Navigating all the Olympics coverage can get confusing. There’s a full schedule of events to keep track of, not to mention knowing which channels will be covering what. To help guide you through, we’ll be posting each day’s major competitions, including medal events, qualifying and semifinal rounds, and any matches that feature U.S. teams, so all you have to do is sit back and be dazzled by the world’s greatest athletes.
Major Events
1. Gymnastics: Event finals begin and Simone Biles competes for her first apparatus medal in the vault final, 1 p.m. Watch: Livestream or on NBC, 7 p.m.–midnight.
2. Diving: Team USA divers Kassidy Cook and Abby Johnston go for gold in the women’s 3-meter springboard final, 3 p.m. Watch: Livestream or on NBC, 7 p.m.–midnight.
3. Track and Field: Find out if Usain Bolt is still the world’s fastest man, with live coverage of the track and field gold-medal final races, 7 p.m. Watch: Livestream or on NBC.
August 14 Full Schedule
6:00 a.m.*
Golf: Men’s final round medal event, 6 a.m.–9 a.m. Watch: Livestream or on the Golf Channel.
8:00 a.m.
Track and Field: Women’s marathon final, 8:30 a.m.–11:15 a.m.  Watch: Livestream or on NBC.
9:00 a.m.
Golf: Men’s final round medal event, part two, 9 a.m.–noon. Watch: Livestream or on the Golf Channel.
10 a.m.
Boxing: Men’s semifinals and gold-medal match, 10 a.m. Watch: Livestream.
11:00 a.m.
Basketball: Women’s group B: China vs. USA, 11:15 a.m.–1 p.m. Watch: Livestream or on NBC or the Basketball Channel.
12 p.m.
Shooting: Men’s 50-meter rifle 3-positions final, noon–1 p.m. Watch: Livestream or on USA.
Sailing: Men’s and women’s RS:X medal races and victory ceremonies, noon. Watch: Livestream or on MSNBC at 3:45 p.m.
Golf: Men’s final round medal event, part three, noon–3 p.m. Watch: Livestream, on the Golf Channel, or NBC starting at 1 p.m.
1:00 p.m.
Gymnastics: Men’s and women’s individual event finals, 1 p.m.  Watch: Livestream or on NBC from 7 p.m. - midnight.
Tennis: Women’s doubles gold-medal match, 1 p.m.–3 p.m.  Watch: Livestream or on Bravo.
2:00 p.m.
Tennis: Men’s singles gold-medal match, 2 p.m. Watch: Livestream or on Bravo.
Table Tennis: Men’s team quarterfinals, 2 p.m. Watch: Livestream or on MSNBC at 3:45 p.m.
Water Polo: Men’s group B: USA vs. Italy, 2:30 p.m.–4 p.m. Watch: Livestream or on NBC.
3:00 p.m.
Diving: Women’s 3-meter springboard final, 3 p.m. Watch: Livestream or on NBC, 7 p.m.– midnight.
Wrestling: Greco-Roman 59 kg and 75 kg medal matches, 3 p.m. Watch: Livestream or on NBCSN starting at 5 p.m.
Cycling: Track cycling gold-medal finals, 3 p.m. Watch: Livestream or on NBCSN starting at 5 p.m.
Tennis: Mixed doubles gold-medal match, 3 p.m.–5 p.m. Watch: Livestream or on Bravo.
4:00 p.m.
Boxing: Men’s semifinals and quarterfinals, 4 p.m. Watch: Livestream.
Fencing: Men’s team épée bronze- and gold-medal bouts, 4 p.m.  Watch: Livestream.
Volleyball: Women’s group B: USA vs. China, 4 p.m.–6 p.m. Watch: Livestream or on NBC.
Beach Volleyball: Women’s quarterfinal match, 4 p.m. Watch: Livestream or on NBCSN or Telemundo.
5:00 p.m.
Field Hockey: Men’s quarterfinal, 5 p.m. Watch: Livestream or on CNBC.
6:00 p.m.
Weightlifting: Women’s super heavyweight gold-medal final. Watch: Livestream or on NBCSN.
Table Tennis: Women’s team semifinals. Watch: Livestream.
7:00 p.m.
Track and Field: Women’s triple jump gold-medal final, men’s 400-meter and 100-meter gold-medal finals, 7:20 p.m.–midnight. Watch: Livestream or on NBC.
Field Hockey: Men’s quarterfinal, 7:30 p.m. Watch: Livestream.
*Note: All times are Eastern Standard
Our list features all major events, but for a detailed schedule of all events and TV listings, check the NBC Olympics website.