2012 Olympic Streaming For Track & Field Finals

Track and field is underway today and will be the major focus for the remainder of the Olympics. The competition gets off with medal events in the men’s shot put and women’s 10,000m. The women’s 10,000m takes place at 9:25 p.m. London time, 4:25 p.m. ET and will be aired live on NBC at 4:30 p.m. The men’s shot put takes place at 8:30 p.m. London time, 3:30 p.m. ET, but to watch that on TV you’ll have to wait for NBC’s primetime coverage (begins at 8 p.m. ET). If you are looking for it live you can find it, and other track and field qualification events using NBC’s online stream.

This morning three Americans were among the 12 men to qualify for the medal round in the shot put. Gold medal favorite Reese Hoffa put up the top mark of 21.36 meters; Ryan Whiting threw 20.78m and Christian Cantwell, a silver medalist in 2008, had a mark of 20.41 meters.

The Americans have much less of a shot to medal in the women’s 10,000m, a grueling 25 lap race that is traditionally dominated by the Ethipoian and Kenyan runners, and they will certainly control the pace of this race. The Ethiopians have the three best times this season and Kenya’s Vivian Cheruiyot is the defending world champion.

Another event that is in full swing today is the women’s heptathlon. Two events have been completed, the 100m hurdles and high jump, with the shot put (2:00 p.m. ET) and 200m (3:35 p.m. ET) still coming later today. At the moment American Hyleas Fountain, a silver medalist in Beijing sits in second with 2,224 points, 25 behind British leader and gold medal favorite Jessica Ennis.

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