Ashton Eaton is among three Americans hoping to thrive in the decathlon on Wednesday in Rio.
And he’s the one with the gold medal.
WATCH LIVE: Morning session | Evening
Also grabbing out attention is the star-studded field for the Men’s 200m semifinals, with Usain Bolt and LaShawn Merritt racing for the right to run in the final.
Also, USA’s Bernard Lagat faces Round 1 of men’s 5000m running, with Great Britain’s Mo Farah amongst his competition. And Caster Semenya takes her bows, as well.
8:30 a.m. EDT — Men’s Decathlon
USA: Jeremy Taiwo, Zach Ziemek, Ashton Eaton
CAN: Damian Warner
GER: Arthur Abele
8:40 a.m. EDT — Men’s hammer throw
USA: Kibwe Johnson, Rudy Winkler, Conor McCullough
POL: Pawel Fajdek
9:05 a.m. EDT — Men’s 5000m Round 1
USA: Bernard Lagat, Hassan Mead
GRB: Mo Farah
ETH: Muktar Edris
9:55 a.m. EDT — Women’s 800m Round 1
USA: Ajee Wilson, Kate Grace, Chrishuna Williams
RSA: Caster Semenya
CAN: Melissa Bishop
10:55 a.m. EDT — Men’s 3000m Steeplechase Final
USA: Hillary Bor, Donald Cabral, Evan Jager
WATCH LIVE: Afternoon
4:45 p.m. EDT — Men’s decathlon, continued
USA: Jeremy Taiwo, Zach Ziemek, Ashton Eaton
WATCH LIVE: Evening
7:3o p.m. EDT — Men’s javelin throw qualifying
USA: Cyrus Hostetler, Sam Crouser, Sean Furey
7:45 p.m. EDT — Women’s 100m hurdles
USA: Brianna Rollins, Nia Ali, Kristi Castlin
JAM: Nickiesha Wilson
GER: Nadine Hildebrand
8:15 p.m. EDT — Women’s long jump final
USA: TBD
8:20 p.m. EDT — Men’s decathlon 400m
USA: Jeremy Taiwo, Zach Ziemek, Ashton Eaton
8:15 p.m. EDT — Women’s long jump final
USA: TBD
9 p.m. EDT — Men’s 200m semis
USA:LaShawn Merritt, Ameer Webb, Justin Gatlin
JAM: Nickel Ashmeade, Usain Bolt, Yohan Blake
CAN: Andre De Grasse
ESP: Bruno Hortelano
9:30 p.m. EDT — Women’s 200m Final
USA: TBD
9:55 p.m. EDT — Women’s 100m hurdles final
USA: TBD