Sports
Viewer's Guide for MA at 2016 Rio Olympics
Find out when the Olympic athletes from Mass. will compete.

After years of training, sacrifice, and commitment, the biggest competition is here for these Massachusetts athletes.
With the Opening Ceremonies in the books, the Olympic Games are now underway. Massachusetts is well represented with over a dozen athletes hoping to bring a medal back to the Commonwealth.
Below is the schedule for Massachusetts athletes. The schedule is subject to change and the times listed are the competition times and are subject to a televised delay. Some preliminary round events may not be broadcast in favor of other events. All events will be aired live on NBCOlympics.com
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GYMNASTICS
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Aly Raisman - Needham
Team Round - To air on delay during the 8 p.m. block on NBC
- Qualifiers - Team advances to finals, Raisman finishes second in individual all-around.
- Finals - 1st place
Individual All Around
- 2nd place
Floor Exercise
- 2nd place
JUDO
Kayla Harrison - Danvers
78 kg class
- 1st place
SWIMMING AND DIVING
Michael Hixon - Amherst
Synchronized 3-meter Springboard
- 459.21 points - 2nd Place
3-meter Springboard
Preliminary round
- 421.60 points - 10th place
Semi-Finals
- 467.25 - 4th place
Final
- 431.65 - 10th place
FENCING
Eli Dershwitz - Sherborn
Sabre Fencing
Round of 32 - On MSNBC
- vs. Seppe Van Holsbeke (Belgium) - Lost 15-12
ROWING
Andrew Campbell - Cambridge
Men’s Lightweight Double Sculls
Heat 2
- 6:26.56 - 2nd in heat, 7th overall
Semi-Finals
- 6:35.19 - 2nd in heat, 3rd overall
Final
- 6:35.07 - Out of medal contention
Mike DiSanto - Boston
Coxed Eight
Heat 2
- 5:40.16 - 2nd in heat, 4th overall
Repechage
- 1st place - 5:51.13
Final - On NBC
- 4th place - 5:34.23
Gevvie Stone - Newton
Women’s Single Sculls
Heat 2
- 1st place, 5th overall - 8:29.67
Quarterfinal 2
- 1st in heat, 2nd overall - 7:27.04
Semi-Finals
- 1st in heat, 3rd overall - 7:44.56
Final
- 2nd place - 7:22.92
RUGBY SEVENS
Victoria Folayan - Boston
Women's Team Group Play
- Vs. Fiji - Lost 12-7
- Vs. Columbia - Won 48-0
- Vs. Australia - Draw 12-12
Knockout Round
Quarterfinals
- Vs. New Zealand - Lost 5-0
Madison Hughes - Lancaster
Nate Ebner - New England Patriots
Men's Team Group Play
- vs. Argentina - Lost 17-14
- vs. Brazil - Won 26-0
- vs. Fiji - Lost 24-19
SHOOTING
Sarah Scherer - Woburn
Women’s 10-meter Air Rifle
Qualification Round
- 5th overall - 416.8 points
Final Round
- 8th overall - 78.6 points
50-meter Rifle Three Positions
Qualification Round
- 33rd place - 570
TRACK AND FIELD
Abbey D'Agostino - Topsfield
5,000-meter Run
Qualifying Heat
- 17:10, advanced to final on protest. Unable to compete in final due to injury.
Shalane Flanagan - Marblehead
Marathon - On NBC
- 6th place - 2:25:26
Sean Furey - Methuen
Javelin
Qualification Round - On NBCOlympics.com
- Aug 17, 7:30 p.m.
WRESTLING
Elena Pirozhkova - Greenfield
63kg weight class - On NBC Sports Network
- Aug. 18 - Matchups and times to be announced
Asnage Castelly - Springfield (Will represent Haiti)
74kg weight class - On NBC Sports Network
- Aug. 19 - Matchups and times to be announced
SOCCER
Whitney Engen (Boston Breakers)
Women's Team Group Play
- Vs. New Zealand - Won 2-0
- Vs. France - Won 1-0
- vs. Columbia - Draw 2-2
Knockout Round
- Quarterfinal - Lost to Sweeden, 1-1 in regulation, 4-3 in penalty kicks
Image Credit: US Olympic Committee
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