United States wins 1000th Olympic gold medal

Mixed doubles gold medal match, 1 p.m. – Bravo: It’s an all-American affair as Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Jack Sock take on Venus Williams and Rajeev Ram.

Simone Biles can add to her medal haul when the event finals begin.

Men’s 100-meter final, 9:25 p.m. – NBC: Usain Bolt tries to become the first man to win three Olympic titles in the 100-meter, 2004 gold medalist American Justin Gatlin could stand in his way.

The remaining pair of men’s hockey quarter-finals take place at the Olympic Hockey Centre at 22.00 and 00.30, while the women’s +75kg weightlifting final gets under way at Riocentro from 23.00.

But the fact that about half of all the 6,700-plus hours generated by NBC and its platforms during its 19 days of Summer Olympics coverage are being delivered by broadcasters and technicians in a super-sized studio in Stamford, Conn., instead of onsite in Rio de Janeiro, shouldn’t raise a red flag as much as it reveals this being a sign of the times as well as a road map to the future of sports coverage.

China vs. U.S. women’s basketball: begins at 11:15 a.m.

Men’s 400-meter final, 9:00 p.m. – NBC: LaShawn Merritt looks for a redemptive return to the podium. That event will be carried live on the Olympic golf channel beginning at 5:30 a.m., and also on NBC beginning at 11:35 a.m.

If you go to NBCOlympics.com you can live stream every single event happening in Day 9 of the Olympics. Puerto Rico, a territory of the USA, has fielded teams in the Summer Olympics since 1948, and this was the first medal, of any variety, for a woman representing Puerto Rico. China (LIVE); Equestrian – Individual Jumping Qualifying; Men’s Golf – Final Round (LIVE); Men’s Water Polo – U.S. vs. Italy (LIVE); Synchronized Swimming – Duet Qualifying; Women’s Volleyball – U.S. vs. Combined, the Soviet Union and Russian Federation have 580 golds.

MSNBC – Men’s Water Polo – Australia vs. Greece (LIVE); Women’s Handball – Montenegro vs. Brazil; Men’s Table Tennis – Team Quarterfinals; Sailing – Gold Medal Finals, noon-4 p.m.

Men’s sprint finals, 4:04 p.m. – NBCSN: A pair of athletes from Great Britain, Jason Kenny and Callum Skinner, duke it out for gold.

France vs. U.S. men’s basketball: begins at 1:15 p.m. (LIVE), Senegal vs. Serbia, Spain vs.