Olympics 2012 Schedule: Day 7 Top Athletes, Events, TV Info & More

The overall medal standings are becoming more clear as we enter Day 7 of Olympic action. The United States has taken the overall lead away from China, but there is plenty of action remaining.

Thursday's action featured finals in a handful of sports, but Friday's events will focus on the water. Rowing finals will take place, and more swimming medals will be handed out. Judo, fencing and archery will also crown champions, on top of other sports as well.

We are entering the center of Olympic competition. Make sure you tune in to catch all of Friday's action.

Here's how:

Event Info

*Times are ET

* Full schedule can be found here

Archery: Men's Individual Final

TV: 11:15-12 a.m. (NBC SN)

Badminton: Women's Singles Semifinal, Men's Singles Semifinal, Mixed Doubles Final

TV: 1:30-2 p.m., 2:30-3 p.m., 3:45-4:15 p.m. (MSNBC)

Basketball: Women's Preliminary Play

TV: 4:00- 6:15 a.m. (NBC Specialty), 6:15- 8 a.m. (NBC Specialty), 9:30- 11:45 a.m. (NBC Specialty), 11:45 a.m.- 1:30 p.m. (NBC Specialty), 3:00- 5:15 p.m. (NBC Specialty), 5:00-7 p.m. (NBC SN)

Beach Volleyball: Elimination Matches

TV: 8:00- 12 a.m. (NBC), 4:00- 5 a.m. (NBC SN), 6:30- 7 a.m. (NBC SN), 9:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m. (Telemundo), 12:00- 2 p.m. (NBC)

Boxing: Men's Flyweight and Welterweight Elimination Bouts

TV: 3:00- 4 a.m. (CNBC), 9:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m. (Telemundo), 2:00- 2:30 p.m. (NBC SN), 4:15- 5 p.m. (NBC SN), 5:00- 8 p.m. (CNBC)

Canoe/Kayak: Women's K-1 Whitewater

TV: 12:35- 1:35 a.m. (NBC)

Diving: Qualifying

TV: 8:00 p.m.- 12 a.m. (NBC)

Equestrian: Team Dressage Qualifying

TV: 12:30- 1:30 p.m. (MSNBC)

Handball: Women's Preliminary Match

TV: 4:15- 6 p.m. (MSNBC)

Rowing: Men's Pairs, Singles and Quadruple Sculls Final, Women's Double Sculls

TV: 10:30- 10:45 a.m. (NBC), 3:45- 4:25 p.m. (NBC)

Shooting: Men's 50-Meter Prone Rifle Final, Men's Individual Competition

TV: 9:00- 9:30 a.m. (NBC SN), 1:45- 2 p.m. (NBC SN)

Soccer: Women's Preliminary Action

TV: 7:00- 9 a.m. (NBC SN), 7:30- 9 a.m. (NBC Specialty), 9:30- 11:15 a.m. (NBC SN), 9:30 a.m.- 12 p.m. (NBC Specialty), 12:00- 2:15 p.m. (NBC Specialty), 12:00- 1:45 p.m. (NBC SN), 2:15- 4:15 p.m. (NBC Specialty), 2:30- 4:15 p.m. (NBC SN)

Swimming: Men's and Women's Qualifying, Men's 100-Meter Butterfly Final

TV: 9:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m. (Telemundo), 10:45 a.m.- 11:30 a.m. (NBC), 2:00- 2:30 p.m. (NBC), 8:00 p.m.- 12:00 a.m. (NBC)

Table Tennis: Men's Singles Final

TV: 12:35- 1:35 a.m. (NBC)

Tennis: Men's, Women's and Mixed Doubles Semifinals

TV: 7:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m. (Bravo), 9:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m. (Telemundo)

Track and Field: Men's and Women's Qualifying

TV: 9:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m. (Telemundo), 10:00- 10:30 a.m. (NBC), 11:30 a.m.- 12 p.m. (NBC), 4:25 p.m.- 5 p.m. (NBC), 8:00 p.m.- 12 a.m. (NBC)

Trampoline: Men's Finals

TV: 9:00- 10:30 a.m. (MSNBC), 8:00 p.m.- 12 a.m. (NBC)

Volleyball: Women's Group Play

TV: 5:00- 6:30 a.m. (NBC SN), 9:00 a.m.- 3 p.m. (Telemundo), 8:00 p.m.- 12 a.m. (NBC)

Water Polo: Women's Preliminaries

TV: 10:30- 11:30 a.m. (MSNBC), 11:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. (MSNBC)

Weightlifting: Women's Preliminary, Men's Final

TV: 2:00- 2:30 p.m. (MSNBC), 3:00- 3:45 p.m. (MSNBC)

Top Athletes

Sanya Richards-Ross

Track and field action will finally kick off on Friday, and Richards-Ross is one of the best names you will see.

She will begin her qualifying runs for the 400-meter race, and she will have a definite goal in mind. In Beijing in 2008 she was forced to settle for a bronze medal.This year she will try to improve on that mark.

Giving an elite athlete motivation is a dangerous thing. Richards-Ross will try and make up for her decisive stumble four years ago with a big performance in London.

You're going to want to watch her chase her gold medal dreams.

Michael Phelps

Phelps chases his 21st medal in the 100-meter butterfly finals on Friday. He's looking to add to his already-historic achievement with another gold medal.

He hasn't been as dominant in London, but Phelps is still a force of nature in the water. He's an unbelievable talent, and very few swimmers have what it takes to beat him. His Olympic career is winding down so expect him to race this with some urgency.

All eyes are on Phelps anytime he takes to the water. Swimming fans should do their best to catch him in action while they still can. They may never see another athlete like him.

Ralf Schumann

I'll throw a bit of a wildcard at you here. Schumann is Germany's top shooter, and he will be going for his sixth career Olympic medal on Friday.

Schumann will have competition from Team USA's Keith Sanderson, but he's got momentum in his favor. Sanderson couldn't even qualify for the final competition in 2008, and Schumann has tasted more success overall.

Shooting events are off the beaten path, even for Olympic sports, but their ability is staggering. Anyone can appreciate the precise accuracy displayed by these deadeye marksman.