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NBC's (taped) prime-time coverage tonight includes the women's shot put final. The United States isn't a favorite, but Michelle Carter did win a bronze medal at the 2015 World Championships.
Carter is a veteran of the 2012 Olympics, and she's coached by her father and Michael Carter was not only the shot put silver medalist at the 1984 Games, but a three-time all-pro and a three-time Super Bowl champion as a noseguard with the San Francisco 49ers.
NBC/Ch. 5 • Track & field – qualifying rounds; Women's 10k – final; Beach volleyball – round of 16 (8-10 a.m.)
• Track & field – qualifying rounds; Women's 10k final; Beach volleyball – round of 16 (9-11 a.m.)
• Swimming – qualifying heats; Rowing – finals (11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.)
• Women's volleyball USA vs. Italy; Track & field qualifying rounds (1:30-4 p.m.)
• Track & field – qualifying rounds; Women's shot put – final; Swimming Women's 200m backstroke final, Men's 100m butterfly final, Women's 800m freestyle final, Men's 50m freestyle final, Women's 50m freestyle semifinals; Women's diving – springboard qualifying; Women's beach volleyball – round of 16 (7-11 p.m.)
• Swimming – semifinals; Track & field – qualifying rounds (11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m.)
NBCSN • Men's archery individual round of 16; Track & field qualifying heats; women's 10k final (6-10 a.m.
• Women's soccer USA vs. Sweden/quarterfinal (10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.)
• Women's basketball USA vs. Canada (12:30-2:15 p.m.)
• Men's archery individual final (2:15 p.m.-4 p.m.)
• Men's basketball USA vs. Serbia (4-6 p.m.)
• Men's fencing team foil final (6-7 p.m.)
• Women's soccer Brazil vs. Austria/quarterfinal (7-9 p.m.)
• Weightlifting finals; Men's boxing quarterfinals and semifinals (9-10 p.m.)
USA • Men's archery individual round of 16; Men's fencing team foil quarterfinals (7-8:40 a.m.)
• Men's water polo USA vs. Montenegro (8:40 a.m.-10:15 p.m.)
• Men's fencing team foil semifinals; Women's volleyball China vs. Serbia (10:15 a.m.-noon)
MSNBC • Beach volleyball round of 16; Women's handball Netherlands vs. Sweden; Women's shooting skeet final (10 a.m.-1 p.m.)
• Women's soccer China vs. Germany/quarterfinal (1-3 p.m.)
CNBC • Women's trampoline final; cycling track finals (3-4 p.m.
• Women's soccer Canada vs. France/quarterfinal (4-6 p.m.)
Golf Channel • Golf competition (3 a.m.-3 p.m.)
Bravo • Tennis competition (9 a.m.-5 p.m.)
Basketball specialty channel • Women – Serbia vs. China (9:15-11 a.m.); Men – U.S. vs. Serbia (4-5:45 p.m.); Men – France vs. Venezuela (7:30-9:15 p.m.)
Soccer specialty channel • Women – USA vs. Sweden/quarterfinal (10 a.m.-noon); Women – China vs. Germany/quarterfinal (1-3 p.m.); Women – Canada vs. France/quarterfinal (4-6 p.m.); Women – Brazil vs. Austria/quarterfinal (7-9 p.m.)