COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — It’s the fourth-to-last day of the Paris Olympics but it could produce among the most memorable moments for Team USA.
Noah Lyles and Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone headline a busy night of track & field while multiple USA teams hoping to guarantee themselves medals with semifinal wins. Elsewhere, we crown gold medalists in multiple other sports including canoe sprint, boxing, wrestling and more.
Here is what to watch on Thursday at the Paris Olympics:
Lyles, McLaughlin-Levrone go for gold
Two of the biggest track & field stars in the world will go for gold on Thursday at the Stade de France. 100m champion Noah Lyles will look to follow up that historic gold medal by claiming the fabled sprint double in the 200m final at 2:30 p.m. Lyles is aiming to become the first American man since Carl Lewis in 1984 to win the Olympic 100m and 200m at the same games.
After that, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone looks to defend her gold medal in the 400m hurdles against the Netherlands’ Femke Bol at 3:25 p.m. With a strong possibility of a new world record, this will be a must-watch race. Other track & field finals include the men’s 110m hurdles, women’s long jump and men’s javelin throw.
Three USA teams seek gold medal game spots
Team USA could guarantee themselves three medals Thursday in three different sports if they can secure semifinal wins. First at 10 a.m. will be women’s volleyball as they face a tough Brazil side in its bid to defend its gold medal from Tokyo. Next will be women’s water polo at 1:35 p.m. when they face Australia.
At 3 p.m., LeBron James and the men’s basketball team take on Nikola Jokic and Serbia for a spot in the gold medal game. It has been 20 years since the U.S. has lost in men’s basketball at the Olympics. The other semifinal is a must-watch too with Germany facing France at 11:30 a.m.
NBC4 Day 13 schedule
Bold denotes medal event. Italics denotes replay.
- 9 a.m.-10 a.m. – Track & Field morning session: Women’s heptathlon 100m hurdles and high jump, women’s shot put qualifying, women’s 100m hurdles repechage, women’s and men’s 4x100m relay first round, men’s 800m repechage
- 10 a.m.-12 p.m. – Volleyball (Women’s): Brazil vs. USA (Semifinal)
- 12 p.m.-1 p.m. – Beach Volleyball (Men’s): Germany vs. TBD (Semifinal)
- 1 p.m.-1:30 p.m. – Diving: Women’s 3m springboard semifinal
- 1:35 p.m.-3:50 p.m. – Track & Field evening session: Women’s 1500m semis, women’s long jump final, men’s javelin throw final, men’s 200m final, women’s heptathlon 200m, women’s 400m hurdles final, men’s 110m hurdles final
- 4 p.m.-5 p.m. – Beach Volleyball (Men’s): Qatar vs. Sweden (Semifinal)
- 5 p.m.-6 p.m. – Water Polo (Women’s): USA vs. Australia (Semifinal)
- 8 p.m.-11 p.m. – NBC4 Primetime (Track & Field finals, diving men’s 3m springboard final, beach volleyball semis)
- 11:35 p.m.-1 a.m. – NBC4 Late Night (Sport climbing men’s speed final, canoeing sprint finals)
Day 13 medal events
- 1:30 a.m. – Open Water Swimming: Women’s 10km
- 5:43 a.m. – Sailing: Mixed dinghy
- 6:18 a.m. – Sailing: Mixed multihill
- 6:55 a.m. – Sport Climbing: Men’s speed
- 7:03 a.m. – Sailing: Men’s kite
- 7:30 a.m. – Canoeing: Men’s canoe double 500m sprint
- 7:33 a.m. – Sailing: Women’s kite
- 7:40 a.m. – Canoeing: Women’s kayak four 500m sprint
- 7:50 a.m. – Canoeing: Men’s kayak four 500m sprint
- 8 a.m. – Field Hockey (Men’s): India vs. Spain (Bronze medal game)
- 9 a.m. – Diving: Men’s 3m springboard
- 9 a.m. – Weightlifting: Women’s 59kg
- 11 a.m. – Soccer (Men’s): Morocco vs. Egypt (Bronze medal game)
- 1 p.m. – Field Hockey (Men’s): Germany vs. Netherlands (Gold medal game)
- 1:11 p.m. – Cycling Track: Women’s keirin
- 1:27 p.m. – Cycling Track: Men’s omnium
- 1:30 p.m. – Weightlifting: Men’s 73kg
- 1:55 p.m. – Wrestling: Men’s 67kg Greco-Roman
- 2 p.m. – Track & Field: Women’s long jump
- 2:25 p.m. – Track & Field: Men’s javelin throw
- 2:30 p.m. – Track & Field: Men’s 200m
- 2:30 p.m. – Wrestling: Men’s 87kg Greco-Roman
- 3:15 p.m. – Wrestling: Women’s 53kg freestyle
- 3:23 p.m. – Taekwondo: Men’s -68kg
- 3:25 p.m. – Track & Field: Women’s 400m hurdles
- 3:39 p.m. – Taekwondo: Women’s -57kg
- 3:45 p.m. – Track & Field: Men’s 110m hurdles
- 4:34 p.m. – Boxing: Men’s 51kg
- 4:51 p.m. – Boxing: Women’s 54kg
Day 13 television schedule (By sport)
All events are available to be streamed live on Peacock, a platform owned by NBC and not NBC4’s parent company, Nexstar. Bold denotes medal event.
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Basketball semifinals
- 11:30 a.m. (M) – France vs. Germany (USA Network)
- 3 p.m. (M) – USA vs. Serbia (USA Network)
Beach Volleyball semifinals
- 11 a.m. (W) – Switzerland vs. Canada (E! Network)
- 12 p.m. (M) – Germany vs. Norway (NBC4)
- 3 p.m. (W) – Brazil vs. Australia (E! Network)
- 4 p.m. (M) – Qatar vs. Sweden (NBC4)
Boxing
- 10 a.m. – Finals in men’s 51kg and women’s 54kg, other weight classes semifinals (USA Network)
Canoeing
- 7 a.m. – Sprint finals in men’s canoe double 500m, men’s and women’s kayak four 500m (E! Network)
Diving
- 4 a.m. – Women’s 3m springboard semifinal (E! Network)
- 9 a.m. – Men’s 3m springboard final (E! Network)
Men’s Field Hockey
- 5 p.m. (Bronze) – India vs. Spain (E! Network)
- 9:30 p.m. (Gold) – Germany vs. Netherlands (USA Network)
Golf
- 3 a.m. – Women’s second round (Golf Channel)
Handball
- 4 p.m. (W) – Semifinal (E! Network)
Rhythmic Gymnastics
- 8 a.m. – Qualifying (E! Network)
- 12 p.m. – Qualifying (E! Network)
Sailing
- 5:45 p.m. – Women’s kite final (E! Network)
Sport Climbing
- 5:45 a.m. – Women’s lead semifinal (E! Network)
- 6:35 a.m. – Men’s speed final (E! Network)
Swimming
- 2 a.m. – Open water women’s 10km (USA Network)
- 1:30 a.m. Aug. 8 – Open water men’s 10km (USA Network)
Table Tennis
- 3:35 a.m. – Team quarterfinals (USA Network)
- 7 a.m. – Team semifinals (USA Network)
Taekwondo
- 10:30 a.m. – Finals in men’s -68kg and women’s -57kg (USA Network)
Track & Field
- 4:05 a.m. – Morning session on USA Network (Women’s heptathlon 100m hurdles and high jump, women’s shot put qualifying, women’s 100m hurdles repechage, women’s and men’s 4x100m relay first round, men’s 800m repechage)
- 1:35 p.m. – Evening session on NBC4 (Women’s 1500m semis, women’s long jump final, men’s javelin throw final, women’s heptathlon 200m, women’s 400m hurdles final, men’s 110m hurdles final)
Volleyball semifinals
- 10 a.m. (W) – USA vs. Brazil (NBC4)
- 8 p.m. (W) – Semifinal (USA Network)
Water Polo semifinals
- 8:35 a.m. (W) – Netherlands vs. Spain (USA Network)
- 1:35 p.m. (W) – USA vs. Australia (USA Network)
Weightlifting
- 9:45 a.m. – Women’s 59kg final (USA Network)
Wrestling
- 11 a.m. – Qualifying rounds (USA Network)
- 5 p.m. – Finals in men’s 67kg and 87kg Greco-Roman, women’s 53kg freestyle (USA Network)