5 Olympic events to watch today
Featuring golf, track and field, BMX, decathlon and volleyball
Brooke Henderson of Smiths Falls, Ont., makes her Olympic debut and bronze medallist Andre De Grasse looks to qualify for a spot in the 200-metre gold medal race on Wednesday.
All of these events are live streamed on cbc.ca/olympics and CBC’s Rio 2016 app. We’ve also included the TV channels below to make it easier to find what you’re looking for.
Here are five events that you need to watch:
Women’s golf 1st round at 6:30 a.m. ET (TSN 2)
Henderson heads into the first round of golf on Wednesday as the No. 2 Olympic seed and also the world No. 2 according to world golf rankings. The 18-year-old won the Women’s PGA Championship in June and looks to be Canada’s best medal hope in golf.
Hamilton’s Alena Sharp tied for eighth at the Arkansas Championship this year — her best finish at the tournament. The 35-year-old has produced two top-11 finishes in her past four events. Sharp is seeded 31st at Rio and 85th in the world.
Track and field: De Grasse in the 200m semifinals at 9 p.m. ET (CBC)
De Grasse has qualified for the 200-metre semifinals. The 21-year-old ran the quickest heat time and will look to add to his medal tally by qualifying for the final.
BMX: Tory Nyhaug in the seeding rounds at 1:30 p.m. ET (Sportsnet One)
Tory Nyhaug of Coquitlam, B.C., started 2016 with three straight time trial wins at the first three World Cup events of the season. The 24-year-old made his Olympic debut at London 2012 as Canada’s only BMX representative. He won gold in Toronto at the Pan Am Games and was ranked 19th in the world in 2015.
Decathlon: Damian Warner begins his quest for a medal at 8:30 a.m. ET (TSN/CBC)
Damian Warner of London, Ont., knows how to win: he took gold at the Commonwealth Games (2014) and won gold at Toronto’s Pan Am Games. He finished fifth during his Olympic debut at London 2012, and second at the 2015 Beijing worlds. He’s up against American Ashton Eaton, who holds the world record.
Men’s volleyball: Canada vs. Russia at 9 a.m. ET (CBC)
Canada’s men’s volleyball team barely even made it to Rio and now they’re in the quarter-finals. Led by Gavin Schmitt, Canada finished second in its pool and finds itself one win away from playing for a medal.