COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — It was a thrilling Tuesday at the Paris Olympics with Simone Biles and Team USA’s women’s gymnastics gold, USA women’s rugby’s thrilling bronze medal, and USA men’s soccer’s dominant win to make the quarterfinals.
For day five, the men’s gymnasts return for the individual all-around while we will also have a busy night in the pool and for gold medal favorite American teams. Here is what to watch on Wednesday at the Paris Olympics.
Ledecky headlines busy night of swimming
After just three swimming finals on Tuesday, there will be five in Paris that includes the specialty event for Katie Ledecky. The 11-time Olympic medalist will be swimming in the 1500m freestyle final and is likely to win a second straight gold in the event.
Four other finals will also take place in swimming on night five and can all be seen live beginning at 2:30 p.m. on NBC4.
USA basketball, soccer play big matches
Two of the best American teams in Paris will be in action on Wednesday as they look to continue very strong starts. At 1 p.m., the U.S. women’s soccer team looks to close out group play with a perfect record as they face Australia. They are already through to Saturday’s quarterfinals.
At 3 p.m., LeBron James and the star-studded USA basketball team plays its second match as they face upstarts South Sudan. While on paper this seems to be a mismatch, South Sudan is fresh off a win and only fell to the USA by 1-point in an exhibition earlier this month.
NBC4 Day 5 schedule
Bold denotes medal event. Italics denotes replay.
- 9 a.m.-10 a.m. – Beach Volleyball (Women’s): USA vs. France
- 10 a.m.-10:45 a.m. – Swimming: Qualifying heats
- 10:45 a.m.-11:30 a.m. – Triathlon: Women’s
- 11:30 a.m.-2:15 p.m. – Gymnastics: Men’s all-around final
- 2:15 p.m.-2:30 p.m. – Swimming pregame show
- 2:30 p.m.-4:25 p.m. – Swimming finals: Women’s 100m freestyle, men’s 200m butterfly, women’s 1500m freestyle, men’s 200m breaststroke, men’s 100m freestyle
- 4:35 p.m.-5 p.m. – 3×3 Basketball (Men’s): USA vs. Poland
- 5 p.m.-6 p.m. – Volleyball (Women’s): USA vs. Serbia
- 8 p.m.-11:30 p.m. – NBC4 primetime (Swimming finals, gymnastics final, diving women’s synchro platform final)
- 11:35 p.m.-1 a.m. – NBC4 late night (Cycling BMX freestyle finals, 3×3 Basketball)
Day 5 medal events
- 2 a.m. – Triathlon: Women’s
- 4:45 a.m. – Triathlon: Men’s
- 5 a.m. – Diving: Women’s synchronized 10m platform
- 6:26 a.m. – Rowing: Men’s quadruple sculls
- 6:38 a.m. – Rowing: Women’s quadruple sculls
- 7:10 a.m. – Cycling: Women’s BMX freestyle
- 8:45 a.m. – Cycling: Men’s BMX freestyle
- 9:30 a.m. – Shooting: Women’s trap
- 11:25 a.m. – Canoeing: Women’s canoe slalom singles
- 11:30 a.m. – Gymnastics: Men’s all-around
- 11:38 a.m. – Judo: Women’s -70kg
- 12:09 p.m. – Judo: Men’s -90kg
- 2:30 p.m. – Fencing: Men’s team sabre
- 2:30 p.m. – Swimming: Women’s 100m freestyle
- 2:36 p.m. – Swimming: Men’s 200m butterfly
- 3:04 p.m. – Swimming: Women’s 1500m freestyle
- 4:08 p.m. – Swimming: Men’s 200m breaststroke
- 4:15 p.m. – Swimming: Men’s 100m freestyle
Day 5 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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Archery
- 8:05 a.m. – Individual elimination matches (USA Network)
- 8:45 a.m. – Individual elimination matches (E! Network)
- 10:45 a.m. – Individual elimination matches (USA Network)
Badminton
- 4:15 a.m. – Qualifying round matches (USA Network)
Basketball
- 11:15 a.m. (M) – Serbia vs. Puerto Rico (E! Network)
- 3 p.m. (M) – USA vs. South Sudan (USA Network)
3×3 Basketball
- 6:30 a.m. – Pool matches (USA Network)
- 11:30 a.m. – Pool matches (E! Network)
- 3 p.m. – Pool matches (E! Network)
- 4:35 p.m. (M) – USA vs. Poland (NBC4)
- 7 p.m. – Pool matches (USA Network)
Beach Volleyball
- 4 a.m. (W) – Switzerland vs. Germany (E! Network)
- 9 a.m. (W) – USA vs. France (NBC4)
- 4:45 p.m. (W) – Canada vs. Switzerland (USA Network)
- 9:45 p.m. (M) – Norway vs. Italy (USA Network)
Canoeing
- 1:45 p.m. – Women’s canoe slalom singles final (USA Network)
Cycling
- 7:10 a.m. – Women’s BMX freestyle final (USA Network)
- 8:45 a.m. – Men’s BMX freestyle final (USA Network)
Diving
- 5 a.m. – Women’s synchronized 10m platform final (E! Network)
Equestrian
- 10 a.m. – Dressage qualifying (E! Network)
Fencing
- 9:50 a.m. – Men’s team sabre semifinals (USA Network)
- 4:30 p.m. – Men’s team sabre final, bronze medal match (E! Network)
Field Hockey
- 7:15 a.m. (W) – USA vs. Australia (E! Network)
Gymnastics
- 11:30 a.m. – Men’s all-around final (NBC4)
Handball
- 6 p.m. (M) – France vs. Egypt
Rowing
- 5:50 a.m. – Men’s, women’s quadruple sculls finals (E! Network)
Shooting
- 10:45 p.m. – Women’s trap final (USA Network)
Soccer
- 1 p.m. (W) – USA vs. Australia (E! Network)
Swimming
- 5 a.m. – Qualifying heats (USA Network)
- 10 a.m. – Qualifying heats (NBC4)
- 2:30 p.m. – Finals in women’s 100m freestyle, men’s 200m butterfly, women’s 1500m freestyle, men’s 200m breaststroke, men’s 100m freestyle
Table Tennis
- 6:45 a.m. – Elimination round matches (E! Network)
Triathlon
- 2 a.m. – Women’s (USA Network)
Volleyball
- 11 a.m. (W) – USA vs. Serbia (USA Network)
- 8 p.m. (M) – Poland vs. Brazil (USA Network)
Water Polo
- 1 p.m. (W) – USA vs. Italy (USA Network)