2021 Olympic track & field TV schedule

The 2021 Olympic track & field TV schedule on the NBC family of networks. Track & field will typically consist of a morning session on Peacock and primetime session on USA and NBC. USA and NBC will split the primetime events, with some airing across both networks at varying times. If uninterested in channel-flipping, the full morning and night sessions are available to stream on NBCOlympics.com.

2021 Olympic track & field TV schedule

The complete 2021 Tokyo Summer Olympics TV schedule is available here.

Friday, August 6
* Starred events re-air in primetime on NBC.

Time ET Game TV
3:30a Women’s 20km race walk NBCSN,
NBCOlympics.com
7:25a Men’s 4x400m relay, round 1 Peacock, NBCOlympics.com
7:50a Women’s javelin throw, final
8:00a Men’s 5000m, final*
8:35a Women’s 400m, final*
8:50a Women’s 1500m, final*
9:30a Women’s 4x100m relay, final*
9:50a Men’s 4x100m relay, final*
6:00p Women’s marathon NBC, USA,
NBCOlympics.com

Saturday, August 7
* Starred events re-air in primetime on NBC.

Time ET Game TV
6:35a Women’s high jump, final* Peacock,
NBCOlympics.com
6:45a Women’s 10,000m, final*
7:00a Men’s javelin throw, final*
7:40a Men’s 1500m, final*
8:30a Women’s 4x400m relay, final*
8:50a Men’s 4x400m relay, final*
6:00p Men’s marathon NBC, USA,
NBCOlympics.com

More Olympics TV schedules

Additional sport-specific 2021 Tokyo Summer Olympics TV schedules are available here: men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s soccer, swimming, gymnastics, baseball and softball, tennis.

Completed days

Thursday, July 29

Time ET Game TV
8:00p Men’s 3000m steeplechase, round 1 USA and/or NBC,
NBCOlympics.com
8:15p Men’s high jump, qualification
8:45p Men’s discus throw, qualification
8:55p Women’s 800m, round 1
9:55p Men’s 400m hurdles, round 1
10:40p Women’s 100m, round 1

Friday, July 30
* Mixed 4×400 relay semifinal re-airs in primetime on NBC.

Time ET Game TV
6:00a Women’s 5000m, round 1 Peacock,
NBCOlympics.com
6:05a Women’s triple jump, qualification
6:25a Women’s shot put, qualification
7:00a Mixed 4×400 relay, round 1*
7:30a Men’s 10,000m final
8:00p Women’s 400m hurdles, round 1 USA and/or NBC, NBCOlympics.com
8:30p Women’s discus throw, qualification
8:40p Men’s pole vault, qualification
8:50p Men’s 800m, round 1
9:45p Women’s 100m hurdles, round 1
10:35p Men’s 100m, prelims

Saturday, July 31
* Mixed 4×400 relay final and women’s 100m final re-air in primetime on NBC.

Time ET Game TV
6:10a Men’s long jump, qualification Peacock,
NBCOlympics.com
6:15a Women’s 100m, semifinals
6:45a Men’s 100m, round 1
7:15a Men’s discus throw, final
7:50a Women’s 800m, semifinals
8:35a Mixed 4×400 relay, final*
8:50a Women’s 100m, final*
8:10p Women’s hammer throw, qualification USA, NBCOlympics.com
8:40p Women’s 3000m steeplechase, round 1
8:50p Women’s long jump, qualification
9:35p Women’s shot put, final
9:45p Men’s 400m, round 1

Sunday, August 1
* Men’s 100m semifinal and women’s 100m hurdles semifinal re-air in primetime on NBC.

Time ET Game TV
6:10a Men’s high jump, final Peacock,
NBCOlympics.com
6:15a Men’s 100m, semifinal*
6:45a Women’s 100m hurdles, semifinal*
7:20a Women’s triple jump, final
7:25a Men’s 800m, semifinal
8:05a Men’s 400m hurdles, semifinal
8:50a Men’s 100m, final*
8:00p Men’s hammer throw, qualification USA and/or NBC, NBCOlympics.com
8:35p Women’s 1500m, round 1
9:20p Men’s long jump, final
9:30p Women’s 200m, round 1
10:50p Women’s 100m hurdles, final

Monday, August 2

Time ET Game TV
6:20a Women’s pole vault, qualification Peacock,
NBCOlympics.com
6:25a Women’s 200m, semifinal*
7:00a Women’s discus throw, final
7:05a Men’s 400m, semifinal
7:35a Women’s 400m hurdles, semifinal*
8:15a Men’s 3000m steeplechase, final*
8:40a Women’s 5000m, final*
8:00p Men’s triple jump, qualification CNBC and/or NBC, NBCOlympics.com
8:05p Men’s 1500m, round 1
8:20p Women’s javelin throw, qualification
8:45p Women’s 400m, round 1
9:50p Women’s long jump, final
10:05p Men’s 200m, round 1
11:20p Men’s 400m hurdles, final

Tuesday, August 3

Time ET Game TV
6:10a Men’s 100m hurdles, round 1 Peacock,
NBCOlympics.com
6:15a Men’s shot put, qualification
6:20a Men’s pole vault, final
7:00a Men’s 5000m, round 1
7:35a Women’s hammer throw, final
7:50a Men’s 200m, semifinal
8:25a Women’s 800m, final
8:50a Women’s 200m, final
8:00p Men’s decathlon, 100m USA and/or NBC, NBCOlympics.com
8:05p Men’s javelin throw, qualification
8:35p Women’s heptathlon, 100m hurdles
8:55p Men’s decathlon, long jump
9:35p Women’s heptathlon, high jump
10:00p Men’s 110m hurdles, semifinals
10:30p Women’s 400m hurdles, final
10:40p Men’s decathlon, shot put

Wednesday, August 4
* Starred events re-air in primetime on NBC.

Time ET Game TV
5:30a Men’s decathlon, high jump Peacock,
NBCOlympics.com
6:00a Women’s 1500m, semifinal*
6:05a Women’s heptathlon, shot put
6:30a Women’s 400m, semifinal*
7:00a Women’s 3000m steeplechase, final*
7:15a Men’s hammer throw, final
7:30a Women’s heptathlon, 200m
8:05a Men’s 800m, final*
8:30a Men’s decathlon, 400m
8:55a Men’s 200m, final*
8:00p Men’s decathlon, 110m hurdles USA and/or NBC, NBCOlympics.com
8:10p Women’s high jump, qualification
8:40p Women’s heptathlon, long jump
8:50p Men’s decathlon, discus throw
9:00p Women’s 4×100 relay, round 1
10:00p Men’s triple jump, final
10:05p Men’s shot put, final
10:30p Men’s 4×100 relay, round 1
10:55p Men’s 110m hurdles, final
11:30p Women’s heptathlon, javelin throw
11:45p Men’s decathlon, pole vault

Thursday, August 5
* Starred events re-air in primetime on NBC.

Time ET Game TV
3:30a Men’s 20km race walk NBCSN,
NBCOlympics.com
6:15a Men’s decathlon, javelin throw* Peacock, NBCOlympics.com
6:20a Women’s pole vault, final
6:25a Women’s 4×400 relay, round 1
7:00a Men’s 1500m, semifinal*
8:00a Men’s 400m, final*
8:20a Women’s heptathlon, 800m*
8:40a Men’s decathlon, 1500m*
4:30p Men’s 50k race walk NBCSN,
NBCOlympics.com

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