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London 2012 Track & Field Schedule: 6 Gold Medal Events Highlight Saturday

Bill Hanstock
Bill Hanstock is a writer, author and Emmy Award-winning producer. He began writing for SB Nation in 2011.

Saturday marks the second day of track and field events at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. There is a full slate of heats and qualifiers, but there will be two gold medal events in the afternoon that you will be able to watch online.

NBC will be airing the day’s events live all weekend in all time zones, but if you are unable to get in front of a television, you can watch the entire day’s activities via your computer. All events are streaming live on NBCOlympics.com.

Ding Chen of China has already claimed the gold in the men’s 20km racewalk, but there are five gold medals still to be won. Here are Saturday’s remaining gold medal events. All times are eastern.

2:30 p.m.: Women’s Discus Throw
2:55 a.m.: Men’s Long Jump
3:35 p.m.: Women’s Heptathlon - 800m
4:15 p.m.: Men’s 10,000m
4:55 p.m.: Women’s 100m

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