Paris Olympics: What to look for, what to watch on August 10
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- It's the penultimate day of the Paris Olympics but with Sunday having only a few finals and the closing ceremony, Saturday is the true final day of end-to-end Olympic action throughout the day.
Two of America's most successful teams will aim to add to their legacies by winning gold while we will have a very busy final night at the Stade de France for track & field's closing. Here is what to watch and a schedule of all the medal events on the 15th day of the XXXIII Olympiad.
USA women's soccer, men's basketball finals
While Saturday had potential to see four USA teams play in gold medal games, we will just have two but they are in the two most popular team sports in the world. First at 11 a.m., USA women's soccer will try to win its first Olympic gold since 2012 when they face Brazil at the Parc des Princes.
It's been a huge turnaround for USA women's soccer after an underwhelming World Cup last year with new manager Emma Hayes and the "trident" front three of Mallory Swanson, Trinity Rodman, and Sophia Smith leading the way. This will also be the last time Marta, one of the greatest players ever, will play for Brazil as she aims to end her international career with a major title.
At 3:30 p.m., attention will shift to men's basketball as the USA's dream team plays hosts France for the second straight time in the gold medal game. LeBron James, Stephen Curry, and company overcame adversity with its 17-point comeback win over Serbia while France has seen excellent scoring from its supporting cast as stars Victor Wembanyama and Nicolas Batum shine for the hosts.
Last day of track & field
Saturday's track & field will be just finals for the entire afternoon with eight set to be contested. On the men's side, we will finally see the 800m, 5000m, and high jump while on the women's side we get the 1500m, 110m hurdles, and javelin throw.
But the events to watch will be the men's and women's 4x400m relays which could see 400m gold medalist Quincy Hall racing for Team USA's men and Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone closing things out for the women. Those two races will be the last ones ran on the purple Stade de France track.
Before all of that, the men's marathon will be ran as Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge aims for Olympic history as he goes for his third marathon gold medal.
NBC4 Day 15 schedule
Bold denotes medal event. Italics denotes replay.
- 7 a.m.-9 a.m. - Volleyball (Men's Final): Poland vs. France
- 9:35 a.m.-11 a.m. - Water Polo (Women's Final): Spain vs. Australia
- 11 a.m.-1 p.m. - Track & Field: Men's marathon
- 1:10 p.m.-3:30 p.m. - Track & Field finals: Men's high jump, men's 800m, women's javelin throw, women's 100m hurdles, men's 5000m, women's 1500m, men's and women's 4x400m relay
- 3:30 p.m.-6 p.m. - Basketball (Men's Final): USA vs. France
- 8 p.m.-11 p.m. - NBC4 Primetime (Track & Field finals, diving men's platform final, men's breaking final)
- 11:30 p.m.-1 a.m. - NBC4 Late Night (Beach volleyball men's final, sport climbing women's boulder and lead final)
Day 15 medal events
- 2 a.m. - Track & Field: Men's marathon
- 3 a.m. - Golf: Women's
- 4 a.m. - Handball (Women's): Denmark vs. Sweden (Bronze medal game)
- 4:35 a.m. - Water Polo (Women's): USA vs. Netherlands (Bronze medal game)
- 5 a.m. - Basketball (Men's): Germany vs. Serbia (Bronze medal game)
- 5:30 a.m. - Weightlifting: Men's 102kg
- 6:28 a.m. - Sport Climbing: Women's boulder & lead
- 7 a.m. - Canoeing: Women's kayak single 500m sprint
- 7 a.m. - Volleyball (Men's): Poland vs. France (Gold medal game)
- 7:20 a.m. - Canoeing: Men's kayak single 1000m sprint
- 7:50 a.m. - Canoeing: Women's canoe single 200m sprint
- 8 a.m. - Rhythmic Gymnastics: Group all-around
- 9 a.m. - Diving: Men's 10m platform
- 9 a.m. - Handball (Women's): Norway vs. France (Gold medal game)
- 9 a.m. - Table Tennis: Women's team
- 9:35 a.m. - Water Polo (Women's): Spain vs. Australia (Gold medal game)
- 10 a.m. - Weightlifting: Women's 81kg
- 11 a.m. - Soccer (Women's): USA vs. Brazil (Gold medal game)
- 11:15 a.m. - Volleyball (Women's): Brazil vs. Turkiye (Bronze medal game)
- 11:59 a.m. - Cycling Track: Men's madison
- 1:10 p.m. - Track & Field: Men's high jump
- 1:10 p.m. - Modern Pentathlon: Men's
- 1:25 p.m. - Track & Field: Men's 800m
- 1:30 p.m. - Artistic Swimming: Duet
- 1:40 p.m. - Track & Field: Women's javelin throw
- 1:45 p.m. - Track & Field: Women's 100m hurdles
- 1:55 p.m. - Wrestling: Men's 74kg freestyle
- 2 p.m. - Track & Field: Men's 5000m
- 2:25 p.m. - Track & Field: Women's 1500m
- 2:30 p.m. - Weightlifting: Men's +102kg
- 2:30 p.m. - Wrestling: Men's 125kg freestyle
- 3 p.m. - Beach Volleyball (Men's): Qatar vs. Norway (Bronze medal game)
- 3:12 p.m. - Track & Field: Men's 4x400m relay
- 3:15 p.m. - Wrestling: Women's 62kg freestyle
- 3:22 p.m. - Track & Field: Women's 4x400m relay
- 3:23 p.m. - Breaking: Boys
- 3:23 p.m. - Taekwondo: Men's +80kg
- 3:30 p.m. - Basketball (Men's): USA vs. France (Gold medal game)
- 3:30 p.m. - Boxing: Women's 57kg
- 3:39 p.m. - Taekwondo: Women's +67kg
- 3:47 p.m. - Boxing: Men's 57kg
- 4:30 p.m. - Beach Volleyball (Men's): Sweden vs. Germany (Gold medal game)
- 4:34 p.m. - Boxing: Women's 75kg
- 4:51 p.m. - Boxing: Men's +92kg
Day 15 television schedule (By sport)
All events are available to be streamed live on Peacock, a platform owned by NBC and not NBC4's parent company, Nexstar. Bold denotes medal event.
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Artistic Swimming
- 3:45 p.m. - Duet final (E! Network)
Basketball
- 5 a.m. (M Bronze) - Germany vs. Serbia (USA Network)
- 3:30 p.m. (M Gold) - USA vs. France (NBC4)
Beach Volleyball
- 3 p.m. (M Bronze) - Qatar vs. Norway (USA Network)
- 4:30 p.m. (M Gold) - Sweden vs. Germany (USA Network)
Boxing
- 3:30 p.m. - Finals in women's 57kg and 75kg, men's 57kg and +92kg (CNBC)
- 5:15 p.m. - Finals in women's 57kg and 75kg, men's 57kg and +92kg (CNBC)
Breaking
- 10:30 a.m. - Men's qualifying (E! Network)
- 2 p.m. - Men's final (E! Network)
Canoeing
- 5:40 a.m. - Women's sprint semifinals (CNBC)
- 7 a.m. - Finals in women's kayak single 500m, men's kayak single 1000m, and women's canoe single 200m (CNBC)
Cycling (Track)
- 2:30 p.m. - Men's madison final (CNBC)
Diving
- 4 a.m. - Men's 10m platform semifinal (E! Network)
- 9 a.m. - Men's 10m platform final (E! Network)
Golf
- 3 a.m. - Women's final round (Golf Channel)
Handball
- 4 a.m. (W Bronze) - Denmark vs. Sweden (CNBC)
- 9 a.m. (W Gold) - Norway vs. France (USA Network)
Rhythmic Gymnastics
- 8 a.m. - Group final (CNBC)
Soccer
- 11 a.m. (W Gold) - USA vs. Brazil (USA Network)
Sport Climbing
- 7:30 a.m. - Women's boulder and lead final (E! Network)
Table Tennis
- 9:30 a.m. - Women's team bronze medal match (CNBC)
- 1:15 p.m. - Women's team final (CNBC)
Taekwondo
- 4:45 p.m. - Finals in men's +80kg and women's +67kg (CNBC)
Track & Field
- 2 a.m. - Men's marathon (USA Network)
- 1:10 p.m. - Finals on NBC4 (Men's high jump, men's 800m, women's javelin throw, women's 100m hurdles, men's 5000m, women's 1500m, men's and women's 4x400m relay)
Volleyball
- 7 a.m. (M Gold) - Poland vs. France (NBC4)
- 11:15 a.m. (W Bronze) - Brazil vs. Turkiye (CNBC)
Water Polo
- 6 a.m. (W Bronze) - USA vs. Netherlands (E! Network)
- 9:35 a.m. (W Gold) - Spain vs. Australia (NBC4)
Weightlifting
- 8 a.m. - Men's 102kg final (USA Network)
- 3 p.m. - Women's 81kg final (CNBC)
- 4 p.m. - Women's 81kg final (CNBC)
Wrestling
- 8:30 a.m. - Qualifying rounds (USA Network)
- 4 p.m. - Finals in men's 74kg and 125kg freestyle, women's 62kg freestyle (USA Network)