Decathlons, heptathlons, 100-meter dash, high jump, pole vault, you name it: There is no shortage of events to keep track of for the 2021 Games. Sporting News is here to make sure you know how to watch every single event, from preliminaries to qualifying, opening rounds, semifinals and finals.
As in many of the events at the Olympics, several athletes from the United States are among those favored to medal, including JuVaughn Harrison in both the high jump and long jump, Rudy Winkler (men’s hammer throw), Ryan Crouser and Joe Kovacs (men’s shot put), Katie Nageotte (women’s pole vault) and more.
Here’s everything you need to know, pardon the pun, to keep track of the field at Tokyo:
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How to watch Olympic track and field
TV channels: NBC (U. S. ) | USA Network (U. S. ) | NBC Sports Network | CNBC | CBC (Canada) Live streams: NBCSports. com | NBCOlympics. com | Peacock | fuboTV (7-day free trial)
NBC Universal and CBC have the exclusive rights to all Olympic content in the U.S. and Canada, respectively. Each will carry all track and field events during the 2021 Tokyo Games. Streaming options include NBC platforms NBCOlympics.com and Peacock, as well as fuboTV, which offers a 7-day free trial.
Olympics track and field schedule 2021
Generally speaking, each day of TV coverage will feature early-morning and evening sessions. Coverage of each session will range from events and stages. NBC and USA will be the primary networks providing coverage in the United States, while CBC provides coverage in Canada.
Below is the full schedule of events, based on NBC’s general and track-specific broadcast schedules:
Thursday, July 29
Friday, July 30
*Mixed 4×400 relay Round 1 will re-air in primetime on NBC
Saturday, July 31
*Mixed 4×400 relay and women’s 100 finals will re-air in primetime on NBC
Sunday, Aug. 1
*Men’s 100 semifinals and final will re-air in primetime on NBC
Monday, Aug. 2
*Women’s 200 semifinals, women’s 400 hurdles semifinals, men’s 3000 steeplechase final, women’s 5000 final will re-air in primetime on NBC
Tuesday, Aug. 3
Wednesday, Aug. 4
*Women’s 1500 semifinals, women’s 400m semifinals, women’s 3000 steeplechase final, men’s 800 final and men’s 200 final will re-air in primetime on NBC
Thursday, Aug. 5
Men’s decathlon (javelin throw), men’s 1500 semifinal, men’s 400 final, women’s heptathlon (800) and men’s decathlon (1500) will re-air in primetime on NBC
Friday, Aug. 6
*Men’s 5000m final, women’s 400m final, women’s 1500m final, women’s 4x100 relay final and men’s 4x100 relay final will re-air in primetime on NBC
Saturday, Aug. 7
Sunday, Aug. 8
MORE: Full day-by-day schedule of events for the 2021 Olympics
Olympic track and field events schedule
Track and field fans are going to have days filled with their favorite sport.
From July 29-Aug. 7, every day will include morning and night events shown live from Tokyo for viewers in North America. Competition concludes the morning of Aug. 7 with the men’s and women’s 4x400 relays.
