2016 Olympic Track & Field TV Schedule

The television schedule for the 2016 Olympic track and field competition on NBC.

olympicsnbcrioNearly all of the Olympic track and field windows will air on the NBC broadcast network, with coverage live in the Eastern and Central time zones and tape delayed in the Mountain and Pacific. Coverage will typically air in the morning and then again in primetime.

The full Olympic TV schedule, including all of the other events, is available here.

2016 Olympic Track & Field TV Schedule
Individual event times from iaaf.org
*: Indicates start of telecast window, not of specific event
**: Event is listed as airing live on NBC, but takes place prior to the network’s telecast window.

Time Event TV
COMPETITION COMPLETE
PREVIOUS DAYS
Friday, August 12
8:00 AM* Qualifying NBCSN
10:00 AM* Qualifying NBC (LIVE ET/CT); encores at 2:30 PM, 12:35 AM
10:10 AM Women’s 10,000m NBC (LIVE ET/CT)
3:00 PM 20km Race Walk NBC Universo (TAPE; live stream at 1:30 PM)
8:20 PM* Qualifying NBC (LIVE ET/CT)
9:00 PM Women’s Shot Put
Saturday, August 13
9:50 AM Men’s Discus Final NBC (LIVE ET/CT), NBCSN (LIVE)
10:00 AM* Qualifying NBC (LIVE ET/CT)
7:50 PM** Men’s Long Jump Final NBC (LIVE ET/CT)
8:00 PM Women’s 100m Semifinal
8:25 PM Men’s 10k Final
9:35 PM Women’s 100m Final
9:53 PM 800m Women’s Heptathlon
Sunday, August 14
8:30 AM Women’s Marathon NBC (LIVE ET/CT)
7:55 PM Women’s Triple Jump NBC (LIVE ET/CT)
9:00 PM Men’s 400m
9:25 PM Men’s 100m
Monday, August 15
8:35 AM** Women’s 200m NBC (LIVE ET/CT)
9:40 AM Women’s Hammer NBC (LIVE ET/CT), NBCSN
10:15 AM Women’s 300m Steeplechase
10:35 AM Men’s 400m Hurdles NBC (LIVE ET/CT)
8:40 PM Men’s Pole Vault NBC (LIVE ET/CT)
9:45 PM Men’s 800m
10:05 PM Women’s 400m
Tuesday, August 16
8:00 AM** Qualifying Heats; Men’s Triple Jump; Women’s Discus NBCSN (LIVE)
10:00 AM** Qualifying Heats; Men’s Triple Jump; Women’s Discus NBC (LIVE ET/CT)
7:30 PM** Men’s High Jump NBC (LIVE ET/CT)
9:30 PM Women’s 1500m
9:45 PM Men’s 110m Hurdles
Wednesday, August 17
8:00 AM** Qualifying Heats; Men’s 3000m Steeplechase NBCSN (LIVE)
10:00 AM** Qualifying Heats; Men’s 3000m Steeplechase NBC (LIVE ET/CT)
8:15 PM Women’s Long Jump NBC (LIVE ET/CT)
9:30 PM Women’s 200m
9:55 PM Women’s 100m Hurdles
Thursday, August 18
8:00 AM** Qualifying Heats; Men’s 400m Hurdles NBCSN (LIVE)
10:00 AM** Qualifying Heats; Men’s 400m Hurdles NBC (LIVE ET/CT)
7:30 PM** Men’s Shot Put NBC (LIVE ET/CT)
8:10 PM Women’s Javelin
8:45 PM Men’s 1500m Decathlon
9:15 PM Women’s 400m Hurdles
9:30 PM Men’s 200m
Friday, August 19
7:00 AM Men’s 50k Walk NBCSN (LIVE)
1:30 PM Women’s 20k Walk MSNBC (TAPE, 2 PM**)
7:30 PM** Women’s Pole Vault NBC (LIVE ET/CT)
8:05 PM Men’s Hammer
8:40 PM Women’s 5000m
9:15 PM Women’s 4x100m Relay
9:35 PM Men’s 4×100 Relay
Saturday, August 20
7:30 PM** Women’s High Jump NBC (LIVE ET/CT)
7:55 PM** Men’s Javelin
8:00 PM Men’s 1500m
8:15 PM Women’s 800m
8:30 PM Men’s 5000m
9:00 PM Women’s 4x400m Relay
9:35 PM Men’s 4×400 Relay
Sunday, August 21
8:30 AM Men’s Marathon NBC (LIVE ET/CT)

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