CBC’s coverage continues as medal events will be contested in eleven sports in Rio on Wednesday. Canada’s women’s basketball team will look to remain atop the standings in pool play when it tries for a third straight win to open the tournament. They take on Senegal at 4:45 p.m. ET (1:45 p.m. PT) on CBC. In the pool, Canadian swimmers will hope to be in the mix in the finals for the men’s 100m freestyle (Santo Condorelli) and 200m breaststroke (Ashton Bauman) and the women’s 200m butterfly (Audrey Lacroix).
Coverage will be available on TV across CBC, TSN, TSN2, Sportsnet and Sportsnet ONE. Viewers can also watch CBC’s live streaming coverage at cbc.ca/olympics, on CBC’s app for Rio 2016 for iOS and Android devices and in virtual reality using the CBC Olympic Games Virtual Reality app.
Programming highlights for Wednesday, Aug. 10:
Note: All times are listed in ET and are subject to change without notice. Visit cbc.ca/olympics for full listings.
CBC
Rowing
- 7 a.m. – Men’s and Women’s Rowing Finals
- Medal events include the men’s and women’s quad sculls
Diving
- 3 p.m. – Men’s Synchronized Diving: 3m Final
Basketball
- 4:45 p.m. – Women’s Basketball: Senegal vs. Canada
- Canada sits tied with the USA in Group B, each with two wins and no losses. The women’s team will look to improve their record to 3-0 when they face winless Senegal.
Swimming
- 9 p.m. – Men’s and Women’s Swimming Finals
- Medal events include the men’s 100m freestyle and 200m breaststroke and the women’s 200m butterfly
TSN
Rugby
- 10 a.m. – Men’s Rugby Sevens
- 4 p.m. – Men’s Rugby Sevens Quarter-Finals
Boxing
- 1 p.m. – Men’s Boxing
Volleyball
- 2 p.m. – Women’s Volleyball: USA vs. Serbia
Basketball
- 6 p.m. – Men’s Basketball: USA vs. Australia
- A battle of the only undefeated teams in Group A
- 9:30 p.m. – Men’s Basketball: Venezuela vs. China
TSN2
Road Cycling
- 7:30 a.m. – Women’s and Men’s Time Trials
- Canada’s Tara Whitten, Karol-Ann Canuel and Leah Kirchman will compete in the women’s competition. The USA’s Kristin Armstrong is a two-time gold medallist and is considered the favourite yet again.
- On the men’s side, Canada will be represented by Antoine Duchesne, Hugo Houle and Mike Woods
Canoe Slalom
- 12:30 p.m. – Men’s K1 Semifinals and Finals
Beach Volleyball
- 3 p.m. – Men’s Beach Volleyball: Brazil vs. Italy
Boxing
- 4 p.m. – Men’s Boxing
Sportsnet
Beach Volleyball
- 9 a.m. – Men’s and Women’s Beach Volleyball
- 2 p.m. – Women’s Beach Volleyball
Football (Soccer)
- 12 p.m. – Men’s Football: Argentina vs. Honduras
- Second place in Group D is on the line in this battle of 1-1 teams
Artistic Gymnastics
- 3 p.m. – Men’s Individual All-Around Final
Sportsnet ONE
Tennis
- 9:30 a.m. – Men’s and Women’s Tennis
Beach Volleyball
- 8 p.m. – Men’s and Women’s Beach Volleyball
- Canada’s Sam Schachter and Josh Binstock take on Clemens Doppler and Alexander Horst of Austria
Virtual Reality
Live streaming via the CBC Olympic Games Virtual Reality app, brought to Canadians exclusively by Visa, for iOS and Android devices:
Artistic Gymnastics
3 pm. –5:45 p.m.
