2008 Beijing Olympics: Saturday- August 16th Schedule

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If all goes well for Michael Phelps in tonight’s 100m fly tonight, he’ll win the gold and tie with Mark Spitz’s 36-year-old record for most golds won in a single Olympic. Phelps has six golds so far and tonight could make seven. Saturday he’s participating in the 4x100 Medley Relay, which could be the tie-breaking event for him, should things go well again. We’ve got the full schedule for Saturday’s events at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 16 – DAY 8

NBC and NBC HD

10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Men's Basketball – USA vs. Spain (LIVE)

Track & Field

Men's & Women's Gymnastics – Trampoline Competition

Beach Volleyball – Gibb/Rosenthal (USA) vs. Herrara/Mesa (ESP)

Women's Diving – Springboard Semifinals

Men's Water Polo – USA vs. Croatia

Rowing – Gold Medal Finals

Cycling – Track Gold Medal Final

Women's Badminton – Singles Gold Medal Finals

7:30 p.m. – Midnight

Swimming – Gold Medal Finals (LIVE)

Men's 4x100m Medley Relay, 1500m Freestyle

Women's 50m Freestyle, Women's 4x100m Medley Relay

Track & Field – Gold Medal Finals

Men's 100m

Track & Field – Women's Marathon (LIVE)

12:30 a.m. – 2:00 a.m.

Women's Beach Volleyball – Quarterfinal

Track & Field – Gold Medal Finals

Women's Heptathlon, Shot Put

Women's 100m Quarterfinal, Men's 400 Hurdles Semifinal

CNBC and CNBC HD

Midnight – 4:30 a.m.

Softball – USA vs. Chinese Taipei (LIVE)

Boxing – 51kg, 75kg Competition (LIVE)

5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Boxing – 48kg, 75kg Competition

USA and USA HD

2:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Women's Tennis – Singles Gold Medal Final, Singles Bronze (LIVE)

Men's Tennis – Doubles Gold Medal Final, Singles Bronze (LIVE)

Men's Track & Field – 20k Walk

Women's Field Hockey – USA vs. New Zealand

Cycling – Track Gold Medal Finals

Men's Table Tennis – Team Semifinals

MSNBC

5:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Men's Soccer – Quarterfinals Brazil vs. Cambodia (LIVE)

Argentina vs. Netherlands (LIVE)

Italy vs. Belgium

Baseball – USA vs. Canada

Women's Wrestling – 48kg, 55kg Gold Medal Finals

Beach Volleyball – Xu/Wu (CHN) vs. Klemperer/Koreng (GER)

Men's Badminton – Doubles Gold Medal Final

Equestrian – Individual Dressage

TELEMUNDO

2:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Men's Soccer - Quarterfinals (LIVE)

Track & Field – Gold Medal Finals

Swimming – Gold Medal Finals

Men's Basketball – USA vs. Spain

Baseball – Cuba vs. Taipei

Women's Diving – Springboard Competition

Beach Volleyball

Boxing

6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Men's Volleyball

Midnight – 1:00 a.m.

TBA

UNIVERSAL HD

24-hour MSNBC & CNBC HD Simulcasts and Coverage

NBC OLYMPIC BASKETBALL CHANNEL

2:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Men's Qualifying Round

2:30 a.m. – 4:15 a.m. Lithuania vs. Qualifier (LIVE)

4:45 a.m. – 6:30 a.m. Iran vs. Argentina (LIVE)

6:30 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Angola vs. Qualifier

8:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. China vs. Qualifier (LIVE)

10:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Spain vs. USA (LIVE)

12:00 p.m. – 1:45 a.m. Russia vs. Australia

1:45 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Spain vs. USA (2nd half re-air)

NBC OLYMPIC SOCCER CHANNEL

6:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Men's Quarterfinals

6:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Match #1 (LIVE)

9:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Match #2 (LIVE)

10:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Match #3

12:30 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. Match #4

2:15 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Match of the Day re-air

4:00 p.m.- 6:00 p.m. Second Match of the Day re-air

NBCOlympics.com - LIVE STREAMING BROADBAND COVERAGE:

Men's Badminton – Singles Bronze Medal

Badminton – Mixed Doubles Semifinals & Gold Medal Finals

Baseball

Men's & Women's Field Hockey

Sailing – Qualifying & Gold Medal Finals

Men's Shooting – Skeet Gold Medal Final

50m Rifle Three Position Competition & Gold Medal Final

Women's Fencing – Team Foil Semifinals & Gold Medal Finals

Men's Fencing – Team Sabre Competition

Men's & Women's Basketball

Cycling – Track Events

Equestrian – Individual Dressage

Men's & Women's Handball

Rowing Gold Medal Finals

Men's Soccer

Softball

Men's Table Tennis – Team Semifinals & Bronze Competition

Men's & Women's Tennis – Singles & Doubles Gold Medal Finals

Women's Weightlifting - +75kg

Women's Wrestling – Freestyle 48kg, 55kg Gold Medal Finals

Freestyle 63kg, 72kg

Water Polo

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