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Today's NBC Olympics TV schedule: Saturday, August 20, 2016

Saturday's action in Rio de Janeiro is headlined by the men's and women's 4x400-meter relay finals at the Olympic Stadium. Other major events include the women's basketball and men's soccer gold medal games.

Saturday's action in Rio de Janeiro is headlined by the men's and women's 4x400-meter relay finals at the Olympic Stadium. Other major events include the women's basketball and men's soccer gold medal games.

Here are Saturday's full listings. All event broadcasts are live except for those noted with an asterisk, and all times are Eastern.

If you want to watch online, all events are streamed live at NBCOlympics.com and in Spanish at TelemundoDeportes.com. Access is free with authentication through participating pay-TV providers.

10 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.: Women's triathlon
12:15 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.: Women's volleyball, United States vs. Netherlands bronze medal match; Canoe/Kayak sprint gold medal finals*
2:30 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.: Women's basketball, United States vs. Spain gold medal final
4:45 p.m. to 6 p.m.: Men's water polo, Croatia vs. Serbia gold medal final
8 p.m. to 12 a.m.: Track and field, many events (see note bel0w); Men's diving, 10m platform gold medal final

These track and field events will be televised live during NBC's primetime broadcast:

- Women's high jump gold medal final
- Men's javelin gold medal final
- Men's 1500m run gold mefal final
- Women's 800m run gold medal final
- Men's 5000m run gold medal final
- Women's 4x400m sprint relay final
- Men's 4x400m sprint relay final

12:30 a.m. to 1:30 a.m.: Rhythmic gymnastics, individual all-around gold medal final*
1:30 a.m. to 5 a.m.: Primetime encore

2 a.m. to 6 a.m.: NBCSN primetime encore
6 a.m. to 7 a.m.: NBC late night encore
12 p.m. to 2 p.m.: Men's soccer, Honduras vs. Nigeria bronze medal game
2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.: Rhythmic gymnastics, group qualifying*; Women's cycling, mountain bike gold medal final*
4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.: Men's soccer, Brazil vs. Germany gold medal game

12 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.: Men's water polo, Montenegro vs. Italy bronze medal game; Taekwondo, qualifying*; Men's badminton, bronze medal match*
2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.: Women's handball, France vs. Russia gold medal game

9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.: Rhythmic gymnastics, group qualifying
10:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.: Women's basketball, France vs. Serbia bronze medal game
12:15 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.: Men's wrestling, freestyle qualifying*; Men's boxing, Stevenson (United States) vs. Ramirez (Cuba) 56kg gold medal final; Women's handball, Netherlands vs. Norway bronze medal game*
2:15 p.m. to 5 p.m.: Rhythmic gymnastics, individual all-around gold medal final; Men's badminton, singles gold medal final*
8 p.m. to 9:15 p.m.: Boxing, gold medal finals*; Men's wrestling, freestyle gold medal finals*
9:15 p.m. to 12 a.m.: Women's volleyball, China vs. Serbia gold medal match; Taekwondo, gold medal finals*; Men's modern pentathlon*

5 a.m. to 6 a.m.: Golf Central live from the Olympics
6 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Women's golf, final round
3 p.m. to 5 p.m.: Golf Central live from the Olympics
11 p.m. to 4 a.m.: Women's golf, final round encore

10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.: Women's basketball, France vs. Serbia bronze medal game
12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.: Women's basketball, France vs. Serbia bronze medal game encore
2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.: Women's basketball, United States vs. Spain gold medal game
5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.: Women's basketball, United States vs. Spain gold medal game encore
7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.: Women's basketball, United States vs. Spain gold medal game encore

3 a.m. to 5 a.m.: Late night encore
11 a.m. to 12 p.m.: News recap
12 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.: Men's soccer, Honduras vs. Nigeria bronze medal game; Boxing, gold medal finals*
3:45 p.m. to 7 p.m.: Men's soccer, Brazil vs. Germany gold medal game and medal ceremony
12 a.m. to 2 a.m.: Late night recap show

6 a.m. to 8 a.m.: Late night encore