Tokyo Olympics: Sunday’s Viewing Schedule

Tokyo 2020 (NBC Sports)

Sunday marks the ninth day of competition during the Tokyo Olympics with NBC airing the Summer Olympics across a variety of networks.

Women’s gymnastics vault and uneven bars finals will be presented live Sunday morning at 4 a.m. ET on Peacock. All-around Tokyo gold medalist Suni Lee will headline the uneven bars gold medal contenders. Fellow Americans MyKayla Skinner and Jade Carey are expected to contend for medals in the vault finals. Coverage of both finals will also be presented in primetime at 7 p.m. ET on NBC. We’ll find out on Sunday at some point regarding Simone Biles and if she’ll be pulling out of the balance beam finals. It is the remaining event on her calendar during the Tokyo Olympics.

NBC will present track & field finals and semifinals coverage Sunday evening, featuring Trayvon Bromell contending for a gold medal in the men’s 100m final as well as first-time Olympian Keni Harrison in the women’s 100m hurdles final. Peacock will also present live coverage of track & field finals and qualifying rounds Sunday morning beginning at 6:10 a.m. ET.

In pursuit of a seventh consecutive gold medal, Sue BirdDiana Taurasi and the U.S. women’s basketball team face France in its final game of group play Sunday live at 12:40 a.m. ET/9:40 p.m. PT on USA Network. The U.S. will advance to the quarterfinals with a victory.

Live coverage of the men’s and women’s beach volleyball elimination rounds will feature Americans April Ross/Alix Klineman (vs. Cuba) in primetime Sunday on NBC and CNBC, beginning at 8 p.m. ET.

What follows below is the schedule for the day for NBC, USA, CNBC, NBCSN, Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, and Peacock. All Tokyo Olympics coverage will be streamed live on https://www.nbcolympics.com and the NBC Sports app. All times listed are ET unless otherwise noted.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 1 (DAY 9)

NBC

8:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.

Men’s Volleyball – U.S. vs. Argentina (LIVE)

10:45 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Gymnastics – Men’s Floor & Pommel Horse Finals

Women’s Beach Volleyball Round of 16 – Claes/Sponcil (U.S.) vs. Bansley/Wilkerson (Canada)

Men’s Beach Volleyball Round of 16 – Dalhausser/Lucena (U.S.) vs. Younousse/Tijan (Qatar)

Tennis – Men’s Singles Final

Golf – Men’s Final Round

Diving – Women’s Springboard Final

Fencing – Men’s Team Foil Final

Equestrian – Eventing Cross Country

Cycling – BMX Freestyle Finals

7 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.

Gymnastics – Women’s Vault Final

Gymnastics – Women’s Uneven Bars Final

Track & Field – Semifinals and Finals (LIVE)

  • Men’s 100m Final
  • Women’s 100m Hurdle Final
  • Men’s Long Jump Final
  • Men’s 800m Semifinal
  • Men’s 400m Semifinal
  • Women’s 200m Round One

Track & Field – Semifinals

  • Men’s 100m Semifinal
  • Women’s 100m Hurdles Semifinal

Women’s Beach Volleyball Round of 16 – Ross/Klineman (U.S.) vs. Echevarria/Martinez (Cuba) (LIVE)

8:30 p.m. – 9:05 p.m. (PT)

Canoeing – Spring Qualifying (LIVE)

12:05 a.m. – 2 a.m.

Women’s Volleyball – U.S. vs. Italy

USA NETWORK

2 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Spain vs. Slovenia (LIVE)

Diving – Women’s Springboard Final (LIVE)

Men’s Handball – Denmark vs. Sweden (LIVE)

Women’s Beach Volleyball Round of 16 – Australia vs. China

Men’s Beach Volleyball Round of 16 – Norway vs. Netherlands

Men’s Volleyball – Brazil vs. France

Men’s Handball – Norway vs. France

Women’s Water Polo – Hungary vs. China

Women’s Water Polo – Netherlands vs. Canada

Table Tennis – Elimination Round

1:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Men’s Volleyball – U.S. vs. Argentina

Beach Volleyball – Elimination Round

Men’s Handball – Germany vs. Brazil

Wrestling – Semifinals

Boxing – Semifinals

Weightlifting – Women’s Final

8 p.m. – 12:30 a.m.

Track & Field – Finals and Qualifying Rounds (LIVE)

  • Women’s 100m Hurdles Final
  • Men’s Long Jump Final
  • Women’s 1500m Round One
  • Women’s 200m Round One

Canoeing – Spring Qualifying (LIVE)

12:40 a.m. – 2:30 a.m.

Women’s Basketball – U.S. vs. France (LIVE)

CNBC

2 a.m. – 5 a.m.

Women’s Beach Volleyball Round of 16 – Germany vs. Brazil (LIVE)

Badminton – Men’s Singles Semifinals

8 p.m. – 2 a.m.

Men’s Water Polo – U.S. vs. Greece (LIVE)

Women’s Beach Volleyball Round of 16 – Canada vs. Spain (LIVE)

Field Hockey – Women’s Quarterfinal (LIVE)

Badminton – Women’s Doubles Bronze Medal & Final (LIVE)

Diving – Women’s Springboard Final

Men’s Water Polo – Hungary vs. Italy

NBCSN

2 a.m. – 3:30 a.m.

Men’s Basketball – U.S. vs. Czech Republic

3:30 a.m. – 5 a.m.

Men’s Soccer – Quarterfinal

5 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Weightlifting – Women’s Final (LIVE)

Fencing – Men’s Team Foil Final (LIVE)

Badminton – Women’s Singles Final (LIVE)

Field Hockey – Men’s Quarterfinal

Table Tennis – Elimination Round

Badminton – Men’s Singles Semifinal

1:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Golf – Men’s Final Round

Tennis – Men’s Singles Final

Equestrian – Eventing Cross Country

8 p.m. – 2 a.m.

Men’s Basketball – Spain vs. Slovenia

Men’s Volleyball – U.S. vs. Argentina

Equestrian – Eventing Cross Country

OLYMPIC CHANNEL: HOME OF TEAM USA

2 a.m. – 10 a.m.

Tennis (LIVE)

  • Men’s Singles Final
  • Women’s Doubles Final
  • Mixed Doubles Final

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Tennis

  • Men’s Singles Final
  • Women’s Doubles Final
  • Mixed Doubles Final

7 p.m. – 10 p.m.

Wrestling Competition

  • Greco Roman 60kg and 130 kg
  • Women’s Freestyle 76 kg

10 p.m. – 12:30 a.m.

Wrestling Competition (LIVE)

  • Greco Roman 60kg, 77 kg, 97 kg, and 130 kg
  • Women’s Freestyle 68kg and 76 kg

12:30 a.m. – 2 a.m.

Wrestling Competition

GOLF CHANNEL

6:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

Men’s Final Round

5 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Men’s Final Round

PEACOCK

4 a.m. – 6:55 a.m. 

Gymnastics Event Finals (LIVE)

  • Women’s Uneven Bars
  • Women’s Vault
  • Men’s Floor Exercise
  • Men’s Pommel Horse

6:10 a.m. – 8:55 a.m.

Track & Field (LIVE)

  • Men’s High Jump Final
  • Men’s 100m Semifinals
  • Women’s 100m Hurdles Semifinals
  • Women’s Triple Jump Final
  • Men’s 800m Semifinals
  • Men’s 400m Hurdles Semifinals
  • Men’s 100m Final

TELEMUNDO

6 a.m. – 9 a.m.

Baseball (LIVE)

9 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Men’s Volleyball – U.S. vs. Argentina (LIVE)

10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Argentina vs. Japan

12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Beach Volleyball – Men’s and Women’s Elimination Round

3 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Beach Volleyball – Men’s and Women’s Elimination Round

4 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.

Boxing

The Tokyo Olympics run July 23-August 8, 2021 and will be broadcast across the NBC broadcast, cable, and digital family of networks.

Danielle Solzman

Danielle Solzman is native of Louisville, KY, and holds a BA in Public Relations from Northern Kentucky University and a MA in Media Communications from Webster University. She roots for her beloved Kentucky Wildcats, St. Louis Cardinals, Indianapolis Colts, and Boston Celtics. Living less than a mile away from Wrigley Field in Chicago, she is an active reader (sports/entertainment/history/biographies/select fiction) and involved with the Chicago improv scene. She also sees many movies and reviews them. She has previously written for Redbird Rants, Wildcat Blue Nation, and Hidden Remote/Flicksided. From April 2016 through May 2017, her film reviews can be found on Creators.