Rio 2016 schedule: Time and TV schedule for Saturday’s events

Two of the biggest stars in Rio will take center stage at the 2016 Olympics on Saturday. In the morning, Usain Bolt will make his debut in the preliminary and opening rounds of the men’s 100-meter sprint, then later on, Michael Phelps will dive into the pool for what’s likely his final Olympic swim.

It’ll be a great day for sports fans, and NBC Sports will make sure that you can tune into it all. There will be live streaming of the action all day long, and select events will be broadcast on television, too.

Bolt and Phelps have been two of the biggest names in international sports over the past decade. Whether it was the 2008 Olympics in Beijing or the 2012 Olympics in London, these two dominated the competition and the headlines. In Rio, they’ll both look to do the same.

The headlines shouldn’t be too much trouble considering they’re already stars, but what happens in Rio will be the real intrigue. Bolt is the world record holder in the 100-meter sprint and enters the event as the favorite. He’ll have to race against American sprinter Justin Gatlin, who won gold in this event at the 2004 Olympics in Athens before Bolt’s rise to prominence. After missing out on the 2008 Olympics because of a doping suspension, Gatlin earned the bronze medal in 2012.

The rest of the day is full of good stuff to watch. In tennis, there will be a gold medal match in women’s singles and lots of other bronze medal matches. In gymnastics, the men’s trampoline final is always entertaining. There’s also soccer, basketball, cycling and more.

During the evening, the focus will turn to swimming and Phelps in particular. He’s the most decorated Olympian in history, and since making his debut at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, he’s been a fixture for American swimming. On Saturday night, Phelps is swimming in the Olympics for what’s likely the final time. He’s not expected to participate in 2020, so this is your last chance to see the greatest swimmer ever on the biggest stage possible.

There will be several finals during the swimming night session, including the men’s 4x100-meter medley relay. That’s the race Phelps will be competing in along with three other swimmers. Additionally, the women’s 50-meter freestyle, women’s 4x100-meter medley relay and men’s 1,500-meter freestyle are among the finals set for the night.

Key events on Saturday, August 13
Track and field: Men’s 100-meter preliminary and first round, 8:30 a.m.
Gymnastics: Men’s trampoline final, 1 p.m.
Tennis: Women’s singles gold medal match, 5 p.m.
Swimming: Finals for men’s and women’s 4x100m medley relay, women’s 50m freestyle, men’s 1,500m freestyle

Basketball from 11:15 a.m. onward; soccer from noon onward
Basketball TV: Telemundo (11 a.m.), USA (1 p.m.), NBCSN (6 p.m.)
Soccer TV: NBCSN (Noon, 3 p.m. 9 p.m.), Telemundo (2 p.m.), NBC Universo (5 p.m., 8 p.m.), CNBC (6:30 p.m.)

7:50 a.m. - Men’s and women’s rowing eight, single sculls finals
TV: NBC at 10 a.m. (delay programming)

8:30 a.m. - Men’s 100-meter prelim; women’s triple jump quals; women’s 3000-meter steeplechase Round 1; men’s discus final; women’s 400-meter Round 1; women’s heptathlon; men’s 100-meter Round 1
TV: NBCSN live

11 a.m. - Men’s tennis singles bronze medal; women’s tennis doubles bronze medal
TV: Bravo live

11:30 a.m. - Men’s shooting 25-meter rapid-fire pistol final
TV: NBCSN (slight delay programming; broadcast begins at noon)

1 p.m. - Men’s trampoline individual qualification and finals; tennis mixed doubles bronze medal
TV: NBC (trampoline on delay programming; broadcast begins at 2 p.m.) and Bravo (Tennis live)

2 p.m. - Men’s shooting skeet finals
TV: NBCSN live

3 p.m. - Cycling men’s sprint quarterfinals, semifinals, races for 5-8 places and 9-12 places, the women’s keirin second round and finals, and the women’s team pursuit finals; women’s tennis singles bronze medal
TV: NBCSN (delay programming; broadcast begins at 6 p.m.) and Bravo (Tennis live)

4 p.m. - Women’s fencing team sabre bronze and gold medal bouts; men’s volleyball Group A U.S. vs. France
TV: MSNBC (fencing live) and NBC (men’s volleyball live)

5 p.m. - Women’s tennis singles gold medal
TV: Bravo live

6 p.m. - Men’s weightlifting 94kg Group A finals
TV: NBCSN live

7 p.m. - Track and field: women’s heptathlon, men’s pole vault quals, men’s 400-meter semis, men’s long jump final, women’s 100-meter semis and finals, men’s 800-meter semis, men’s 10,000-meter final;
TV: NBC (delay programming; broadcast begins at 8 p.m.)

9 p.m. and later - Swimming: women’s 50-meter freestyle, men’s and women’s 4x100-meter medley relay finals; beach volleyball Round of 16 match 15 and match 16
TV: NBC live