USAIN BOLT BACK ON THE TRACK
Bolt already has one Rio gold in the men’s 100m. Now he’s competing in the 200m semifinals as he continues his pursuit to win gold in three events across three Olympic games.
HOW TO SEE IT: Evening track and field coverage begins at 7:20 p.m. ET. Bolt’s race is expected after 9 p.m. ET.
CABRAL COMES IN EIGHTH
Glastonbury's Donn Cabral ran in the finals of the men's 3,000m steeplechase on Wednesday, but did not clinch a medal.
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After qualifying with the third-best time in the heats, Cabral said he had confidence going into the final after his experience in the London Games four years ago.
Cabral was one of three Americans to make the steeplechase final, the first time that has been done since 1936. American Evan Jager was the only American to medal. He won the silver. Cabral came in 8th.
HOW TO SEE IT: You can watch the replay of the morning track and field session here.
ASHTON EATON BEGINS QUEST TO DEFEND OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL
Ashton Eaton earned the title “world’s greatest athlete” by winning decathlon gold medals at the 2012 London Olympics and at the 2013 and 2015 World Championships.
In 2015, the Oregon-native became the first decathlete to win the IAAF Athlete of the Year award after breaking his own decathlon world record. He also holds the indoor heptathlon world record, as well as heptathlon gold medals from the 2012, 2014 and 2016 World Indoor Championships.
HOW TO SEE IT: Catch Eaton in his quest to defend his Olympic gold live online at 8:30 a.m. ET.
STU MCNAY SAILS FOR MEDAL
Yale grad Stuart McNay is in a great spot for a shot at a medal in the men's 470 class sailing race.
He and his partner are in 4th place overall after 10 races.
The medal race was originally scheduled for Wednesday, but had to be postponed due to weather. It has been rescheduled for Thursday.
TEAM USA MEN’S BASKETBALL BEGINS QUARTERFINAL PLAY
The U.S. men basketball team is coming off a major scare as they enter the quarterfinal round by narrowly defeating France 100-97.
It was the second straight game a less talented squad played to the end with the U.S. If not for Klay Thompson’s 15-point third quarter, the U.S. may not have come away with the win.
The team will look to bounce back as they face Argentina in the quarterfinals.
HOW TO SEE IT: Catch the U.S men’s team live online at 5:45 p.m. ET.
