CBC – August 7, 2016 – Another busy day in Rio on Monday could present another medal opportunity for Canada. The women’s rugby semifinal, gold and bronze medal matches are all scheduled to take place and the Canadian squad hopes to have a shot at the podium after a 2-1 start in pool play.

In rowing, legendary coxswain Lesley Thompson-Willie and the women’s eight will take to the water in the preliminary heats. Thompson-Willie is participating in her eighth Olympic Games, tying her for the most appearances by a female athlete ever. She also has a chance to become Canada’s most decorated summer Olympian ever with a podium finish in Rio.

Other Canadian storylines to watch for on Day 3 will include the women’s basketball team looking to maintain a perfect record in a match-up with Serbia; Sam Schacter and Josh Binstock will look for their first win in beach volleyball; and Brittany MacLean and Sydney Pickrem will be two of the swimmers to watch as the action heats up in the pool.

Coverage will be available on TV across CBC, TSN, TSN2, Sportsnet and Sportsnet ONE. Viewers can also watch CBC’s live streaming coverage at cbc.ca/olympics, on CBC’s app for Rio 2016 for iOS and Android devices and in virtual reality using the CBC Olympic Games Virtual Reality app.

Programming highlights for Monday, Aug. 8:

Note: All times are listed in ET and are subject to change without notice. Visit cbc.ca/olympics for full listings.

CBC

Rowing

• 7:30 a.m. – Men’s and Women’s Rowing
  • Canada’s women’s eight begins its quest to make coxswain Lesley Thompson-Willie the most decorated Canadian summer Olympian of all time

Swimming

• 12 p.m. – Men’s and Women’s Swimming: Preliminary Heats
  • Canadians Brittany MacLean and Katerine Savard will compete in the women’s 200m freestyle while their teammates Sydney Pickrem and Erika Seltenreich-Hodgson take to the pool in the women’s 200m individual medley
• 9 p.m. – Men’s and Women’s Swimming: Finals
  • Medals on the line in men’s 200m freestyle and 100m backstroke and women’s 100m breaststroke and 100m backstroke

Basketball

• 1:15 p.m. – Women’s Basketball: Canada vs. Serbia
  • The Canadian team opened the Olympic Games tournament on Saturday with a decisive win over China and will look to carry the momentum into Monday’s match-up with Serbia 

Beach Volleyball

• 8 p.m. – Men’s Beach Volleyball: Italy vs. Canada
  • Canada’s Sam Schacter and Josh Binstock lost a hard-fought opening match to a powerful Brazilian team, but will be looking for a better result against Italy on Monday night

TSN

Volleyball

• 8:30 a.m. – Women’s Volleyball: China vs. Italy

Boxing

• 10 a.m. – Men’s Boxing: Preliminary Rounds
  • Coverage available in virtual reality beginning at 11 a.m.

Basketball

• 1:15 p.m. – Women’s Basketball: USA vs. Spain
• 9:30 p.m. – Men’s Basketball: France vs. China

Rugby

• 1:30 p.m. – Women’s Rugby: Semifinals
• 4:15 p.m. – Women’s Rugby: Gold and Bronze Medal Matches

Diving

• 3 p.m. – Men’s 10-metre Synchronised Diving

TSN2

Field Hockey

• 11:30 a.m. – Men’s Field Hockey: Canada vs. Argentina
  • Canada takes on Argentina in a re-match of the 2015 Pan Am Games gold medal game

Basketball

• 1:15 p.m. – Men’s Basketball: Serbia vs. Australia
• 6 p.m. – Men’s Basketball: USA vs. Venezuela

Volleyball

• 3 p.m. – Women’s Volleyball: USA vs. Netherlands

Beach Volleyball

• 8 p.m. – Men’s Beach Volleyball: Italy vs. Canada
  • Canada’s Sam Schacter and Josh Binstock lost a hard-fought opener to a powerful Brazilian team, but will be looking for a better result against Italy on Monday night

Sportsnet

Beach Volleyball

• 9 a.m. – Men’s and Women’s Beach Volleyball

Canoe Slalom

• 12 p.m. – Men’s and Women’s heats

Artistic Gymnastics

• 3 p.m. – Men’s Team Final

Sportsnet ONE

Tennis

• 11 a.m. – Second Round Coverage

Volleyball

• 10 p.m. – Women’s Volleyball: Brazil vs. Argentina

Virtual Reality

Live streaming via the CBC Olympic Games Virtual Reality app, brought to Canadians exclusively by Visa, for iOS and Android devices:

Boxing

• 11 a.m.–2 p.m.
• 5 p.m.–8 p.m.

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