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If you've never watched much badminton on TV — and who among us has? — there's the possibility of added entertainment value during today's coverage of the men's competition (7-8 a.m. and 1:15-3 p.m., USA).
Two-time defending champion Lin Dan of China is known as "the John McEnroe of badminton" – famous (or infamous) for his outburts both on and off the court.
NBC/Ch. 5 • Track & Field —men's 3,000m steeplechase final; Equestrian – team jumping final; Gymnastics – gala (9 a.m.-noon)
• Men's volleyball — USA vs. Poland/quarterfinals (noon-2 p.m.)
• Canoe/Kayak — sprint qualifying; Women's water polo — USA vs. Hungary/semifinal; Gymnastics — gala (2-4 p.m.)
• Track & Field — women's long jump final, women's 200m final, women's 100m hurdles final; Women's diving — platform qualifying; Women's beach volleyball — final (7-11 p.m.)
• Women's beach volleyball — medal round (11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m.)
NBCSN • Canoe/Kayak – sprint qualifying; Track & Field — men's 3,000m steeplechase final (6-10 a.m.)
• Men's soccer — Brazil vs. Honduras/semifinal (10 a.m.-noon)
• Cycling – BMX qualifying (noon-1 p.m.)
• Men's soccer — Germany vs. Nigeria/semifinal; Gymnastics — gala (1-3:30 p.m.)
• Men's basketball — USA vs. Argentina/quarterfinal (3:30-5:30 p.m.
• Gymnastics – gala; Women's wrestling – freestyle finals; Men's boxing – welterweight final; women's boxing — elimination matches (5:30-7 p.m.)
• Women's beach volleyball — bronze medal; men's basketball — Croatia vs. Serbia/quarterfinal (7-9 p.m.)
• Men's table tennis — China vs. Japan/team final; Taekwondo — finals (9-10 p.m.)
MSNBC • Women's field hockey – Germany vs. Netherlands/semifinal (9-11 a.m.)
• Women's wrestling – qualifying; Men's handball – Germany vs. Qatar/quarterfinal (11 a.m.-noon)
• Gymnastics – gala (noon-1:30 p.m.)
• Men's handball – Denmark vs. Slovenia/quarterfinal; Sailing – finals (1:30-3 p.m.)
USA • Men's badminton — singles quarterfinal (7-8 a.m.)
• Men's basketball — Australia vs. Lithuania/quarterfinal (8-9:45 a.m.)
• Women's water polo — China vs. Spain/semifinal; Men's badminton — singles quarterfinal; Men's basketball — 'France vs. Spain/quarterfinal (11:30 a.m.-1:15 p.m.)
• Men's badminton — singles quarterfinal; Men's table tennis — Germany vs. South Korea/team bronze medal; Taekwondo — quarterfinals and semifinals (1:15-3 p.m.)
CNBC • Men's volleyball — Italy vs. Iran/quarterfinals; Women's field hockey — New Zealand vs. Great Britain/semifinal (3-6 p.m.)
Golf Channel • Women — first round (4:30 a.m.-3 p.m.)
Basketball speciality channel • Men — Australia vs. Lithuania/quarterfinal (8 -9:45 a.m.)
• Men — Spain vs. France/quarterfinal (11:30 a.m.-1:15 p.m.)
• Men — USA vs. Argentina/quarterfinal (3:45-5:30 p.m.)
• Men — Croatia vs. Serbia/quarterfinal (7:15-9 p.m.)
Soccer specialty channel • Men's soccer — Brazil vs. Honduras/semifinal (10 a.m.-noon)
• Men's soccer — Germany vs. Nigeria/semifinal (1-3 p.m.)