Hammer throw. High jump. Flatwater canoeing. Water Polo. Where outside of the Olympics are you going to see events like this? All that and some more familiar races and competitions are on tap for the London 2012 Olympic Games today.
For the full schedule of events, see the London 2012 official site. As always the NBC Olympic site will be streaming all events live as they happen and the NBC networks will carry various portions throughout the length of the games.
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Finals in the men's hammer throw and steeplechase, and qualifying in the high jump, plus the men's singles final in Badminton.
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Track & Field's centerpiece event -- the men's 100m dash, plus apparatus finals in Gymnastics, the women's springboard final in Diving, and a Beach Volleyball matchup.
Qualifying-round action in Track & Field, inlcuding the women's 100m hurdles and 1500m, and the men's 800m.
10:30A - 11:30A Men's Water Polo: USA vs. HUN
The United States meets Hungary in a men's Water Polo match.
Flatwater Canoeing begins with heats and semifinals in four events: the men’s K-1 1000m, K-2 1000m, men’s C-1 1000m and women’s K-4 500m.
The team jumping final.
Duet qualifying in Synchronized Swimming.
Qualifying-round action in Track & Field, inlcuding the women's 100m hurdles and 1500m, and the men's 800m.
Qualifying heats in Canoe (sprint) featuring 17 races over four events.
2:00P - 3:00P Men's Beach Volleyball
A men's quarterfinal-round match.
Team USA faces Tunisia in a men's Volleyball qualifier.
Women's track cycling events.
Qualifying-round action in Track & Field, inlcuding the women's 100m hurdles and 1500m, and the men's 800m.
8:00P - 12:00A (8/7) NBC Primetime
More apparatus finals in Gymnastics, plus the men's 400m final in Track & Field coverage. Also, qualifying in men's springboard Diving, a men's Beach Volleyball quarterfinal and the men's sprint final in track Cycling.
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