There will be no shortage of star power at the 2016 Olympics on Thursday. Michael Phelps and Simone Biles, two of the biggest names entering Rio, will be among the athletes competing in their respective sports. It should be another fantastic day, and NBC Sports will have coverage of it all online.
Rio 2016 live stream: How to watch Thursday online through NBC Sports
Phelps, Biles and more highlight a big day in Rio.
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The biggest event of the day likely comes in gymnastics, where 24 athletes will compete in the women’s individual all-around final. Biles is favored to win the gold medal, which would give the United States four straight Olympic golds in this competition. Four years ago in London, Gabrielle Douglas earned the gold medal for the U.S. with a stellar performance.
Biles enters Rio as one of the most hyped athletes on the U.S. team, maybe only surpassed by Phelps. The most decorated Olympian of all time will be racing in one of his best categories (the 100-meter butterfly) on Thursday as he pushes to qualify for the final Friday. Phelps is the world record holder in the 100m butterfly, so like Biles, the expectations are high.
Another top American athlete going for gold on Thursday is judoka Kayla Harrison. She became the first American judoka to ever win Olympic gold four years ago and now is looking to repeat. Harrison competes in the women’s 78kg weight class.
Those are just some of the crucial medal events involving Team USA on Thursday. The rest of the schedule features loads of other sports, so there’s no shortage of stuff to watch on NBC Sports. Here are the live streams to keep up with it all:
All times Eastern.
Live stream
Men’s and women’s judo elimination matches: begins at 9 a.m.
Men's and women's rowing double sculls finals: begins at 9:04 a.m.
Men’s and women’s swimming prelims, featuring Michael Phelps and Katie Ledecky: begins at 12 p.m.
Women’s archery individual quarterfinals, semifinals, and final: begins at 2 p.m.
Women’s judo semifinals and finals: begins at 2:30 p.m.
Women's gymnastics all-around final: begins at 3 p.m.
Men’s beach volleyball U.S. pool play prelims: begins at 3:30 p.m.
Men’s rugby sevens placing, bronze and gold matches: begins at 4:30 p.m.
Men’s swimming freestyle 50-meter semifinals, featuring Nathan Adrian: begins at 9 p.m.
Men’s and women’s swimming 200-meter backstroke and 200-meter breaststroke finals: begins at 9:15 p.m.
Men’s volleyball U.S. pool play prelims match: begins at 9:30 p.m.
Women’s swimming 200-meter backstroke semifinals: begins at 9:35 p.m.
Men’s swimming 200-meter individual medley final, featuring Phelps and Ryan Lochte: begins at 9:55 p.m.
Women’s swimming 100-meter freestyle final, featuring Simone Manuel: begins at 10:15 p.m.
Men’s swimming 100-meter butterfly semifinals, featuring Phelps vs. Chad le Clos: begins at 10:30 p.m.
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