Day 10 Highlights: Monday, August 6

Christine Sinclair Leads Canada against the United States;
Adam van Koeverden Hits the Water;
Mary Spencer Steps into the Ring;
Ian Millar, Eric Lamaze, and Jill Henselwood Jump for a Podium Position

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TORONTO, Aug. 5, 2012 /CNW/ -

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DAY 10 - SCHEDULED SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS (SUBJECT TO CHANGE)  

OLYMPIC MORNING/ LONDRES À RDS, LONDRES À V
Airing 4 a.m. - 12 noon ET

• Track Cycling:
• Women's Omnium Day 1 - 2011 World Champion Tara Whitten - who won a bronze in women's team pursuit on Saturday - chases another podium finish in this two-day competition making its debut at London 2012 (CTV, RDS, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
  
  
• Men's Sprint Final - Great Britain's Jason Kenny looks for gold (CTV, RDS, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Athletics: Women's 100m Hurdles - Canada's Jessica Zelinka, Phylicia George, and Nikkita Holder compete in the first round (CTV, RDS, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
  
  
• Gymnastics: Mixed: Gold, silver, and bronze are awarded in three final events: men's rings, women's uneven bars, and men's vault (CTV, RDS, ATN, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
  
  
• Boxing: Women's 75kg - With a bye into the quarterfinal, Canada's Mary Spencer throws her first punches at London 2012 against China's Jinzi Li (Sportsnet, V, RDS2 CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
  
  
• Equestrian: Mixed Team Jumping  - Ian Millar, Eric Lamaze, and Jill Henselwood lead Canada in this medal event (TSN, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
  
  
• Canoe/Kayak Sprint: Men's K-1 1000m; Men's C-1 1000m; Men's K-2 1000m - Canadians get their first glimpse at 2011 World Champion Adam van Koeverden in the men's K-1 1000m; Mark Oldershaw in the men's C-1 1000m; and Ryan Cochrane and Hugues Fournel in the men's K-2 1000m as they paddle to qualify for the finals (Sportsnet, V, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
  
  
• Water Polo: Men's - Romania takes on Serbia in this preliminary round match-up (Sportsnet, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)

OLYMPIC DAYTIME / LONDRES À RDS, LONDRES À V
Airing 12 - 6 p.m. ET

• Soccer: Women's - Canada battles its rivals on the pitch as Christine Sinclair and Melissa Tancredi lead the attack against the United States in this semifinal match-up (TSN, V, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
  
  
• Athletics: Men's 400m Final - Pending qualification in Saturday's semifinal, South Africa's Oscar Pistorius - the first ever amputee runner in an Olympic Games - looks to continue making history (CTV, RDS, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
  
  
• Synchronized Swimming: Women's Duet - Canada's Marie-Pier Boudreau Gagnon and Élise Marcotte, who placed fourth in the 2011 World Championship, perform in the free preliminaries (TSN, V, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
  
  
• Diving: Men's 3m Springboard - Alexandre Despatie and François Imbeau-Dulac twist and tuck in this event's preliminary round (Sportsnet, V, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)

OLYMPIC PRIME TIME
Airing 7 - 11 p.m. ET/CT/MT/PT

• CTV: OLYMPIC PRIME TIME ON CTV host Brian Williams gives a complete rundown of Day 10 highlights and results with a focus on Canadian performances. The four hour show includes recaps of canoe/kayak and Adam van Koeverden, women's boxing and Mary Spencer, cycling and Tara Whitten, women's 100m hurdles with a focus on Jessica Zelinka, Phylicia George, and Nikkita Holder, plus Canada's mixed team jumping results. OLYMPIC PRIME TIME ON CTV also features Soccer Prime Time Studio Analyst Kara Lang in studio to break down the semifinal showdown between Canada and the United States in women's soccer along with reviews of gymnastics, diving, and synchronized swimming (CTV, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
  
  
• TSN: OLYMPIC PRIME TIME ON TSN host Darren Dutchyshen takes sports fans through four hours of Day 10 highlights, including recaps of the women's soccer semifinal match-up between Canada and the United States, Mary Spencer's performance in women's boxing, Tara Whitten's results in the first day of omnium competition, along with looks at men's beach volleyball and volleyball (TSN, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
  
  
• Sportsnet: Day 10 of OLYMPIC PRIME TIME ON SPORTSNET with host Brad Fay features Mary Spencer in the latest installment of Upclose, as she begins her quest for history and gold in women's boxing.  Also, the popular Superbodies feature returns, taking a closer look at the toll it takes on the human body to run a 100m race. Plus, a review of men's basketball as the United States faces its toughest task yet against Argentina. (Sportsnet, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)

AUJOURD'HUI À LONDRES SUR RDS
• Host Chantal Machabée presents the highlights from Day 10 of London 2012 competition. (RDS, RDSolympiques.ca)

AUJOURD'HUI À LONDRES SUR V
• Host Jean Pagé examines the day's top highlights. (V, RDSolympiques.ca)

All programming is subject to change; visit the Bell Viewers' Guide on CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca and on the CTV Olympics London 2012 and RDS olympiques pour Londres 2012 Apps for up-to-the minute schedules and listings.

SOURCE: Canada's Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium

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