Day 13: What to Watch For

TRACK AND FIELD The women’s 200-meter final (nbcolympics.com, 4 p.m.) is loaded with decorated runners. The 100 champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica and the 400 champion Sanya Richards-Ross of the United States are going for their second golds of these Games. The field also includes the two-time defending 200 champion Veronica Campbell-Brown of Jamaica; Allyson Felix of the United States, the silver medalist in ’04 and ’08; and Carmelita Jeter of the United States, the silver medalist in the 100 this year. The decathlon competition (nbcolympics.com, 5:10 a.m.) begins with the first five events. Ashton Eaton, who set the world record at the United States Olympic trials, is the favorite and is seeking to improve on his performance from last year’s world championships, where he finished second to his teammate Trey Hardee. NBC, 8 p.m. (taped)
BASKETBALL As the men’s basketball tournament heads into the elimination rounds, the American team is preaching defense, despite averaging 117.8 points a game and allowing 79.6 points per game. “I would like to see our defense play a little bit longer, as close to 40 minutes then to 20, 25, 30,” LeBron James said. In the quarterfinals, the Americans face Australia (5:15 p.m.), but the other three matchups feature fierce regional rivals: Lithuania vs. Russia (9 a.m.), France vs. Spain (11:15 a.m.) and Argentina vs. Brazil (3 p.m.). All games live on NBCSN.
BEACH VOLLEYBALL It is the swan song for Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings, the two-time gold medalists who will be playing their last Olympic match together on Wednesday. May-Treanor plans to retire after these Games. In three Olympics tournaments, the duo have lost only two sets. Perhaps it is appropriate that they are facing another American pair in the final, April Ross and Jennifer Kessy, who are in their first Olympics. nbcolympics.com, 4 p.m., NBC, 8 p.m. (taped)