How to watch wrestling at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Jordan Burroughs after winning 2012 Olympic gold in London. Photo: John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com.

The wait is nearly over as we approach the start of wrestling competition at the 2016 Olympic Games set for Sunday at Carioca 2 Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Those in the U.S. wishing to watch the Olympic wrestling competition can do so courtesy of NBC Olympics. A live stream will be provided for all three mats during the morning session, in addition to a live stream of the finals match during the evening session. Every match will be broadcast live on NBCOlympics.com.

NBC Olympics Live Stream Links
Aug. 14: Mat A | Mat B | Mat C | Finals
Aug. 15: Mat A | Mat B | Mat C | Finals
Aug. 16: Mat A | Mat B | Mat C | Finals
Aug. 17: Mat A | Mat B | Mat C | Finals
Aug. 18: Mat A | Mat B | Mat C | Finals
Aug. 19: Mat A | Mat B | Mat C | Finals
Aug. 20: Mat A | Mat B | Mat C | Finals
Aug. 21: Mat A | Mat B | Mat C | Finals

Updating brackets and match-by-match results will be provided by United World Wrestling at unitedworldwrestling.com.

The wrestling competition in Rio de Janeiro spans from Sunday to Sunday, beginning with Greco-Roman action Aug. 14-16, followed by Women’s freestyle Aug. 17-18, and concluding with men’s freestyle Aug. 19-21.

Every day of competition except the final day will begin wrestling at 9 a.m. (ET) with the finals scheduled for 3 p.m. (ET). The lone outlier is Aug. 21 where wrestling will start at 7:30 a.m. (ET) with the finals being contested at 11:45 a.m. (ET).

Wrestling will be covered periodically on the NBC family of networks. For up-to-date television listings of wrestling coverage visit NBC Olympics TV listings schedule. The best option to guarantee you see wrestling at the Olympics is to watch the online webcast.

2016 OLYMPIC GAMES
Aug. 14-21 at Carioca 2 Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Event Schedule (All times Eastern)
Sunday, Aug. 14 – Greco-Roman 59 kg, 75 kg
9 a.m. – Qualification Rounds
3 p.m. – Medal Round
USA Competitors: Jesse Thielke, Andy Bisek
Live Stream: Mat A | Mat B | Mat C | Finals

Monday, Aug. 15 – Greco-Roman 85 kg, 130 kg
9 a.m. – Qualification Rounds
3 p.m. – Medal Round
USA Competitors: Ben Provisor, Robby Smith
Live Stream: Mat A | Mat B | Mat C | Finals

Tuesday, Aug. 16 – Greco-Roman 66 kg, 98 kg
9 a.m. – Qualification Rounds
3 p.m. – Medal Round
USA Competitors: None
Live Stream: Mat A | Mat B | Mat C | Finals

Wednesday, Aug. 17 – Women’s Freestyle 48 kg, 58 kg, 69 kg
9 a.m. – Qualification Rounds
3 p.m. – Medal Round
USA Competitors: Haley Augello
Live Stream: Mat A | Mat B | Mat C | Finals

Thursday, Aug. 18 – Women’s Freestyle 53 kg, 63 kg, 75 kg
9 a.m. – Qualification Rounds
3 p.m. – Medal Round
USA Competitors: Helen Maroulis, Elena Pirozhkova, Adeline Gray
Live Stream: Mat A | Mat B | Mat C | Finals

Friday, Aug. 19 – Men’s Freestyle 57 kg, 74 kg
9 a.m. – Qualification Rounds
3 p.m. – Medal Round
USA Competitors: Daniel Dennis, Jordan Burroughs
Live Stream: Mat A | Mat B | Mat C | Finals

Saturday, Aug. 20 – Men’s Freestyle 86 kg, 125 kg
9 a.m. – Qualification Rounds
3 p.m. – Medal Round
USA Competitors: J’den Cox, Tervel Dlagnev
Live Stream: Mat A | Mat B | Mat C | Finals

Sunday, Aug. 21 – Men’s Freestyle 65 kg, 97 kg
7:30 a.m. – Qualification Rounds
11:45 a.m. – Medal Round
USA Competitors: Frank Molinaro, Kyle Snyder
Live Stream: Mat A | Mat B | Mat C | Finals