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Marion Jones, shown running in the Mt. Sac Relays in April, goes for gold in Saturday's 100-meter final.
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Drive for five
U.S. superwoman Marion Jones has an ambitious Olympic wish list: Five -- yes, five -- gold medals, in the 100 and 200 meters, long jump, and 4x100 and 4x400 relays. Her quest begins Saturday, as the women's and men's 100-meter finals highlight prime-time Olympic TV. Tune in for NBC's 12 1/2 hours of tape-delayed coverage, beginning at noon and ending at 2 a.m., complete with pauses for dinner and later, a midnight snack.
• Medal Hopefuls: Women's Track & Field
• Printable schedule: Olympic TV coverage
• Today's full schedule: Sept. 23
• Olympic event schedule: Track and Field
Men's Track and Field
100 meters
Maurice Greene (USA)
Bruny Surin (Canada)
Francis Obikwelu (Nigeria)
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Women's Track and Field
100 meters
Marion Jones (USA)
Inger Miller (USA)
Ekaterini Thanou (Greece)
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Women's Swimming
50 freestyle
Therese Alshammar (Sweden)
Inge de Bruijn (The Netherlands)
Dara Torres (USA)
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TOTAL NBC HOURS: 12 1/2
TOTAL CABLE HOURS: 12
(All coverage listed
at
Eastern and Pacific Times.)
NBC:
12-6 p.m.
Featured sports:
Basketball (U.S. men vs. New Zealand)
Track & Field
Gymnastics (men's trampoline final)
Diving (women's synchronized springboard final)
Beach Volleyball (women's quarterfinals and semifinals)
NBC:
7 p.m.-12 a.m.
Featured sports:
Mountain Bike (Women's final)
Track & Field (finals: women's 100, men's 100, men's javelin, men's 400m quarterfinals)
Swimming (finals: women's 50 freestyle, men's 1,500 freestyle, women's 400 medley relay, men's 400 medley relay)
Diving (men's synchronized platform final)
NBC:
12:41-2:11 a.m.
Featured sports:
Volleyball (U.S. men vs. S. Korea)
Weightlifting (Men's 85kg (187lbs.) final)
MSNBC:
9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Featured sports:
Baseball (U.S. vs. Cuba)
Water Polo (women's gold medal match)
Soccer (men's quarterfinal)
Softball (U.S. vs. Italy)
CNBC:
4-9 p.m.
Featured sports:
Water Polo (U.S. men vs. Croatia)
Boxing
Soccer (men's quarterfinal)
Sailing
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COVERAGE
SNAPSHOT
NBC:
12-6 p.m.
7-12 p.m.
12:41-2:11 a.m.
MSNBC:
9 a.m.-4
p.m.
CNBC
4-9 p.m.
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A LOOK AHEAD
SUNDAY:
Men's Track and Field:
High jump final
Hammer final
400-meter semis
Women's Track and Field
Triple jump final
400-meter semis
Women's Tennis
Singles' quarterfinals
Men's Gymnastics
Floor exercise final
Pommel horse final
Rings final
Women's Gymnastics
Vault final
Uneven bars final
Women's Soccer
Semifinals
Women's Diving
10-meter platform final
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