2008 Beijing Olympics: Thursday- August 21th Schedule

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The 2008 Beijing Olympics is still going strong! Day 13’s line-up is full of sweaty athletic fun, including the Track & Field Decathlon, Women’s Water Polo, Diving, Hurdles and Wrestling among other things. Just in case you need a little help programming your DVR, we’ve got the schedule all laid out for you.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 21 – DAY 13

NBC and NBC HD

10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Track & Field - Decathlon

Gymnastics – Rhythmic Competition

Women's Water Polo – Gold or Bronze Medal Match

Equestrian – Individual Jumping Gold Medal Final

Softball – Gold Medal Game Report

8:00 p.m. – Midnight

Track & Field – Gold Medal Finals

Men's 400m, 110m Hurdles, Triple Jump

Women's 200m

Decathlon Day 1

Women's Diving – Platform Gold Medal Final

Men's Beach Volleyball – Gold Medal Match (LIVE)

12:35 a.m. – 2:00 a.m

Men's Volleyball – Semifinal (LIVE)

Track & Field – Gold Medal Finals

Women's Javelin Throw

Men's Beach Volleyball – Bronze Medal Match

CNBC and CNBC HD

Midnight - 2:00 a.m.

Women's Track & Field – 20k Walk

5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Wrestling – Freestyle 84kg, 96kg, 120kg Gold Medal Finals

USA and USA HD

2:00 a.m. – Noon

Women's Soccer – Gold Medal Match (LIVE)

Softball – Gold Medal Game (LIVE)

Women's Beach Volleyball – Bronze Medal Match China vs. Brazil

Men's Swimming – Marathon

Canoeing – Semifinals

Women's Table Tennis – Quarterfinal

Men's Table Tennis

MSNBC

5:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Women's Basketball – Semifinal USA vs. Russia (LIVE)

Semifinal China vs. Australia (LIVE)

Women's Soccer – Bronze Medal Match Germany vs. Japan (LIVE)

Women's Water Polo – Bronze Medal Match Australia vs. Hungary (LIVE)

Wrestling – Freestyle 84kg, 96kg, 120kg Competition

Women's Handball – Semifinals Norway vs. Korea

Women's Volleyball – Semifinal China vs. Brazil

Men's Field Hockey – Semifinal Netherlands vs. Germany

OXYGEN

6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Gymnastics on Oxygen Gala

TELEMUNDO

2:00 a.m. – 6:00 a.m.

Track & Field – Gold Medal Finals

Women's Diving – Platform Competition and Semifinal

8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Women's Soccer – Gold Medal Match (LIVE)

Women's Beach Volleyball – Gold Medal Match

Midnight – 1:00 a.m.

TBA

UNIVERSAL HD

24-hour MSNBC & CNBC HD Simulcasts and Coverage

NBC OLYMPIC SOCCER CHANNEL

6:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Women's Final

6:00 a.m. – 7:45 a.m. Bronze Medal (LIVE)

9:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. Gold Medal (LIVE)

11:40 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Medal Ceremony (LIVE)

12:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Cycle repeats

NBC OLYMPIC BASKETBALL CHANNEL

8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Women's Semifinals

8:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Game #1 (LIVE)

10:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Game #2 (LIVE)

12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Game Re-airs

4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m Game Re-airs

NBCOlympics.com - LIVE STREAMING BROADBAND COVERAGE:

Baseball – Semifinal

Men's & Women's Field Hockey

Men's Modern Pentathlon – Swimming, Riding & Running

Women's Modern Pentathlon – Shooting & Fencing

Sailing – Gold Medal Finals

Men's Taekwondo – 68kg Gold Medal Finals, 80kg Competition

Women's Taekwondo – 57kg Gold Medal Finals, 67kg Competition

Women's Basketball – Semifinals

Canoeing – Flatwater Semifinals

Women's Handball – Competition & Semifinals

Men's Handball

Equestrian – Individual Jumping Gold Medal Final

Women's Soccer – Gold & Bronze Medal Games

Softball – Gold Medal Game

Men's & Women's Table Tennis – Singles Competition & Semifinals

Men's Wrestling – Freestyle 84kg, 96kg, 120kg

Water Polo

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