goal came whenshe scored the game-winner in a1-0 win over Brazil in the 2008Olympics gold medal game. Afterthat performance, she was namedthe 2008 U.S. Soccer Athlete of theYear. ... Played all but 16 minutes atthe 2011 World Cup in Germanyand scored one goal with an assist.... Has scored 26 international goalssince 2008. ... Trained with the U.S.team during the 2004 ResidencyTraining Camp, but did not playin 2004 Olympics. ... Played herfirst game for the national teamin July 2005. ... Scored her firstinternational goal in October 2006against Chinese Taipei. ... FirstRugers player to earn All-Big Easthonors four times. ... Finished hercareer as Rutgers’ all-time leaderin points (107) and goals (50). ...Named Courier-Post Girls’ SoccerPlayer of the Year after seniorseason at Delran High School.

RACHEL DAWSONSport: Field hockeyPositions: Defender, midfielder

Age: 26Hometown: BerlinHigh school: EasternCollege: North CarolinaOlympic experience: 2008Career highlights: Key member of the 2008 U.S. Olympicteam. … Has earned a team-leading 185 caps. … Member of the2011 Pan American team, which upset world champion Argentina.

… Earned her 150th cap at the 2011 Pan Am Games. … Player of the Tournamentat the 2008 Olympic Qualifier and nominee for Young Player of the World in2006. … All-America at North Carolina, where she was a Honda Award Winneras the nation’s top field hockey player and a 2008 ESPY nominee for FemaleCollege Athlete of the Year. … Academic All-America and the 2007 ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year. … ACC Defensive Player of the Year in 2004 and 2007. …ACC Freshman of the Year in 2003. … Helped lead Eastern High School to fourstraight state titles. … Sisters, Natalie and Sarah, also played for the national team.


Major Venues ...................................... 4Cover Story ......................................... 5Diving ................................................ 6Synchronized Swimming....................... 6Water Polo .......................................... 6Swimming .......................................... 7Canoe ................................................ 8Rowing................................................ 8Sailing................................................. 8Word Search ....................................... 8Fencing .............................................. 9Football (Soccer) ................................. 9Hockey................................................ 9Handball ............................................. 9Archery ............................................ 10Cycling ............................................. 10Shooting ........................................... 10

Sports Quiz ....................................... 10Basketball ......................................... 11Event Schedules.................................. 12Boxing .............................................. 14Taekwondo ........................................ 14Judo.................................................. 14Gymnastics ....................................... 15Badminton ........................................ 16Table Tennis ...................................... 16Tennis ............................................... 16Athletics ........................................... 17Wrestling .......................................... 18Weightlifting ..................................... 18TV Listings ......................................... 20Equestrian ......................................... 23Modern Pentathlon ............................ 23Triathlon ........................................... 23Volleyball ......................................... 23

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Sports: Diving, swimming, synchronizedswimming, modern pentathlon, waterpoloNew or existing: NewCapacity: 17,500 for diving andswimming; 5,000 for water poloCost: $340 millionDuration of construction:Three yearsFuture use: Aquatic sports

Sports: AthleticsNew or existing: NewCapacity: 80,000Cost: $600 millionDuration of construction:Four yearsFuture use: Athletics; 2017 WorldAthletics Championships; West HamUnited soccer team has made severalovertures for tenancy with no resolutionto date

Sports: SoccerNew or existing: ExistingCapacity: 90,000Otherwise used for: Soccer, rugby, outdoorconcertsDid you know?:Wembley Stadium is thesecond largest stadium in Europe (behindCampNou in Barcelona). Opened in2007, it sits on the site of the firstWembleyStadium, built in 1923 and demolished in2003.

Sports: Basketball, handballNew or existing: NewCapacity: 12,000Cost: $53 millionDuration of construction:15 monthsFuture use: none; temporarystructure, though materials may bereused and recycled

Sports: Gymnastics, basketballNew or existing: ExistingCapacity: 20,000Otherwise used for: Concerts; conferences;tennis; boxing; gymnastics; mixed martialarts; darts; ice hockey; basketballDid you know?: Better known as The O2, itwas to be the site of 50 concerts by MichaelJackson until he died in 2009.

Sports: TennisNew or existing: ExistingCapacity: 30,000Otherwise used for:TheWimbledonChampionships tennis tournamentDid you know?:Wimbledon has hostedtennis events since 1877, and a retractableroof was installed over Centre Court in2009.

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London putson a jolly goodshow for the2012 SummerOlympicsTheOpening Ceremonies of an Olympics

is like meeting someone for the first time:It’s a city’s or country’s chance to make a firstimpression, one that it can’t get back or do over.For Bob Costas, the show in Beijing that

kicked off the 2008 Summer Games was thebe-all and end-all of Opening Ceremonies,exhibiting a power, beauty, and attention to

detail and precision that left him awestruck –and somewhat disturbed.“I think in Beijing they retired the trophy,”

says Costas, a veteran of 10 Olympics datingback to the Seoul Summer Games in 1988. “Youknow, they had the resources to do it. You havea country that not only financed the Olympicsand did so with an unlimited budget, but whichis in a position to have tens of thousands of‘volunteers’ volunteer to rehearse for six months.You just got circumstances in China that youwouldn’t find anywhere else.”“I think that the average person watching at

home had a combination of appreciation andawe for the beauty of it and the accomplishmentof it. But also it was a little unsettling to them,because you said, ‘My God, if they can marshaltheir forces with this much precision for this ...’– well you fill in the blank.”This time around, London is on display as the

2012 Summer Olympics gets underway with theOpening Ceremonies Friday, July 27, on NBC,kicking off more than 5,500 hours of coverageacross NBC and its properties Bravo, CNBC,

MSNBC, NBC Sports Network, Telemundo,NBCOlympics.com and two specialty channels,that runs through the Closing Ceremonies onAug. 12.Costas will serve as prime-time host of

the telecasts, heading a broadcast talent poolthat includes Al Michaels, Dan Patrick, RyanSeacrest, John McEnroe and Mary Carillo.Probably the biggest story of this Olympics

for Costas is American swimmer Michael Phelps’pursuit of the all-time record of 18 medals bya single athlete, held by Soviet gymnast LarisaLatynina. Given Phelps’ dominance at the 2008Games, (eight gold medals in eight events),Costas has little doubt that record will fall.“These are not all gold medals in Latynina’s

case,” he says, “and he can pick up a few bronzesand a silver and pass her. And that’s likely tohappen even if he doesn’t win all the races he’sentered in. So it’s very, very likely that he getsthat. Knowing him, he won’t be satisfied withthat. He’ll want the medal haul to be gold.”Another athlete to watch for Costas is

Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, who is the worldrecord holder and reigning gold medalist inthe 100m and 200m events and – with histeammates – the 4x100m relay. Bolt comes intothese Games as the overwhelming favorite inthose events, though Costas isn’t quite ready tobet the house.

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Like handball, water polo is played bytwo teams of seven – six outfield playersand a goalkeeper – with the object being toput the ball in the opponents’ goal. Twelvecountries compete in the men’s tournamentand eight in the women’s in a round-robinformat, followed by semifinals and finals.Three-time defending gold medalistsHungary are favored to repeat on the men’sside, with 2008 silver and bronze medaliststhe United States and Serbia vying withMontenegro for remaining podium space.In the ladies’ tournament, defending silverand bronze medalists the United States andAustralia head a wide-open field.


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Can anyonebeat theChinese?

Female swimmers perform routines tomusic in duets or teams of eight and arejudged on technical or artistic merit. Fourgold medals are awarded in duet and teamstechnical and freestyle. Two-time defendinggold medalists Anastasia Ermakova andAnastasia Davydova of Russia are a big-timethreat to repeat in the duet, while tandemsfrom the United States, Japan and Spainshould vie for podium space. In the teamevents, Russia will try to defend its 2008 goldmedal from strong bids by Spain, Canadaand China.

Anastasia Davydova andAnastasia Ermakova

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Qin Kai andWang Feng

to go all the way back to the days of the 1952-1980 Chinese boycott of the games to find atime when China didn’t at least medal indiving.They’re that good.And that was

reflected in themedal haul at the2008Olympicsin Beijing, whenthe home teambagged seven ofeight golds and a silverin the event they didn’twin. And coming into London,it’s not unreasonable to think they couldbe just as dominant.Probably themost prohibitive of the

Chinese favorites is the duo ofWang FengandQin Kai in themen’s synchrospringboard.They won the goldmedal in 2008 aswell as theWorldChampionshipin ‘09, while Qinpartnered withLuo Yutong towin the world title in’11.The only questionin this competition will bewhich countries join them on thepodium.In themen’s individual springboard, He

Chong of China is the favorite in defending his

2008 goldmedal from a field thatincludes countrymanQin, ’08silver medalist Alexandre Despatie

of Canada and AmericanTroyDumais, a silver medalist at the 2009Worlds.In the platform events,MatthewMitcham

of Australia will defend his ’08 gold in theindividual fromChina’s 2011World

ChampionQiu Bo and England’s posterboyTomDaley, while the synchroshould see the Chinese tandem of BoandHuo Liang on the podium.Continuing the Chinese theme in

the women’s springboard, look for 2011World ChampionWuMinxiato emerge with hardware inthe individual, while the ’11title-winning tandem ofWu

andHe Zi should do the same in thesynchro.Platform should be a little more interesting,

with 2008 goldmedalist Chen Ruolin ofChina expected to see strong competition from

Mexico’s 2011World Champion PaolaEspinosa in the individual, while thehometown Brits, withMoniqueGladding andMegan Sylvester,should grab some podium spacealongside some combination of

Chen andWang Xin and in thesynchro.

to emerge with hardware in

andHe Zi should do the same in theDiving competitions are held at two heights,a 3-meter springboard and a 10-meter platform,with athletes competing individually andin pairs (aka synchronized). Styles of divinginclude front, back, inward, twist, reverse andarm stand, with points awarded for techniqueand grace. A total of eight goldmedals areawarded tomale and female divers.When it comes to theOlympics, diving to

the Chinese is like basketball is to the UnitedStates – they’re incredibly dominant. Over thepast five games dating back to 1992, Chinahas won 24 of 32 possible goldmedals – a75-percent win rate – and they’ve medaled in allbut one event (the men’s synchro springboard in2004, when they took last). In fact, you’d have

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Watch outfor fallingrecordsSwimming is divided into four strokes

– freestyle, breaststroke, backstroke andbutterfly, plus medley (a combination ofthe four) – in distances ranging from 50meters to 10 kilometers, and there areindividual and relay events. Thirty-fourgold medals are awarded to men’s andwomen’s swimmers.Unless you’ve been

living on

Jupiter, you know the big story of thesegames is American Michael Phelps andhis pursuit of the all-time record for totalmedals won by an Olympic athlete of 18,held by 1950s-60s Soviet gymnast LarisaLatynina. Currently, he’s at 16, so theidea that the owner of 14 gold medals,including a single-games record eightin Beijing, can’t manage at least threebronzes in about a half-dozen events ispatently absurd. Of course, the 27-year-old Baltimore native has indicated thiswill be his last Olympics, so if he‘s goingto do it, now is the time. At this writing,it was not known in which events hewould participate, although he hasindicated the 400m individualmedley would not be amongthem, due to its gruelingnature.One of Phelps’ chief

challengers would be hisUSA teammate RyanLochte. The 27-year-old

Floridian has three gold medals to hisname, plus world records in the 200-and 400-meter individual relays and the2x400-meter freestyle relay. He figuresto be a threat once again in these events,plus the 200m individual medley and the200m backstroke, in which he won goldin Beijing.Other men’s swimmers to watch for in

London include China’s Sun Yang, whowill look to break his world-record timein the 1,500m freestyle; Serbia’s MiloradCavic, who gave Phelps a run for hismoney in the 100m butterfly in Beijingand at the 2009 World Championships;China’s Wu Peng, a rising star in the200m butterfly; and Germany’s ThomasLurz, who figures to garner hardware inthe 10K open water event.

On the women’s side, a number ofworld record holders from the 2008Olympics will return to defend their

gold medals, including FedericaPellegrini

of Italy in the 200m freestyle, GreatBritain’s Rebecca Adlington in the 800mfreestyle, Liu Zige of China in the 200mbutterfly, Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwein the 200m backstroke, AmericanRebecca Soni in the 200m breaststroke,and Australia’s Stephanie Rice in the200m and 400m individual medleys.Also, Soni should also put on a show inher rematch against Aussie defendinggold medalist Leisel Jones in the 100mbreaststroke.One record that won’t fall in London

will be one that was thought to bedestined for American Natalie Coughlin.She failed to qualify for two events – the100m butterfly and 100m backstroke –that, had she medaled, would have madeher the most decorated female Americanswimmer in Olympic history. Currently,that distinction belongs to retiredteammate Jenny Thompson and DaraTorres, who have 12 to Coughlin’s11. Coughlin has qualifiedfor the 4x100m

freestylerelay.

world record holders from the 2008Olympics will return to defend their

freestylerelay.

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Ten gold medals are awarded amongvarious categories in three size classes (one-,two- and three-person crews), with six formen and four for women. On the men’sside, Great Britain is the favorite in the Star(two person), having topped the medalcount at each of the last three Olympics.The Australians, who haveWorld Cupsand world championships on their resume,have the look of winners in the 470 (twoperson) and Laser (one person). In thewomen’s competitions, look for Spain to viefor gold in the RS:X (one person), while theNetherlands should bag hardware in the 470.


Small craft advisoryCanoeing is divided into two disciplines

– slalom and sprint – with the formertaking place on a whitewater obstacle coursenegotiated by single competitors or teamsof two, and the latter being contested on aflat-water course in distances of 200, 500 or1,000 meters in teams of one, two or four.The competition is divided into two classes:canoe, in which competitors kneel and usea single-bladed paddle to move themselvesalong; and kayak, where competitors areseated in the boat and can use both ends ofa paddle. Sixteen gold medals are awarded inthe two classes.In slalom, look for the Slovak tandem of

Pavol and Peter Hochschorner, three-timeOlympic gold medalists, to dominate thetwo-person canoe event. In the canoe single,Beijing silver medalist David Florence ofEngland has a reasonable shot at movingup to gold, while single kayakers AlexanderGrimm (gold medal in 2008) of Germanyand the U.K.’s Campbell Walsh (silver in ‘04)figure to once again collect hardware.In sprint, 2010World Champion Ed

McKeever of the U.K. should get podiumspace in the 200m kayak, while the 1,000mkayak figures to come down to 2008 goldmedalist Tim Brabants of England and 2011World Champion Adam Van Koeverdenof Canada. In the two-person 200m kayak,the world champion French duo of ArnaudHybois and Sebastien Jouve figure to seea challenge from runners-up Liam Heathand Jon Schofield of the U.K. Speaking ofEngland, Rachel Cawthorn figures to be afactor in both the 200m and 500m women’skayak single events.

Fourteen gold medals are awarded tomen and women in eight disciplines: pairs,fours, lightweight fours and eights, andsingle, double, lightweight double andquadruple sculls. Great Britain hopes touse the home course to its advantage in themen’s lightweight double scull, in which thetandem of Mark Hunter and Zac Purchase isa threat, and the women’s double scull, withKatherine Grainger and AnnaWatkins. OlafTufte of Norway and Ekaterina Karsten-Khodotovitch of Belarus should get podiumspace in the men’s and women’s single sculls.

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In handball, teams of seven (sixoutfielders and a goaltender) move theball by hand among teammates on a40-by-20 meter indoor court, with theobject of tossing it into the opposition’sgoal. It is not unusual to see 50 goalsin a regulation 60-minute game. In themen’s tournament, expect to see currentworld and Olympic champions France onthe podium, vying for gold with a fieldof contenders that includes Germany,Denmark and Russia. On the women’sside, look for Beijing champions Norway,traditional power Russia, France andRomania to vie for hardware.

Two fencers in protective gear do combatin view of a referee, who measures scoringwith an electronic assist. There are 10 events(three individual and two team in men’sand women’s) and three weapons – epee,foil and sabre. In the men’s competition,China’s Sheng Lei is the favorite in the epee,while Germans Joerg Fiedler and NicolasLimbach will vie for gold in the foil andsabre, respectively. On the women’s side,five-time gold medalist Valentina Vezzali ofItaly will look to close out her career with asixth in foil.

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The mostunpredictablesportSoccer, or “football,” as it’s called in

the host country – and in every othercountry outside of the States, for thatmatter – is played on an outdoor field,with 11 players on each team tryingto put the ball in the opposition’s net,and the side with the most goals after90 minutes wins. Two gold medals areawarded in men’s and women’s soccer.Perhaps more so than with any other

sport at these games, unpredictably isthe order of the day – for a number ofreasons. One is cultural. In countries

such as Brazil and Spain, a gold medal insoccer is a matter of national pride. Butin England, with its myriad professionalleagues, the Olympic game does nothave the same prestige. Also, someprofessional leagues discourageits players from Olympic playfearing fatigue or injury, soa given country may not befielding its best team. And thenthere are leagues that don’ttake a midwinter break,so those players may bearriving fatigued. Andthen of course, thereare the European

Field hockey is played on a 91.4-by-55meter field by two teams of 11 players. The12 teams in each gender are divided intotwo pools of six, with the top team in eachpool meeting for the gold medal. On themen’s side, look for 2008 gold medalistsGermany to vie for the top spot once againwith ’08 bronze winner Australia and theNetherlands. The Dutch should also bein contention for gold in the women’stournament, along with ’08 bronzemedalists Argentina and China.

are the European

Hope Soloof the U.S.

MaximilianMuller ofGermany

Championships, which finished fourweeks before the Olympics. Thoseplayers might not be at their best, either.As for teams to watch, recent history

suggests two-time defending gold-medalists Argentina, Brazil, Spain,Italy and Nigeria have the bestchance to make the medal matcheson the men’s side, along with thehometown Brits. On the women’sside, the Americans are the two-time defending Olympic champs,and they’ll likely see challenges fromBrazil, Germany, Sweden, Norwayand, yes, the Brits. Look for playerssuch as England’s Daniel Sturridge,Spain’s Bojan Krkic, Brazil’sAlexandre Pato and Anita Asanteof the U.K. to be factors fortheir respective teams.

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Medals are awarded in men’s and women’sindividual and team competitions. ExpectKorea (North and South) to dominatehere as they won five medals in four eventsin 2008. World No. 1 Im Dong-Hyunof South Korea, who is legally blind butwears no corrective eyewear, is a favoritefor hardware in the men’s individualcompetition, while that country’s Yun Ok-Hee should bag gold on the women’s side.In fact, South Korean women have wonindividual and team gold medals in everyOlympics in which they’ve competed since1984.

Medals are awarded in each of the threedisciplines (rifle, pistol and shotgun) withthree events for men and two for women.Italy’s Niccolo Campriani, the reigningworld champion, is considered a heavyfavorite in the men’s 10m air rifle, 2010world champ Peter Sidi of Hungary shouldget prime podium space in the 3X40mrifle, and Englishmen Steve Scott andStevan Walton have medal capability in thedouble trap pairs event.

Cycling is divided into four disciplineseach in men’s and women’s: track,road, BMX and mountain bike. Thereare 10 events in track (individual andteam sprints, team pursuit, keiren andomnium), four in road (road race andtime trial), and two apiece in BMX andmountain. Eighteen gold medals areawarded in the various events.Much is expected of the British on

their home turf. In track, look for four-time gold medalist Chris Hoy to vie forhis fifth in the individual sprint, whileEnglishwoman Victoria Pendleton willcertainly be a contender for her secondgold in the women’s event. Hoy will alsobe a threat to medal in the keiren, asshould the U.K.’s Lizzie Armitstead inthe women’s omnium. Favorites in themen’s team pursuit include the Australiantandem of Cameron Meyer and JackBobridge, and the French duo of GregoryBauge and Kevin Sireau.In road racing, watch out for 2008

gold medalist Nicole Cooke, ’08 silvermedalist Emma Pooley and Armitstead– all from the U.K. – as well as five-timeworld champion Marianne Vos of theNetherlands. On the men’s side, England’sMark Cavendish, USA’s Tyler Farrar,Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland, andGerman Tony Martin figure to vie forpodium space.In BMX, Maris Strombergs of Latvia – a

two-time world champion – is favoredto take gold in the men’s event, whileAmerican Alise Post will vie for the topspot with Great Britain’s Shanaze Reade.In mountain, Nino Schurter of

Switzerland will compete for hardwareon the men’s side with Frenchman JulienAbsalon. In the women’s event, SabineSpitz of Germany will defend her 2008gold medal from a field of contendersheaded by Austria’s Anita Molcik andRomana Labounkova of the CzechRepublic.

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OlympicsitesQuestions:1)Which two venues were constructed forthe Olympics, then converted to stadiumsfor major league baseball?2) Adolf Hitler reportedly snubbed U.S.sprinter Jesse Owens – a story later refuted– at this German venue in 1936. Name it.3) Rock group KISS recently sold out in 20minutes this venue that housed the 1912Summer Games. What is it?4) This stadium was to host the 1940Summer Games before WorldWar IIcaused them to be canceled. Can youname it?5) U.S. sprinters Tommie Smith and JohnCarlos gave black-power salutes at whatvenue in 1968?

6) What Beijing Olympic facility is knownas the “Bird’s Nest”?7) This 2,000-year-old stadium hosted the1896 Summer Games and is constructedentirely of white marble. Name it.8) What site of the 2000 Summer Gameswas originally built to hold a record110,000 fans?9) What venue hosted numerous FA Cupfinals, the 1985 Live Aid concert and the1948 Summer Games?

Answers:1)Montreal’sOlympicStadiumandAtlanta’sTurnerField

2)Berlin’sReichssportfeld,laterrenamedOlympiastadion(OlympicStadium)

3)Stockholm’sOlympiastadion4)Helsinki’sOlympiastadion5)EstadioOlimpicoUniversitarioinMexicoCity

6)BeijingNationalStadium7)PanathinaikoStadiuminAthens8)StadiumAustraliainSydney9)London’sWembleyStadium

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In Olympic basketball, the games aresimilar to the NBA’s, except games aredivided into four 10-minute quartersinstead of 12. The tournament follows theestablished format of 12 teams divided intotwo pools of six, with each team playingevery other team in its group, and the topfour squads from both groups qualifyingfor the quarterfinals. Gold medals areawarded in men’s and women’s basketball.In the men’s game, it’s all about the

United States. As in years past, theAmerican squad brings everything: scoring(Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Kevin

Durant, Carmelo Anthony), rebounding(Tyson Chandler, Chris Bosh, AnthonyDavis, Blake Griffin), playmaking ability(Chris Paul, Russell Westbrook, DeronWilliams), defensive presence (Chandler,James, Paul, Bryant) and highlight-filmpotential (Blake Griffin, Dwyane Wade).And they’ll have a legendary coach,Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski, blending all theparts into what they hope is a seamlesspackage. In fact, ever since Olympicbasketball allowed professionals to competebeginning with the 1992 DreamTeam,the Americans have dominated the Games,winning gold in four of five Olympics –the lone exception being the 2004 bronzeflameout in Athens.Teams vying for podium space alongside

the Americans include Spain (with NBAplayers Pau Gasol, Juan Carlos Navarroand Rudy Hernandez), Brazil (LeandroBarbosa, Nene, Anderson Varejao),Argentina (Manu Ginobili, Carlos Delfino,Luis Scola) and China (Yi Jianlian).Lithuania, Serbia and France also areexpected to be competitive.At the 2008 Games in Beijing, Team

USA defeated Spain in the gold-medalgame, 118-107.

If there’s been a team more dominantat the Olympics than the USA men’sbasketball squad, it’s been their femalecounterparts. Since 1984, the Americanwomen have been out of the gold onlyonce, in 1992, when they took thebronze behind the Unified Team andChina.Like the men, the USA women’s

team is a heavy favorite and loadedwith WNBA All-Star-calibertalent, including TamikaCatchings, Sue Bird, DianaTaurasi, Swin Cash, TinaCharles and Candace Parker,and they’ll be coached byGeno Auriemma, a Hallof Famer who has wonseven national titles with theUniversity of Connecticut.As for other teams expected to be

in the running for hardware, look forAustralia (with three-time WNBALauren Jackson and All-Star LizCambage), Russia (featuringsix-time WNBA All-Star BeckyHammon), Belarus andSpain to be competitive.

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Eight medals are handed out in fourweight classes in each gender. The pressureis on South Korea, which is expected todominate its national sport. It had bettersince the media in that country has saidanything less would be tantamount totreason. Hwang Kyung-Seo and ChaDong-Min, gold medalists in 2008, shouldbe in the mix again. So should Wu Jingyu(’08 gold medal) and Hou Yuzhuo (2009world champion) of China, Steven Lopez(gold medals in 2000 and 2004) of theUnited States, and Yousef Karami (2004bronze medal) of Iran.

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The womenmake theirdebutGold medals are awarded in 10 weight

classes (light flyweight to super heavyweight)in men’s boxing and three (flyweight,lightweight, middleweight) in women’s for atotal of 13. Male bouts take place over threethree-minute rounds, while women’s fightsare contested over four two-minute rounds.London marks the debut of women’s boxingat an Olympic games.

On the men’s side, look for 2008Beijing gold medalist Zou Shimingof China to dominate the lightflyweight class, though Ireland’sPaddy Barnes could wind up onthe podium. Flyweight is wideopen, with names such as 2011World ChampionMisha Aloyanof Russia, Andrew Selby ofWalesand India’s Suranjoy Singh aspossible medalists. Bantamweightis similarly up for grabs, with 2011World Champion Lazaro Alvarez of

Cuba and Great Britain’s Luke Campbellheading the field. Vasyl Lomachenko, whowon gold as a featherweight in Beijing,moves up in class to be the favorite amonglightweights, while bronze medalistsRoniel Iglesias of Cuba, England’s TomStalker and France’s Alexis Vastine havemedal expectations in light welterweight.Welterweights Taras Shelestyuk of Ukraineand Kazakhstan’s Serik Sapiyev should baghardware, as should middleweights EvhenKhytrov (2011 world champion) of theUkraine and Ryota Murata (silver at the ’11Worlds) of Japan. Cuba’s Julio Cesar la Cruz,a 2011 world champion, tops an otherwisewide open light heavyweight field. Beijingsilver medalist Clemente Russo of Italy is thefavorite in heavyweight, and Great Britain’sAnthony Joshua will try to unseat defendinggold medalist Roberto Cammarelle of Italyat super heavyweight.On the women’s side, five-timeWorld

ChampionMary Kom of India is thefavorite at flyweight, though Nicola Adamsof the U.K. will have plenty of hometownsupport. Lightweight should be particularlyentertaining, especially if Ireland’s dominantKatie Taylor and USA’s Queen Underwoodmeet in the gold-medal match. Canada’sthree-timeWorld ChampionMary Spenceris a threat for gold at middleweight.

Fourteen medals are awarded to men andwomen in seven weight classes. Japan shouldbe in line for a few pieces of hardware withBeijing bronze medal half-lightweight MisatoNakamura, 2010 and ’11 world championlightweights Kaori Matsumoto and Aiko Sato,and 2010 world championship bronze-medalheavyweight MegumiTachimoto leading thecharge for the women’s team. China also shouldgrab podium space in the last category withBeijing gold medalist TongWen, fresh off adoping suspension, and Qin Qian.

possible medalists. Bantamweightis similarly up for grabs, with 2011World Champion Lazaro Alvarez of

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Summer Olympics 2012 Page 15Gymnastics is divided into three disciplines:

artistic, rhythmic and trampoline.Within artistic, there are 10 events: individual,

team, floor exercise, pommel horse, rings, vault;horizontal, uneven and parallel bars, and balancebeam. A total of 14 goldmedals are awarded tomen’s andwomen’s gymnasts.In rhythmic, there are women’s individual

and group disciplines with two golds awarded.And in the trampoline, there are the men’s andwomen’s events with a goldmedal awarded ineach gender.

In themen’s team event, lookfor China, Japan and theUnited States to vie for podiumspace, while in the individualall-around, 2008 silver medalist

Kohei Uchimura of Japan is the heavy favoriteahead of Great Britain’s Daniel Keatings. Inthe vault, all eyes will be on South Korea’s YangHak-seon to see if he can repeat his goldmedal-winning performance from the 2011WorldChampionships, while Beijing goldmedalwinner Zou Kai of China should vie for primepodium space with Israel’s Alex Shatilov andEngland’s Daniel Purvis in the floor exercise.The parallel bars should come down to China’sZhang Chenglong and an AmericanDanellLeyva, and in the high bars, China has a heavyfavorite in 2008 goldmedalist and 2011WorldChampion Kai. China should also collect

hardware in the rings with Beijing goldmedalistChen Yibing, while athletes fromHungary(2011World Champion Krisztian Berki) andthe U.K. (Louis Smith, Keatings) look tomedalin the pommel horse.On the women’s side, the U.S. has a talented

squad for the team event and they are thefavorites to win gold. The Americans are alsofavored in the individual all-around, where2011World Champion JordynWieberis expected to bag prime hardwareahead of Russians Aliya Mustafina andViktoria Komova. The vault shouldcome down to a battle between 2011World ChampionMcKayla Maroneyof the USA, 2008 gold medalist HongUn-Jong of North Korea, and perhaps37-year-old GermanOksana Chusovitina,the 2008 silvermedalist. BethTweddle of the U.K.will get hometownsupport in the floorexercise, but she’ll seechallenges from 2010WorldChampion LaurenMitchellof Australia and AmericanAly Raisman. He Kexinof China is the favoriteto repeat her gold in the

uneven bars, with podium possibilitiesincludingTweddle and Komova. In thebalance beam, look for 2011WorldChampion Sui Lu of China to vie forhardware with teammate Yao Jinnan.Rhythmic gymnastics could see a

Russian sweep, with the three-timedefending goldmedalists coming in asheavy favorites over Italy and Belarus in

the team event, and Yevgenia Kanayeva(2008 gold, 2011 world champion) and

Daria Kondakova (2009-11 world champion)expected tomake the podium in the individual.In trampoline, look for Chinese Lu Chunlong

(2008 gold; 2010 world champion) andDongDong (2008 bronze, 2011 world champion)to dominate themen’s competition, while

the women’s shouldsee Beijing goldmedalist HeWennaof China vying forprime hardware withCanadians Karen

Cockburn (’08 silver) andRosieMacLennan (’07 worldchampion).

Champion Sui Lu of China to vie forChampion Sui Lu of China to vie forhardware with teammate Yao Jinnan.hardware with teammate Yao Jinnan.

Russian sweep, with the three-timeRussian sweep, with the three-timedefending goldmedalists coming in asdefending goldmedalists coming in asheavy favorites over Italy and Belarus inheavy favorites over Italy and Belarus in

the team event, and Yevgenia Kanayevathe team event, and Yevgenia Kanayeva(2008 gold, 2011 world champion) and(2008 gold, 2011 world champion) and

Daria Kondakova (2009-11 world champion)Daria Kondakova (2009-11 world champion)

Dong (2008 bronze, 2011 world champion)Dong (2008 bronze, 2011 world champion)to dominate themen’s competition, whileto dominate themen’s competition, while

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Kohei Uchimura of Japan is the heavy favoriteKohei Uchimura of Japan is the heavy favorite

Champion Kai. China should also collectChampion Kai. China should also collectMcKayla Maroney

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Like that other raquet-centric sport, tennis,badminton falls into three categories: men’s andwomen’s singles and doubles, andmixed doubles.ReigningOlympic champion LinDan of ChinaandMalaysia’s Lee ChongWei seemed a shoe-infor themen’s singles gold-medalmatch untilWei tore an ankle ligament. Now it’s Dan’s titleto lose. AmericansTonyGunawan andHowardBach could have a shot at hardware inmen’sdoubles, as should the (at this writing) unnamedtandem fromDenmark, a traditional power.England could also wind up on the podium inmixed doubles with Chris Adcock and ImogenBankier.

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To get an idea of the tennis playersat the Olympics, one need only look atthe ATP and WTA rankings. In singles,the world’s top 56 players as of June2012 gain automatic berths, along witheight wildcard picks, and each country isallowed four entrants. In doubles, the top24 pairs qualify plus eight wildcards. Theformat is knockout, with the winners ofthe semifinals facing each other at – whereelse? – Centre Court of the All EnglandClub at Wimbledon. Five gold medals areawarded in men’s and women’s singles anddoubles, and mixed doubles.

Four medals are handed out in men’s andwomen’s singles and team. As it has sincethe sport’s debut in 1988, China will likelydominate the podium, counting five of six ofthe world’s top-ranked men’s players and fourof six on the women’s side. Wang Hao andZhang Jike will represent the men in bothsingles and doubles, while Li Xiaoxia andDing Ning will do the same for the women.Competition could come from Germany,which took second to China in Beijing and atthe 2011World Championships, with TimoBoll and Dimitrij Ovtcharov particularlyformidable for the men.

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In men’s singles, Spain’s Rafael Nadalis the defending Olympic champion,a title he won on the hard courts in

Beijing. He’s comfortable on the grassof Wimbledon, having won two titlesthere, but so is Serbia’s Novak Djokovic,the currentLondonchamp. Lookfor thesetwo to vie forgold, along withAndy Murray,who couldget a bump from thehometown English crowd.In women’s singles,

American Serena Williamsis a four-time Wimbledonchamp, so she should be a heavyfavorite here – except there isthat puzzling first-round ousterat the 2012 French Open. Ifshe’s not in top form, lookfor gold medal bids to comefrom the Czech Republic’sPetra Kvitova – the reigningWimbledon champ – Belarus’ Rafael

Nadal

Victoria Azarenka and Russia’s MariaSharapova.In men’s doubles, Switzerland’s Roger

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Athletics is divided into threedisciplines: running, jumping andthrowing.In running, there are men’s and women’s

running and walking events rangingin distances from 100 meters to 50kilometers. Included in those are hurdles,relay and steeplechase events, along withdecathlon and heptathlon. Twenty-ninegold medals are awarded here. In jumping,there are long-, high- and triple-jumpevents, plus pole vault, heptathlonand decathlon. Eight gold medals areawarded to male and female athletes.

And the throwing sports consist of men’sand women’s events in javelin, hammer,discus and shot put, plus decathlon andheptathlon. Eight golds are awarded here.Running gets the lion’s share of attention

once again in London, where Jamaica’sUsain Bolt will try to break his own recordsin the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay.In Beijing in 2008, he set world recordsin the 100m (9.69 seconds) and 200m(19.30 seconds), marks he would surpass ayear later at theWorld Championships inBerlin (with, respectively, 9.58 and 19.19second finishes). He also collaborated withhis Jamaica teammates on the Olympicrecord in the 4x100 relay (37.10 seconds).He’ll have formidable competition inLondon in USA’s Tyson Gay, who wonworld championships in those events at the2007Worlds, and Frenchman ChristopheLemaitre, who won all three at the ’11Worlds.On the women’s side, the 200m event

sees 2008 silver medalist Allyson Felixof Team USA renewing her rivalrywith Jamaican gold medalist VeronicaCampbell-Brown, while the marathonbrings world record holder and three-time New York Marathon champ Paula

Radcliffe of the U.K. back to theOlympics for a sixth time as she seeks herfirst gold.Stories to watch in the jumping sports

include Panamanian long-jumper IrvingSaladino, who hopes to return to thedominant form he displayed in his gold-medal performance in Beijing after beinghampered by injuries in recent years;Russian pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva,owner of 28 world records and atwo-time Olympic gold medalist;and the rivalry betweenthe Cubans and theEastern Europeans in thewomen’s triple jump.And in the throwing

events, Norway’s Andreas Thorkildsenlooks to equal Jan Zelezny’s Olympicrecord of three gold medals in themen’s javelin; Estonia’s Gerd Kanterwill defend his 2008 gold medal inthe discus from 2009 and 2011 WorldChampion Robert Harting of Germany;New Zealand’s Valerie Adams hopesfor a repeat of her dominating Beijingperformance in women’s shot put; andAksana Miankova of Belarus will tryto break her own Olympic record of76.31m in the women’s hammer.

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This simple test of raw human strengthhas athletes performing two types of lift:the clean and jerk, and the snatch. In theclean and jerk, competitors must lift thebarbell from the floor to the chest andthen overhead. In the snatch, the barbellis raised from floor to above the headin one motion. Fifteen gold medals areawarded in eight weight classes for menand seven for women.On the men’s side, China will be the

favorites for gold in the 123-, 137- and152-pound divisions, though Vietnam’sHoang Anh Tuan should be a factor at123 pounds. In the 170-pound class,South Korea’s Sa Jae-Hyouk will defendhis 2008 gold medal from challenges byseveral Chinese competitors, while the187-pound division should come downto USA’s Kendrick Farris and China’sLu Yong. The 207-pound competitionis considered wide open, with 2008gold medalist Ilya Ilyin of Kazakhstanand Russia’s Artem Ivanov, the ’08silver medal winner, heading the field.Russian lifters should bag hardware inthe 231-pound division, while IraniansBehdad Salimi (the world record holderin the snatch) and Sajjad Anoushiravanishould dominate the 231-pound-plusclass.For the women, China’s Chen Xiexia

will defend her gold medal in the106-pound division, while clean-and-jerk record holder Zulfiya Chinshanloof Kazakhstan is the favorite at 117pounds. In the 128-pound class, China’sLi Xueying will try to assume the mantelof now-retired countrywoman ChenYanqing, the ‘08 gold medalist, whilethe 139-pound division should comedown to Russia’s Svetlana Tsarukaevaand Kazakhstan’s Maiya Maneza. Russiaalso figures heavily in the 152- and165-pound classes, with Oxana Slivenkoand Natalya Zabolotnaya, respectively, itschief hopefuls. And in the 165-pound-plus division, look for China’s Zhou Lulu,the world record holder in total lift, to getprime podium space.

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All aboutpositionWrestling is divided into two disciplines,

freestyle and Greco-Roman, with both menand women competing in the former and onlythe men vying in the latter. Eighteen goldmedals are awarded in seven weight classes ineach discipline for the men, and four go to thewomen in freestyle.In the men’s freestyle, Henry Cejudo of the

United States will defend his 2008 gold in the121-pound class, while at 132 pounds, RussianBesik Kudukhov should vie for hardware withUSA’s Franklin Gomez and Japan’s KenichiYumoto. At 145.5 pounds, look for Iran’sMehdi Taghavi to dominate, while USA’s JordanBurroughs seeks his first gold in the 163-pounddivision. The three heaviest classes are all wide

open, but Azerbaijan’s Sharif Sharifov, USA’sJake Varner and Russia’s Bilyal Makhov shouldmake the podium at 185, 211.5 and 264.5pounds, respectively.In Greco-Roman, Azerbaijani Rovshan

Bayramov – the 2011 world champion and’08 Olympic silver medalist – is the clear-cutfavorite in the 121-pound class, while at 132pounds, Russian Islambek Albiev will seechallenges to his 2008 gold medal from KazakhAlmat Kebispayev. Frenchman Steeve Guenot,the Beijing gold medalist, will try to fend offchallenges from Justin Lester – if the Americanstays in the 145.5-pound class; if not, he’ll be hisbrother Christophe’s problem at 163 pounds. At185 pounds, Turkey’s two-time world championNazmi Avluca is a lock, while the 211.5-poundclass should come down to Sweden’s JimmyLidberg and Bulgaria’s Elis Guri. And the eyes ofthe world will be on the 264.5-pound division,where Turk Riza Kayaalp will try to prove hisvictory over Cuban legend Mijain Lopez at the2011Worlds was no fluke.In women’s freestyle, eight-time world champ

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12:00 a.m. TELEMUNDO Natación, Gimnasia Mascu-lina, Buceo Masculino. (Grabado)

12:35 a.m. WCAU Swimming, Canoeing. Swimming:semifinals; canoeing. (L) (CC)

1:35 a.m. WCAU Swimming, Gymnastics, Diving.Swimming; gymnastics: men’s team final. (CC)

4:00 a.m. NBCSN Soccer, Basketball, Equestrian,Beach Volleyball, Water Polo, Boxing, Shooting.(L)

TUESDAY,JULY 317:00 a.m. BRAVO Tennis. Tennis: singles early

rounds. (L)9:00 a.m. MSNBC Field Hockey, Basketball, Soccer,

Weightlifting, Table Tennis, Handball, Badminton.(L)NBCSN Soccer, Basketball, Equestrian, BeachVolleyball, Water Polo, Boxing, Shooting. (L)TELEMUNDO Natación, Voleibol de Playa, Volei-bol Masculino, Baloncesto Masculino, Boxeo,Tenis. (Grabado)

10:00 a.m. WCAU Swimming, Beach Volleyball, Vol-leyball, Water Polo, Canoeing, Rowing. Swimming:qualifying. (L) (CC)


8:00 p.m. WCAU Gymnastics, Swimming, Diving.Gymnastics: women’s team final; swimming, final:men’s 200m butterfly; diving. (L) (CC)

12:00 a.m. TELEMUNDO Gimnasia Femenina, Na-tación, Buceo Femenina.

12:35 a.m. WCAU Swimming, Beach Volleyball. Swim-ming: semifinals; beach volleyball. (L) (CC)

1:35 a.m. WCAU Gymnastics, Swimming, Diving.Gymnastics: women’s team final; swimming, final:men’s 200m butterfly; diving. (CC)

4:00 a.m. NBCSN Basketball, Soccer, Beach Volley-ball, Field Hockey, Shooting. Basketball, women’s.(L)

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Weightlifting, Fencing, Table Tennis, Handball,Badminton. (L)NBCSN Basketball, Soccer, Beach Volleyball,Field Hockey, Shooting. Basketball, women’s; soc-cer; beach volleyball; field hockey; shooting. (L)TELEMUNDO Fútbol Masculino, Natación, Tenis,Boxeo. (En Vivo)

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FRIDAY,AUGUST 37:00 a.m. BRAVO Tennis. Tennis: singles semifinals.

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ball, Equestrian, Badminton, Table Tennis. (L)NBCSN Basketball, Soccer, Beach Volleyball,Volleyball, Boxing, Archery, Shooting. Basketball,women’s; soccer; beach volleyball; volleyball;boxing; archery; shooting. (L)


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fying round.7:30 p.m. WCAU Opening Ceremony. Parade of Na-

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tions; lighting of the Olympic Cauldron. (CC)4:00 a.m. NBCSN Soccer, Beach Volleyball, Vol-

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8:00 a.m. TELEMUNDO Ceremonia de Apertura yRondas de Clasificación. (Grabado)

8:30 a.m. CNBC Boxing. Boxing: elimination bouts.(L)

9:00 a.m. WCAU Swimming, Cycling, Beach Volley-ball, Volleyball, Basketball, Rowing. (L) (CC)NBCSN Soccer, Beach Volleyball, Volleyball,Equestrian, Fencing, Shooting, Archery, Handball.(L)

8:00 p.m. WCAU Swimming, Gymnastics, BeachVolleyball. Swimming; gymnastics: men’s; beachvolleyball: USA vs. Team TBA. (L) (CC)

12:00 a.m. TELEMUNDO Natación, Gimnasia Mascu-lina. (Grabado)

12:30 a.m. WCAU Weightlifting, Table Tennis. Weight-lifting: women’s final; table tennis. (L) (CC)

1:30 a.m. WCAU Swimming, Gymnastics, BeachVolleyball. Swimming; gymnastics: men’s; beachvolleyball: USA vs. Team TBA. (CC)

4:00 a.m. NBCSN Basketball, Field Hockey, BeachVolleyball, Handball, Equestrian, Shooting, Ar-chery. Basketball, men’s: USA vs. France, Spainvs. China; field hockey; beach volleyball. (L)

SUNDAY,JULY 297:00 a.m. WCAU Gymnastics, Swimming, Cycling,

Beach Volleyball, Volleyball, Water Polo, Rowing.(L) (CC)BRAVO Tennis. Tennis: early rounds. (L)MSNBC Soccer, Weightlifting, Table Tennis, Bad-minton. Soccer, men’s; weightlifting: finals; tabletennis: qualifying; badminton: qualifying. (L)TELEMUNDO Fútbol Masculino, Natación, Ba-loncesto Masculino, Boxeo, Voleibol de playa,voleibol masculino, Tenis. (En Vivo)

8:30 a.m. CNBC Boxing. Boxing: elimination bouts.(L)

9:00 a.m. NBCSN Basketball, Field Hockey, BeachVolleyball, Handball, Equestrian, Shooting, Ar-chery. Basketball, men’s: USA vs. France, Spainvs. China; field hockey; beach volleyball. (L)

7:00 p.m. WCAU Gymnastics, Swimming, Diving.Gymnastics; swimming; diving: women’s spring-board synchronized final. (L) (CC)

12:00 a.m. TELEMUNDO Gimnasia Femenina, Na-tación. (Grabado)

12:35 a.m. WCAU Canoeing. Canoeing: whitewaterqualifying. (L) (CC)

1:35 a.m. WCAU Gymnastics, Swimming, Diving.Gymnastics; swimming; diving: women’s spring-board synchronized final. (CC)

4:00 a.m. NBCSN Basketball, Beach Volleyball, Vol-leyball, Equestrian, Boxing, Shooting. (L)

MONDAY,JULY 307:00 a.m. BRAVO Tennis. Tennis: early rounds. (L)9:00 a.m. MSNBC Basketball, Water Polo, Weightlift-

ing, Table Tennis, Badminton, Field Hockey, Hand-ball. (L)NBCSN Basketball, Beach Volleyball, Volleyball,Equestrian, Boxing, Shooting. (L)TELEMUNDO Natación, Voleibol de Playa, Volei-bol Femenino, Tenis, Boxeo. (Grabado)

10:00 a.m. WCAU Swimming, Beach Volleyball, Vol-leyball, Water Polo, Rowing, Canoeing. Swimming;beach volleyball; volleyball, women’s: USA vs.Brazil; water polo; rowing. (L) (CC)

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