The world’s best women’s golfers tee off in round one competition to open Day 12 at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. Meanwhile, Brazilian soccer fans hope to see their football hero Neymar pick up the slack for their eliminated women’s team. Also, quarterfinal action starts in men’s basketball.
In track and field, the decathlon begins. Defending gold medalist, USA’s Ashton Eaton, will begin to tackle all 10 events on his way to a second-consecutive Olympic title.
Also on the track, the women’s 200m final will be run in prime time. A race which will take on a new look for the U.S. team after London gold medalist Allyson Felix was unable to qualify for the event at U.S. Trials. Look for Mississippi speedster Tori Bowie to hold her own against the world in Rio.
What to Watch: Day 12, Aug 17
Men’s Basketball quarterfinals
10 a.m. EDT– STREAM LIVE – Australia vs. Lithuania
1:30 p.m. EDT– STREAM LIVE – Spain vs. France
5:45 p.m. EDT– STREAM LIVE – USA vs. Argentina
9:15 p.m. EDT– STREAM LIVE – Croatia vs. Serbia
Women’s Beach Volleyball – STREAM LIVE –
11:00 p.m. EDT – Gold Medal Match
6:30 a.m. EDT– STREAM LIVE –Women’s Golf: Round 1
The United States swept gold, silver and bronze the last time women’s golf was contended at the Olympics back in 1900 in Paris. One hundred and sixteen years later, New Zealand’s Lydia Ko tops the women’s Olympic golf rankings, followed by Canada’s Brooke M. Henderson and South Korea’s Inbee Park. Fourth on the list is Team USA’s Lexi Thompson who has won nine tournaments, including one major, since turning pro in 2010. The U.S. team will also be represented by Stacy Lewis, ranked ninth, and Gerina Piller, ranked 13th.
Track and Field: Decathlon
8:30 a.m. EDT– STREAM LIVE –– 100m, Long jump, Shot put
4:45 p.m. EDT– STREAM LIVE –High jump
Ashton Eaton will run, jump, vault and throw for the U.S. in the decathlon in Rio. He is attempting to become the first person to successfully defend an Olympic decathlon title since Great Britain’s Daley Thompson in 1984.
Women’s Water Polo semifinals – STREAM LIVE –
11:20 a.m. EDT – Italy vs. Russia
3:30 p.m. EDT– Hungary vs. United States
Men’s Soccer semifinals
Noon p.m. EDT – STREAM LIVE – Brazil vs. Honduras
3 p.m. EDT– STREAM LIVE – Nigeria vs. Germany
Women’s Boxing 75kg Quarterfinal bouts
2:30 p.m. EDT– STREAM LIVE – Claresa Shields (USA) vs. Yaroslava Yakushina (RUS)
2:45 p.m. EDT– STREAM LIVE – Khadija Mardi (MOR) vs. Dariga Shakimova (KAZ)
3 p.m. EDT– STREAM LIVE – Li Quan (CHN) vs. Andreia Bandeira (BRA)
3:15 p.m. EDT– STREAM LIVE – Nouchka Fontijn (NED) vs. Savannah Marshall (GBR)
Look for defending Olympic gold medalist Claresa Shields to take her Flint, Michigan-made boxing style into the ring in Rio. A win in the quarterfinals will guarantee Shields a medal.
7:20 p.m. EDT — WATCH LIVE — Track and Field: Day 12 Evening Session
Must see:
Decathlon – 400m
Men’s 200m semifinals
Women’s 200m final
Women’s 100m hurdles final
Look out for first place finisher at the U.S. Olympic Trials, Tori Bowie in the women’s 200m final. Also, Usain Bolt, LaShawn Merritt, Yohan Blake and Justin Gatlin are all back on the track in the men’s 200m semifinals.
