Wednesday’s Daily Olympic Glance

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Off the beaten path

Los Angeles leaders pitched their bid Tuesday for the 2024 Olympics as a “risk-free” project that requires little construction and could produce a financial surplus.

“Our Olympic infrastructure is already in the ground, not on the drawing boards,” Mayor Eric Garcetti said at a news conference. “We are virtually risk-free because we only have to build one venue to host the games. Instead of construction anxieties for the next seven years, we can focus on what’s important.”

Los Angeles is seeking to host the Olympics for a third time and bring the Summer Games back to the United States for the first time since Atlanta hosted the event in 1996.

Los Angeles is competing against Paris, Rome and Budapest, Hungary. All four bid cities have sent leaders to Brazil to observe the Rio de Janeiro Games and lobby IOC members, who will select the host city in September 2017.

The buildup to the Rio Games was hit hard by Brazil’s political and economic crises and late scramble to complete the venues. The early days of South America’s first games have also faced serious logistical and organizational issues, including crime, empty seats and transportation problems.

Separately, scared off by the $51 billion overall price tag associated with the 2014 Sochi Winter Games, several cities dropped out of the bidding for the 2020, 2022 and 2024 Olympics for financial or political reasons.

Against that backdrop, Los Angeles sought to portray itself as a safe, trouble-free choice that can allow IOC members to rest easy.

Associated Press

Athlete to watch

Nathan Adrian might not have the Michael Phelps storyline in the pool, but the American swimmer still has something to prove. As he hops in the pool Wednesday night, the 27-year-old from Bremerton, Washington, looks to become the fifth athlete repeat as the men’s 100-meter freestyle Olympic champion four years after barely edging out field favorite James Magnussen of Australia in 2012. During the London Games in 2012, Adrian touched the wall in a personal-best 47.52 seconds, a mere one-hundredth of a second earlier than Magnussen to become the first American male to win the event since Matt Biondi did in 1988.

Miami Herald

On this date

Aug. 10, 1984

The United States’ Mary Decker was the early favorite to win the Olympics inaugural women’s 3,000-meter race in Los Angeles. Decker, world champion in the event heading into the Olympics, held a steady pace and led the pack for the early going. But with a little more than three laps to go, Decker collapsed onto the track after her feet tangled with South Africa’s Zola Budd, knocking Decker out of the race. As boos rained throughout the stadium, trainers came to Decker’s attendance as she lied on her back in pain and the race carried on without her.

Miami Herald

Daily schedule

Archery

Men’s and Women’s Individual Eliminations, 8 a.m.

Men’s and Women’s Individual Eliminations, 2 p.m.

Basketball

Men

Serbia vs. France, 1:15 p.m.

Australia vs. United States, 6 p.m.

Venezuela vs. China, 9:30 p.m.

Women

China vs. Spain, 11:15 a.m.

United States vs. Serbia, 2:30 p.m.

Senegal vs. Canada, 4:45 p.m.

Beach Volleyball

Men’s and/or Women’s Prelims, 9 a.m.

Men’s and/or Women’s Prelims, 2:30 p.m.

Men’s and/or Women’s Prelims, 8 p.m.

Boxing

Men’s 49kg, 56kg, 64kg, 81kg, 91kg Prelims, 10 a.m.

Men’s 49kg, 56kg, 64kg, 81kg, 91kg Prelims, 4 p.m.

Canoe-Kayak (Slalom)

Men’s K-1 Semifinals and Men’s K-1 Finals, 12:30 p.m.

Cycling (Road)

Women’s Time Trial, 7:30 a.m.

Men’s Time Trial, 9 a.m.

Diving

Men’s Synchronized 3-meter Springboard, 3 p.m.

Equestrian

Dressage Team Grand Prix Day 1, 9 a.m.

Fencing

Women’s Foil Individual First Round, Second Round and Quarterfinals, 7:30 a.m.

Women’s Foil Individual Semifinals and Finals, 4:30 p.m.

Men’s Sabre Individual First Round, Second Round and Quarterfinals, 11:45 a.m.

Men’s Sabre Individual Semifinals and Finals, 5:30 p.m.

Field Hockey

Men

New Zealand vs. Brazil, 6:30 p.m.

Britain vs. Australia, 7:30 p.m.

Women

Spain vs. New Zealand, 9 a.m.

India vs. Australia, 10 a.m.

Germany vs. South Korea, 11:30 a.m.

Britain vs. Argentina, 12:30 p.m.

United States vs. Japan, 4 p.m.

China vs. Netherlands, 5 p.m.

Gymnastics (Artistic)

Men’s Individual All-Around Final, 3 p.m.

Judo

Men’s -90kg and Women’s -70kg, 9 a.m.

Men’s -90kg and Women’s -70kg Finals, 2:30 p.m.

Rugby

Men

France vs. Spain, 10 a.m.

South Africa vs. Australia, 10:30 a.m.

Kenya vs. Japan, 11 a.m.

New Zealand vs. Britain, 11:30 a.m.

Argentina vs. Brazil, Noon

Fiji vs. United States, 12:30 p.m.

Placing 9-12, 3 p.m.

Placing 9-12, 3:30 p.m.

Quarterfinal, 4 p.m.

Quarterfinal, 4:30 p.m.

Quarterfinal, 5 p.m.

Quarterfinal, 5:30 p.m.

Rowing

Women’s Pair Semifinals, 7:30 a.m.

Women’s Lightweight Double Sculls Semifinals, 7:50 a.m.

Men’s Lightweight Double Sculls Semifinals, 8:10 a.m.

Men’s Four Semifinals, 8:30 a.m.

Women’s Eight Repechage, 8:50 a.m.

Men’s Eight Repechage, 9 a.m.

Men’s Quadruple Sculls B Final, 9:10 a.m.

Men’s Quadruple Sculls A Final, 9:20 a.m.

Women’s Quadruple Sculls A Final, 9:40 a.m.

Men’s Single Sculls C-D Semifinals, 10:40 a.m.

Women’s Single Sculls C-D Semifinals, 10:40 a.m.

Women’s Lightweight Double Sculls D Final, 11 a.m.

Men’s Lightweight Double Sculls D Final, 11:10 a.m.

Women’s Lightweight Double Sculls C Final, 11:20 a.m.

Men’s Lightweight Double Sculls C Final, 11:30 a.m.

Women’s Pair C Final, 11:40 a.m.

Sailing

Men’s Laser, Noon

Women’s Laser Radial

Men’s Finn

Men’s 470

Women’s 470

Mixed Nacra 17

Shooting

Men’s 50-Meter Pistol Qualification, 8 a.m.

Men’s Double Trap Qualification, 8 a.m.

Men’s 50-Meter Pistol Final, 11 a.m.

Men’s Double Trap Final, 2 p.m.

Soccer

Men

Algeria vs. Portugal, Noon

Argentina vs. Honduras, Noon

Germany vs. Fiji, 3 p.m.

South Korea vs. Mexico, 3 p.m.

Colombia vs. Nigeria, 6 p.m.

Japan vs. Sweden, 6 p.m.

Denmark vs. Brazil, 9 p.m.

South Africa vs. Iraq, 9 p.m.

Swimming

Women’s 100 Freestyle, Men’s 200 Backstroke, Women’s 200 Breaststroke, Men’s 200 Individual Medley and Women’s 4x200 Freestyle Relay Prelims, Noon

Men’s 200 Breaststroke Final, Women’s 100 Freestyle Semifinal, Men’s 200 Backstroke Semifinal, Women’s 200 Butterfly Final, Men’s 100 Freestyle Final, Women’s 200 Breaststroke Semifinal, Men’s 200 Individual Medley Semifinal and Women’s 4x200 Freestyle Relay Final, 9 p.m.

Table Tennis

Women’s Singles Semifinals, 9 a.m.

Women’s Singles Bronze Medal, 7:30 p.m.

Women’s Singles Gold Medal, 8:30 p.m.

Team Handball

Women

Brazil vs. Spain, 8:30 a.m.

Romania vs. Montenegro, 10:30 a.m.

Russia vs. Sweden, 1:40 p.m.

Norway vs. Angola, 3:40 p.m.

Netherlands vs. South Korea, 6:50 p.m.

France vs. Argentina, 8:50 p.m.

Tennis

Men’s Singles Third Round, Men’s Doubles Semifinals, Women’s Singles Quarterfinals, Women’s Doubles Quarterfinals, Mixed Doubles First Round, 9:45 a.m.

Men’s Singles Third Round, Men’s Doubles Semifinals, Women’s Singles Quarterfinals, Women’s Doubles Quarterfinals, Mixed Doubles First Round, 5:45 p.m.

Volleyball

Women

China vs. Puerto Rico, 7:30 a.m.

Italy vs. Netherlands, 9:35 a.m.

United States vs. Serbia, 1 p.m.

Russia vs. Cameroon, 3:05 p.m.

South Korea vs. Argentina, 6:30 p.m.

Brazil vs. Japan, 8:35 p.m.

Water Polo

Men

Australia vs. Japan, 8 a.m.

Greece vs. Hungary, 9:20 a.m.

France vs. United States, 10:40 a.m.

Montenegro vs. Italy, Noon

Brazil vs. Serbia, 6:30 p.m.

Spain vs. Croatia, 7:50 p.m.

Weightlifting

Men’s 77kg Prelims, Women’s 69kg Prelims, 9 a.m.

Women’s 69kg Final, 2:30 p.m.

Men’s 77kg Final, 6 p.m.

TV daily schedule

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 10

NBC — Men’s Beach Volleyball - Gibb/Patterson (U.S.) vs. Herrera/Gavira (Spain) (LIVE); Men’s Water Polo - U.S. vs. France (LIVE); Swimming - Qualifying Heats (LIVE); Women’s Volleyball - U.S. vs. Serbia (LIVE); Women’s Cycling - Road Race Time Trial; Canoe/Kayak - Whitewater Gold Medal Final; Rowing - Gold Medal Finals, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Women’s Beach Volleyball - Walsh Jennings/Ross (U.S.) vs. Forrer/Verge-Depre (Switzerland) (LIVE); Swimming (LIVE): Men’s 200m Breaststroke - Gold Medal Final, Women’s 100m Freestyle - Semifinals, Men’s 200m Backstroke - Semifinals, Women’s 200m Butterfly - Gold Medal Final, Men’s 100m Freestyle - Gold Medal Final, Women’s 200m Breaststroke - Semifinals, Men’s 200m Individual Medley - Semifinals, Women’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay - Gold Medal Final; Men’s Gymnastics - Individual All-Around Gold Medal Final, 8 p.m.-Midnight. Men’s Diving - Springboard Synchronized Gold Medal Final, 12:35-1:35 a.m.

NBCSN — Women’s Cycling - Road Race Time Trial (LIVE); Men’s Cycling - Road Race Time Trial (LIVE); Men’s Soccer - Argentina vs. Honduras (LIVE); Men’s Fencing - Individual Sabre Qualifying; Women’s Basketball - U.S. vs. Serbia (LIVE); Women’s Field Hockey - U.S. vs. Japan (LIVE); Women’s Table Tennis - Singles Semifinals; Men’s Basketball - U.S. vs. Australia (LIVE); Boxing - Elimination Matches; Men’s Fencing - Individual Sabre Gold Medal Final; Men’s Soccer - Denmark vs. Brazil (LIVE); Women’s Table Tennis - Singles Final, 7:30 a.m.-Midnight

USA — Beach Volleyball - Preliminary Round; Women’s Handball - Brazil vs. Spain; Archery - Individual Eliminations (LIVE); Men’s Rugby - Preliminary Round (LIVE); Men’s Basketball - Serbia vs. France (LIVE); Beach Volleyball - Preliminary Round (LIVE); Men’s Shooting - Double Trap Gold Medal Finals; Men’s Rugby - Quarterfinals (LIVE), 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

MSNBC — Beach Volleyball - Preliminary Round (LIVE); Men’s Water Polo - Montenegro vs. Italy; Women’s Table Tennis - Singles Semifinal; Men’s Soccer - South Korea vs. Mexico (LIVE), Noon-5 p.m.

CNBC — Men’s Rugby - Quarterfinals (LIVE); Archery - Individual Eliminations; Women’s Fencing - Individual Foil Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Sailing, 5-8 p.m.

GOLF CHANNEL — Golf Central Live From the Olympics, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. & 6-8 p.m.

BRAVO — Tennis (LIVE), 9:30 a.m.-10 p.m.

NBC BASKETBALL CHANNEL — Men’s Basketball - Serbia vs. France, Australia vs. U.S. (LIVE), Venezuela vs. China (LIVE); Women’s Basketball - China vs. Spain (LIVE), China vs. Spain encore, U.S. vs. Serbia (LIVE), Senegal vs. Canada, 11:15 a.m.-11:15 p.m.

NBC SOCCER CHANNEL — Men’s Soccer - Argentina vs. Honduras (LIVE), Algeria vs. Portugal, South Korea vs. Mexico (LIVE), Germany vs. Fiji, Japan vs. Sweden (LIVE), Colombia vs. Nigeria, Denmark vs. Brazil (LIVE), Algeria vs. Portugal encore, Germany vs. Fiji encore, Colombia vs. Nigeria encore, Russia vs. Iraq, Noon-5 a.m.

TELEMUNDO — News Recap; Men’s Soccer - Argentina vs. Honduras; Boxing -Elimination Matches; Men’s Soccer - South Korea vs. Mexico (LIVE), 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

NBC UNIVERSO — Men’s Soccer - South Korea vs. Mexico (LIVE); Boxing - Elimination Matches; Men’s Soccer - Colombia vs. Nigeria, Denmark vs. Brazil, 2:30-11 p.m.

This story was originally published August 10, 2016 at 12:02 AM with the headline "Wednesday’s Daily Olympic Glance."