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Today's NBC Olympics TV schedule: Wednesday, August 17, 2016

Usain Bolt is back on the Olympic Stadium track Wednesday night as he races in the 200-meter sprint heats. There's also the quarterfinal round of men's basketball, and Brazil's men's soccer team plays Honduras in the semifinals at Rio de Janeiro's famed Maracanã Stadium.

Wednesday's action at the Olympics features a huge test for the United States men's basketball team, as Manu Ginobili leads Argentina against Kevin Durant, Carmelo Anthony and the rest of the star-studded Americans.

Elsewhere in Rio de Janeiro, Usain Bolt is back on the Olympic Stadium track as he races in the 200-meter sprint heats. There's also a men's soccer semifinal between Brazil and Honduras at the famed Maracanã Stadium.

Here are Wednesday'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.

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

- Women's long jump gold medal final
- Women's 200m sprint gold medal final
- Women's 100m hurdles gold medal final

12:35 a.m. to 1:35 a.m.: Women's beach volleyball, Agatha/Barbara (Brazil) vs. Ludwig/Walkenhorst (Germany) gold medal match
1:35 a.m. to 4:30 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
8 a.m. to 12 p.m.: Canoeing, sprint qualifying heats; Track and field, qualifying rounds; Men's 3,000m steeplechase gold medal final*
12 p.m. to 2 p.m.: Men's soccer, Brazil vs. Honduras semifinal (LIVE)
2 p.m. to 3 p.m.: Cycling, BMX qualifying
3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.: Men's soccer, Nigeria vs. Germany semifinal; Gymnastics, gala*
5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.: Men's basketball, United States vs. Argentina quarterfinal
7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.: Men's handball, Denmark vs. Slovenia*; Men's boxing, welterweight gold medal final*; Women's boxing, quarterfinal*; Women's wrestling, Freestyle gold medal finals*
9 p.m. to 11 p.m.: Men's volleyball, Brazil vs. Argentina quarterfinal
11 p.m. to 12 a.m.: Men's table tennis, team gold medal final*; Taekwondo, gold medal finals*

11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.: Women's field hockey, Netherlands vs. Germany semifinal
12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m.: Men's handball, Brazil vs. France quarterfinal*
2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.: Women's wrestling, qualifying*; Men's handball, Germany vs. Qatar*; Sailing, gold medal finals
3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.: Gymnastics, gala*

9 a.m. to 10 a.m.: Men's badminton, singles quarterfinal*
10 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.: Men's basketball, Australia vs. Lithuania quarterfinal
11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.: Women's water polo, Russia vs. Italy semifinal; Men's badminton, singles quarterfinal*
1:30 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.: Men's basketball, Spain vs. France quarterfinal
3:15 p.m. to 5 p.m.: Badminton, mixed doubles gold medal final*; Men's table tennis, team bronze medal match*; Taekwondo, quarterfinals and semifinals*

5 p.m. to 8 p.m.: Men's volleyball, Italy vs. Iran quarterfinal; Women's field hockey, New Zealand vs. Great Britain semifinal*

5 a.m. to 6:30 a.m.: Golf Central live from the Olympics
6:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.: Women's golf, first round
3 p.m. to 5 p.m.: Golf Central live from the Olympics
11 p.m. to 5 a.m.: Women's golf, first round encore

10 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.: Men's basketball, Australia vs. Lithuania quarterfinal #1
11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.: Men's basketball, Australia vs. Lithuania quarterfinal #1 encore
1:30 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.: Men's basketball, Spain vs. France quarterfinal #2
3:15 p.m. to 5 p.m.: Men's basketball, Spain vs. France quarterfinal #2 encore
5 p.m. to 5:45 p.m.: Men's basketball, Spain vs. France quarterfinal #2 encore
5:45 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.: Men's basketball, United States vs. Argentina quarterfinal #3
7:30 p.m. to 9:15 p.m.: Men's basketball, United States vs. Argentina quarterfinal #3 encore
9:15 p.m. to 11 p.m.: Men's basketball, Serbia vs. Croatia quarterfinal #4
11 p.m. to 12 a.m.: Men's basketball, Serbia vs. Croatia quarterfinal #4 encore

3 a.m. to 5 a.m.: Late night encore
10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.: News recap; Men's soccer, Brazil vs. Germany semifinal;
2 p.m. to 3 p.m.: Track and field*; Men's boxing, welterweight gold medal final
12 a.m. to 2 a.m.: Late night recap show

6 a.m. to 8 a.m.: Late night encore
3 p.m. to 5 p.m.: Men's soccer, Nigeria vs. Germany quarterfinal
5 p.m. to 8 p.m.: Volleyball*; Men's basketball, United States vs. Argentina quarterfinal; Boxing