Thursday's Olympic TV schedule
(Note: All events taped unless noted as live.)
CH. 11
9 a.m.: Canoe/kayak —sprint finals.
10 a.m.: Track and field — men's 400m hurdles final (live).
11 a.m.: Women's volleyball semifinal — United States vs. Serbia (live).
1 p.m.: Women's diving —platform semifinal; BMX cycling — men's quarterfinals.
2:30 p.m.: Men's water polo semifinal — Italy vs. Serbia (live); synchronized swimming — team qualifying.
6:30 p.m.: Track and field — men's shot put final (live).
7 p.m.: Women's diving — platform final.
7:10 p.m.: Track and field — women's javelin final (live).
7:45 p.m.: Track and field — men's 1500m decathlon (live).
8:15 p.m.: Track and field — women's 400m hurdles final (live).
8:30 p.m.: Track and field — men's 200m final (live).
10 p.m.: Men's beach volleyball gold medal final — Nicolai-Lupo (Italy) vs. Cerutti-O. Schmidt (Brazil) (live).
12:35 a.m. (Friday): Prime-time encore.
NBCSN
7 a.m.: Canoe/kayak —sprint finals (live).
10 a.m.: Track and field — men's 400m hurdles final (live).
10:20 a.m.: Men's water polo semifinal — Montenegro vs. Croatia (live); women's wrestling — freestyle qualifying; men's field hockey bronze match — Netherlands vs. Germany.
1 p.m.: Women's basketball semifinal — Serbia vs. Spain (live).
3 p.m.: Women's wrestling — freestyle finals (live).
5 p.m.: Women's basketball semifinal — United States vs. France (live).
7 p.m.: Men's beach volleyball bronze medal final — Krasilnikov-Semenov (Russia) vs. Brouwer-Meeuwsen (Netherlands) (live); men's boxing — light heavyweight final.
8:45 p.m.: Women's volleyball semifinal — China vs. Netherlands (live); taekwondo — finals.
MSNBC
1 p.m.: Sailing — finals; women's handball semifinal — Netherlands vs. France (live).
GOLF
5:30 a.m.: Women's golf — second round (live).
USA
9 a.m.: Men's triathlon (live); women's badminton — doubles final.
CNBC
4 p.m.: Taekwondo — quarterfinals and semifinals; modern pentathlon — fencing.
5 p.m.: Men's field hockey gold medal final — Belgium vs. Argentina.
NBC BASKETBALL CHANNEL
1 p.m.: Women's basketball semifinal — Serbia vs. Spain (live).
5 p.m.: Women's basketball semifinal — United States vs. France (live).
TELEMUNDO
11 a.m.: Synchronized swimming (live); track and field events.
Noon: Women's beach volleyball gold medal final — TBA (encore).
1 p.m.: Track and field events.
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