The 2012 Summer Olympics got off to a busy start after the Opening Ceremony. On Tuesday, July 31, there are 23 different sports with events in sports from archery to weightlifting. For television audiences in the United States, the Eastern time zone is five hours behind London time. For example, events that happen at noon in Britain will take place at 7 a.m. ET.
NBC’s family of networks is the sole provider of Olympic coverage in the United States. Several channels will show hundreds of hours of footage throughout the competitions.
This listing is for comprehensive Olympics coverage on July 31 . All times listed are Eastern. All events are live unless otherwise noted.
Don’t miss
11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Men’s Volleyball: USA vs. Germany, NBC
2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Men’s Water Polo: USA vs. Romania, NBC
5:15 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. Men’s Basketball: Tunisia vs. USA, NBC Sports Network
Archery
5:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Men’s individual elimination rounds, MSNBC delay
Badminton
11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Men’s qualifying round, MSNBC delay
Basketball, Men
4:00 a.m. to 5:45 a.m. China vs. Russia, NBC Sports Network
4:00 a.m. to 6:15 a.m. China vs. Russia, NBC Specialty: Basketball
6:15 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. Australia vs. Spain, NBC Specialty: Basketball
8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Australia vs. Spain, NBC Specialty: Basketball replay
9:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Lithuania vs. Nigeria, NBC Specialty: Basketball
11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Great Britain vs. Brazil, NBC Specialty: Basketball
1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Lithuania vs. Nigeria, NBC Specialty: Basketball replay
3:00 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. France vs. Argentina, NBC Specialty: Basketball
3:00 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. France vs. Argentina, NBC Sports Network
5:15 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Tunisia vs. USA, NBC Specialty: Basketball
5:15 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. Tunisia vs. USA, NBC Sports Network
Beach Volleyball
2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Qualifying round, NBC Sports Network delay
4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Qualifying round, NBC
Boxing
3:00 a.m. to 4:00 a.m. Featured bouts from the day before, CNBC replay
10:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Men’s light flyweight and light welterweight, NBC Sports Network
5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Men’s light flyweight and light welterweight classes, CNBC delay
Canoe/Kayak
10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Men’s final in whitewater
Diving
8:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. Primetime coverage includes diving, NBC delay
Equestrian
6:00 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. Team jumping final, NBC Sports Network
9:15 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Individual jumping final, NBC Sports Network
Field Hockey, Women’s
2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. USA vs. Argentina, MSNBC
Gymnastics, Women’s
8:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. USA aims for gold in primetime, NBC delay
Rowing
11:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Quarterfinals and semifinals, NBC delay
2:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Quarterfinals and semifinals, NBC delay
Shooting
4:45 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. Men’s skeet final, NBC Sports Network
Soccer (football), Women’s
9:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. Canada vs. Sweden, MSNBC
9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Canada vs. Sweden, NBC Specialty Soccer
12:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. USA vs. North Korea, NBC Specialty Soccer
12:15 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. France vs. Colombia, MSNBC
12:15 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. USA vs. North Korea, NBC Sports Network
2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Great Britain vs. Brazil, NBC Specialty: Soccer
3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Great Britain vs. Brazil, MSNBC joined in progress
4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Japan vs. South Africa, NBC Specialty: Soccer delay
6:00 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. France vs. Colombia, NBC Specialty: Soccer replay
7:45 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. New Zealand vs. Cameroon NBC Specialty: Soccer delay
Swimming
10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. Qualifying heats in four events and 11 races, NBC delay
1:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Qualifying heats, NBC delay
8:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. Michael Phelps swims in the fly final, NBC delay
Table Tennis
9:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Women’s quarterfinal, MSNBC delay
4:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Women’s semifinal, MSNBC delay
Tennis
7:00 a.m. to 3 p.m. Singles and doubles matches, Bravo
Volleyball, Men’s
11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. USA vs. Germany, NBC
Water Polo, Men’s
8:15 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. Hungary vs. Montenegro, NBC Sports Network delay
2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. USA vs. Romania, NBC
Weightlifting
5:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Men’s and women’s finals, MSNBC delay