Day 12 Highlights: Wednesday, August 8 - Adam van Koeverden and Mark Oldershaw Go for Gold; Carol Huynh Defends Her Olympic Title; Canada's Aaron Brown and Jared Connaughton Battle on the Track with Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake in the 200m Semifinal

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TORONTO, Aug. 7, 2012 /CNW/ -

DAY 12 - SCHEDULED SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS (SUBJECT TO CHANGE)  

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

• Canoe/Kayak Sprint:
• Men's K-1 1000m - Three-time Olympic medallist Adam van Koeverden goes for gold (CTV, RDS, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Men's C-1 1000m - Third-generation Olympian Mark Oldershaw battles for his first medal at Eton Dorney (CTV, RDS, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Athletics: Men's Decathlon - Three events kick off in the morning with 100m, long jump, and shot put followed by high jump and 400m in the afternoon (TSN, V, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Equestrian: Individual Jumping - Ian Millar who is making his 10^th Olympic Games appearance and Beijing 2008 Olympic gold medallist Eric Lamaze have the podium in sight (TSN, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)

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

• Athletics - Four medal events take place including the women's long jump, women's 400m hurdles, the women's 200m and the men's 110m hurdles. Plus, Jamaica's Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake compete in the 200m semifinals alongside Canada's Jared Connaughton and Aaron Brown (CTV, RDS, ATN, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Beach Volleyball: Women's - It's suspense on the sand in this gold medal match-up (TSN, RDS, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Wrestling: Women's Freestyle 48kg - Canada's Carol Huynh looks to defend her Olympic title following her gold medal performance in Beijing (Sportsnet, V, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Diving: Women's 10m Platform - Meaghan Benfeito and Roseline Filion, who captured bronze in the women's 10m synchronized diving last week, compete in this preliminary round (OLN, 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 12 highlights and results with a focus on Canadian performances. The four-hour show recaps the canoe/kayak sprint final results from earlier in the day with a look at Mark Oldershaw and Adam van Koeverden, who is also featured in The Experts segment alongside DAILY PLANET host Dan Riskin. OLYMPIC PRIME TIME ON CTV also recaps the performances of Beijing 2008 gold medallist Carol Huynh in women's freestyle wrestling and Eric Lamaze and Ian Millar in the individual jumping final, as well as athletics results. (CTV, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)

• TSN: OLYMPIC PRIME TIME ON TSN host Darren Dutchyshen takes sports fans through four hours of Day 12 highlights and recaps, including the men's basketball quarter-final game featuring Australia taking on the USA's Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, and Kevin Durant, as well as the women's beach volleyball gold medal match-up. (TSN, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)

• Sportsnet: OLYMPIC PRIME TIME ON SPORTSNET with host Brad Fay takes a look at Canada's medal chances from Day 12, including Adam van Koeverden in the men's K-1 1000m final and Mark Oldershaw in the men's C-1 1000m final. Sportsnet also has full coverage of Carol Huynh's attempt to defend her Olympic Games title in women's freestyle wrestling, including a look at her special relationship with her hometown of Hazelton, BC in Difference Makers with Rick Hansen. All this, plus recaps of the quarter-final action in men's volleyball, basketball and water polo. (Sportsnet, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)

AUJOURD'HUI À LONDRES SUR RDS
• Host Chantal Machabée presents the highlights from Day 12 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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