Olympics 2012 Schedule: Day 8 Top Athletes, Events, TV Info & More

The 2012 London Olympic Games continue to roll along with some exciting competition across the board.

Saturday's action figures to be yet another thrilling day in Great Britain, as such sports as basketball, volleyball, boxing, cycling, soccer, swimming and the triathlon are included.

No matter where you live in the world, there are sure to be some contenders vying for a medal in their respective events.

Here's a preview of Day 8 of the 2012 London Olympics.

Event Info

*Times are EDT

* Full schedule can be found here

Badminton: Women's Singles Final, Women's Double Final

TV: 11:15 a.m.-12 p.m., 1:45 p.m.-2:30 p.m. (MSNBC)

Basketball: Men's Preliminary Play

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

Beach Volleyball: Elimination Matches

TV: 8 a.m.-9 a.m. (NBC Sports), 5 p.m.-6 p.m. (NBC)

Boxing: Round-of-16 Men's Flyweight, Light Welterweight and Light Heavyweight

TV: 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. (CNBC), 3:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. (CNBC)

Cycling: Track Cycling

TV: 9 a.m.-9:30 a.m. (NBC Sports), 2 p.m.-2:40 p.m. (NBC)

Diving

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

Equestrian: Jumping Qualifying

TV: 3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. (NBC Sports)

Field Hockey: Women's, USA vs. New Zealand

TV: 2 p.m.-3:30 p.m. (NBC Sports)

Rowing: Women's Single Sculls, Men's Four, Men's and Women's Lightweight Double Sculls

TV: 3:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m. (NBC)

Shooting: Women's Trap Final

TV: 4:30 p.m.-5 p.m. (NBC Sports)

Soccer: Men's Quarterfinals

TV: 7 a.m.-8:45 a.m. (MSNBC), 7 a.m.-9:30 a.m. (NBC Specialty), 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m. (NBC Specialty), 12 p.m.-1:45 p.m. (MSNBC), 2:30 p.m.-4:15 p.m. (MSNBC, NBC Specialty)

Swimming: Men's 100-Meter Butterfly Final

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

Tennis: Women's Singles Final, Men's Doubles Final

TV: 9 a.m.-11 a.m. (NBC), 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. (NBC Sports)

Track and Field

TV: 8 p.m.-12 a.m. (NBC), 11:15 a.m.-11:45 a.m. (NBC), 1:30 p.m.-2 p.m. (NBC), 4:15 p.m.-5 p.m. (NBC), 4:45 p.m.-6 p.m. (MSNBC), 8 p.m.-12 a.m. (NBC)

Trampoline

TV: 8 p.m.-12 a.m. (NBC), 11 a.m.-11:15 a.m. (NBC)

Triathlon

TV: 4 a.m.-6:15 a.m. (NBC Sports)

Volleyball

TV: 8 p.m.-12 a.m. (NBC), 11:45 a.m.-1:30 p.m. (NBC), 5 p.m.-7 p.m. (NBC Sports)

Water Polo: Men's Preliminary Play

TV: 8:45 a.m.-9:30 a.m. (MSNBC), 2:40 p.m.-3:45 p.m. (NBC)

Weightlifting

TV: 4:15 p.m.-4:45 p.m. (MSNBC)

Top Athletes

Serena Williams, USA, Tennis

After defeating world No. 1 Victoria Azarenka in straight sets in the semifinals, Serena Williams will try for her first Olympic individual gold medal on Saturday.

Williams, who owns two golds in doubles with her sister Venus, failed to reach the semifinals in singles in 2008, getting knocked out by eventual gold medalist Elena Dementieva.

Williams, who owns 14 Grand Slam singles titles, will be matched up against world No. 3 Maria Sharapova, who won the French Open this year.

Carmelo Anthony, USA, Basketball

After Carmelo Anthony's 37-point outburst against Nigeria, he cannot be ignored in the 2012 Summer Games.

Anthony, who leads Team USA posting 20.7 points per game, was the catalyst to the Americans' 156-73 record-breaking victory on Thursday. 

So far, Anthony has hit 22-of-32 shots, including 12-of-16 from three-point range. To say he's on fire would be an understatement.

Watch out, Lithuania.

Alistair Brownlee, Great Britain, Triathlon

Great Britain's own Alistair Brownlee is largely favored to win the triathlon in the 2012 London Games.

Brownlee is the reigning ETU European Triathlon champion and a two-time Triathlon world champion (2009, 2011). In fact, he's so feared that nations have resorted to working together to defeat him, per the Telegraph.

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