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If there were an Olympic gold medal for biggest ego, Jamaica's Usain Bolt would at the very least be a strong contender. If his posturing and posing didn't make the clear, his statements including "I am the greatest athlete who ever lived!" pretty much clinches it.
He's competing (in NBC's taped prime-time coverage) for his third consecutive 200m gold medal (7-11 p.m., Ch. 5). It would be his eighth overall.
Bolt is not a humble man, but he's unquestionably one of the greatest athletes in Olympic history.
Also tonight, American Ashton Eaton will attempt to become the third man to win back-to-back Olympic decathlon gold medals.
NBC/Ch. 5 • Track & Field Men's 400m hurdles final; Canoe/Kayak spring finals
• Women's volleyball USA vs. Serbia /semifinal (10 a.m.-noon)
• Women's diving platform semifinal; Men's cycling BMX quarterfinals (noon-1:30 p.m.)
• Men's water polo Italy vs. Serbia/semifinal; Synchronized swimming team qualifying (1:30-3 p.m.)
• Track & Field – Men's shot put finals; Women's javelin finals; Men's 1500m decathlon final; Women's 400m hurdles finals; Men's 200m finals; Women's diving platform finals; Men's beach volleyball Brazil vs. Italy/finals (7-11 p.m)
• Men's beach volleyball medal round (11:35 p.m.12:35 a.m.)
NBCSN • Canoe/Kayak sprint finals; Track & Field men's 400m hurdles final (6-9:20 a.m.)
• Men's water polo Croatia vs. Montenegro/semifinal; Women's wrestling freestyle qualifying; Men's field hockey Germany vs. Netherlands/bronze medal (9:20 a.m.-noon)
• Women's basketball Serbia vs. Spain/semifinal (noon-2 p.m.)
• Women's wrestling freestyle finals (2-4 p.m.)
• Women's basketball USA vs. France/semifinal (4-6 p.m.)
• Men's boxing light heavyweight final; Men's beach volleyball Netherlands vs. Russia/bronze medal (6-7:45 p.m.)
• Women's volleyball China vs. Netherlands/semifinal; Taekwondo finals (7:45-10 p.m.)
MSNBC • Sailing finals; Women's handball France vs. Netherlands/semifinal (noon-2 p.m.)
USA • Men's triathlon; Women's badminton Denmark vs. Japan/doubles final (8 -11 a.m.)
CNBC • Taekwondo quarterfinals and semifinals; Modern pentathlon fencing (4-5 p.m.)
• Men's field hockey Argentina vs. Belgium/final
Golf channel • Women's second round (4:30 a.m.-3 p.m.)
Basketball speciality channel • Women Serbia vs. Spain/semifinal (noon-2 p.m.)
• Women USA vs. France/semifinal (4-6 p.m.)