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Rio Olympics: What to Watch on Day 15 — U.S. Women's Basketball Team Shoots for a Six-Peat

Plus: The final track and field relays

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Joyce Eng


Day 15 of the Rio Olympics will feature the women's basketball final and a diving rematch. Here's the big stuff you should keep an eye out for on Saturday, Aug. 20 (all times ET).

All events are live-streamed at NBCOlympics.com. Find out all the ways to watch the Olympics here.

Rio Olympics: Stars to watch

Basketball, women's gold medal game
When:
2:30 p.m.
The United States will go for its sixth straight gold and eighth overall against Spain, which has never made the podium since women's basketball was added to the Olympics in 1976. Tipoff for the bronze medal game between France and Serbia is 10:30 a.m.

Brittney Griner and Isabelle Yacoubou

Brittney Griner and Isabelle Yacoubou

Pool, Getty Images


Track and field, women's and men's 4x400-meter relay finals
When:
9:00 p.m. and 9:35 p.m.
The American women have not lost this relay since 1992, to the Unified Team. The American men hope to reclaim the crown after taking second behind the Bahamas in London.
Diving, men's 10-meter platform
When:
3:30 p.m.
It's redemption for China's Qiu Bo, the heavy favorite who was upset by former Splash judge David Boudia in London four years ago. Qiu has not lost to Boudia since, beating the American in the last two world championships. 2012 bronze medalist Tom Daley of Great Britain is the top qualifier.

Other medal events:
- Golf, women's individual (6:00 a.m.)
- Badminton, men's singles (bronze medal match at 7:30 a.m.; gold medal match at 8:30 a.m.)
- Canoe/kayak, men's kayak single 200 meters (8:07 a.m.)
- Canoe/kayak, men's canoe double 1,000 meters (8:22 a.m.)
- Canoe/kayak, women's kayak four 500 meters (8:47 a.m.)
- Canoe/kayak, men's kayak four 1,000 meters (9:12 a.m.)
- Triathlon, women's individual (10:00 a.m.)
- Handball, women's tournament (bronze medal match at 10:30 a.m.; gold medal match at 2:30 p.m.)
- Cycling, women's cross-country (11:30 a.m.)
- Soccer, men's tournament (bronze medal match at 12:00 p.m.; gold medal match at 4:30 p.m.)
- Volleyball, women's tournament (bronze medal match at 12:00 p.m.; gold medal match at 9:15 p.m.)
- Water polo, men's tournament (bronze medal match at 12:00 p.m.; gold medal match at 4:50 p.m.)
- Boxing, women's fly 51 kilogram (1:00 p.m.)
- Boxing, men's bantam 56 kilogram (1:15 p.m.)
- Boxing, men's middle 75 kilogram (2:00 p.m.)
- Rhythmic gymnastics, women's individual all-around (3:59 p.m.)
- Wrestling, men's freestyle 125 kilogram (bronze medal matches at 4:00 p.m.; gold medal match at 4:30 p.m.)
- Modern pentathlon, men's individual (5:00 p.m.)
- Wrestling, men's freestyle 86 kilogram (bronze medal matches at 5:00 p.m.; gold medal match at 5:30 p.m.)
- Track and field, women's high jump (7:30 p.m.)
- Track and field, men's javelin throw (7:55 p.m.)
- Track and field, men's 1,500 meters (8:00 p.m.)
- Taekwondo, women's over 67 kilogram (bronze medal matches at 8:00 p.m.; gold medal match at 9:00 p.m.)
- Track and field, women's 800 meters (8:15 p.m.)
- Taekwondo, men's over 80 kilogram (bronze medal matches at 8:15 p.m.; gold medal match at 9:15 p.m.)
- Track and field, men's 5,000 meters (8:30 p.m.)