How to watch Paris Olympics Wednesday: Katie Ledecky seeks gold, basketball and beach volleyball

There are a total of 17 medal events taking place on the fifth full day of competition at Paris 2024.Katie Ledecky’s dominance in the women’s 1500m free looks to continue in the pool as the U.S. swimmer looks for her second straight gold medal. That’s one of just five finals in swimming on an exciting night at the Paris La Défense Arena.More: Scientist in Florida chases gold in 3×3 basketball at Paris OlympicsTHE HIGHLIGHTSSWIMMING | Katie Ledecky and Caeleb Dressel headline star-studded swimming events, with both looking to defend their respective gold medals in the women’s 1500m freestyle and men’s 100m freestyle. Ledecky not only holds the world record in the 1500m freestyle but also the 19 fastest times ever recorded in the event. Both athletes are coming off medal-winning performances on Saturday. Watch live beginning at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.BASKETBALL | LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry and Team USA men’s basketball, coming off a dominant 110-84 win over Serbia in their Paris debut, take on South Sudan, as they look to secure a spot in the quarterfinals. Watch live beginning at 3 p.m. ET on USA Network and Peacock.BEACH VOLLEYBALL | In women’s beach volleyball, the U.S. duo of Sara Hughes and Kelly Cheng take on France’s Aline Chamereau and Clemence Vieira. Watch live beginning at 9 a.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.GYMNASTICS | The men’s gymnastics all-around final begins at 11:30 a.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.More: Historical Data: How many Olympic athletes has Florida produced since 1952?HOW TO WATCH WEDNESDAY: BROADCAST COVERAGECable, satellite and even classic over-the-air audiences will be able to easily find Olympic programming on TV. On each day of the Olympics, NBC will have, at minimum, nine hours of live event coverage, starting each morning and continuing through the afternoon.In the evening, come back to NBC for Primetime in Paris.HOW TO WATCH WEDNESDAY: DIGITAL COVERAGEPARIS 2024 ONGOING COVERAGE: Live coverage on Peacock, NBCOlympics.com and USA Network.2:00-4:40 a.m. ET | Triathlon | Women’s Triathlon | Athletes run, bike and swim through the heart of Paris in the women’s triathlon. Coverage includes medal ceremony. World feed.2:30-6:00 a.m. ET | Badminton | M/W Singles: Group Play (Pt. 13) | Badminton continues at the 2024 Paris Olympics with men’s and women’s group play, featuring action from all courts in one livestream. World feed.3:00-4:00 a.m. ET | Beach Volleyball | Men’s Pool E: CZE (Perusic/Schweiner) vs. AUT (Horl/Horst) | In the shadow of the Eiffel Tower, men’s beach volleyball continues with the Czechia (Perusic/Schweiner) vs. Austria (Horl/Horst) in a pool play match. World feed.3:00-4:30 a.m. ET | Handball | Men’s Group A: Norway vs. Hungary | The men’s tournament continues with Norway vs. Hungary in a group play match. World feed.3:00-5:30 a.m. ET | Volleyball | Men’s Pool B: Poland vs. Brazil | The men’s volleyball action continues with Poland vs. Brazil in a pool play match from South Paris Arena #1 at the Paris Olympics.3:30-7:10 a.m. ET | Rowing | Men’s & Women’s Quad. Sculls Finals & more | Men’s and women’s lightweight double and quad sculls compete in the finals, plus single scull and pair semifinals. Includes medal ceremony. World feed.4:00-5:00 a.m. ET | Beach Volleyball | Women’s Pool F: SUI (Huberli/Brunner) vs. GER (Ludwig/Lippmann) | In the shadow of the Eiffel Tower, women’s beach volleyball continues with Switzerland (Huberli/Brunner) vs. Germany (Ludwig/Lippmann) in a pool play match. World feed.4:00-9:30 a.m. ET | Equestrian | Dressage: Grand Prix Team & Indiv. (Day 2) | The team and individual dressage competition continues with the Grand Prix heats at the Chateau de Versailles. World feed.4:00-5:45 a.m. ET | Field Hockey | Women’s Pool B: Argentina vs. Spain | The women’s field hockey tournament at the 2024 Paris Olympics continues with Argentina vs. Spain in a pool-play match. World feed.4:00-8:00 a.m. ET | Judo | Women’s 70kg, Men’s 90kg Eliminations | Judo at the 2024 Paris Olympics continues with the elimination rounds for the women’s 70kg and men’s 90kg competitions. World feed; all mats.4:00-7:00 a.m. ET | Table Tennis | Men’s & Women’s Singles: Round of 32 | Table tennis continues with men’s and women’s singles round of 32 matches, with all active courts presented in a 4-box format. World feed.4:30-6:15 a.m. ET | Field Hockey | Women’s Pool B: South Africa vs. Great Britain | The women’s field hockey tournament at the 2024 Paris Olympics continues with South Africa vs. Great Britain in a pool-play match. World feed.5:00-6:45 a.m. ET | Basketball | Women’s Group A: Puerto Rico vs. Spain | The women’s basketball tournament at the 2024 Paris Olympics continues with Puerto Rico vs. Spain in a group-stage matchup. World feed.5:00-6:00 a.m. ET | Beach Volleyball | Women’s Pool C: GER (Muller/Tillman) vs. CZE (Hermannova/Stochlova) | In the shadow of the Eiffel Tower, women’s beach volleyball continues with Germany (Muller/Tillman) vs. Czechia (Hermannova/Stochlova) in a pool play match. World feed.5:00-7:25 a.m. ET | Boxing | W Middle (R16), M Feather (R16) & more | Boxing continues with bouts in men’s featherweight, men’s welterweight and women’s middleweight, plus women’s lightweight quarterfinals. World feed.5:00-6:05 a.m. ET | Diving | Women’s Synchro 10m Platform Final | Teams of two divers compete for medals in the women’s synchronized 10m platform event. World feed.5:00-6:30 a.m. ET | Handball | Men’s Group A: Croatia vs. Germany | The men’s tournament continues with Croatia vs. Germany in a group play match. World feed.5:00-6:30 a.m. ET | Swimming | Heats: W 200m Breast, M 200m Back, W 200m Fly | Swimming at the 2024 Paris Olympics continues with preliminary heats in the women’s 200m breaststroke, men’s 200m backstroke and women’s 200m butterfly. World feed.6:00-9:55 a.m. ET | Archery | Men’s & Women’s Individual: R64, R32 (Pt. 3) | The men’s and women’s individual archery competition continues with the round of 64 and round of 32. World feed.6:00-7:00 a.m. ET | Beach Volleyball | Women’s Pool D: LAT (Samoilova/Graudina) vs. PAR (Poletti/Michelle) | In the shadow of the Eiffel Tower, women’s beach volleyball continues with Latvia (Samoilova/Graudina) vs. Paraguay (Poletti/Michelle) in a pool play match. World feed.6:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. ET | Olympic Sports | Best of Paris | Sit back and stream the top moments of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games including highlights, interviews and more.6:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. ET | Sailing | Windsurfing, Skiff (Day 4) | The opening series races in men’s and women’s skiff and windsurfing wrap up at the Marseille Marina. World feed.6:00-7:40 a.m. ET | Tennis | Men’s Singles Third Round | Coverage of the men’s singles third round play of the Olympic tennis tournament at Roland-Garros. World feed.6:00-7:24 a.m. ET | Tennis | Men’s Singles Third Round | Coverage of the men’s singles third round play of the Olympic tennis tournament at Roland-Garros. World feed.6:00-7:45 a.m. ET | Tennis | Men’s Singles Third Round | Coverage of the men’s singles third round play of the Olympic tennis tournament at Roland-Garros. World feed.6:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. ET | Tennis | Outer Court 10: July 31 | Coverage of the fifth day of the tennis tournament, including third round matches of singles and doubles quarterfinals. World feed.6:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. ET | Tennis | Outer Court 11: July 31 | Coverage of the fifth day of the tennis tournament, including third round matches of singles and doubles quarterfinals. World feed.6:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. ET | Tennis | Outer Court 12: July 31 | Coverage of the fifth day of the tennis tournament, including third round matches of singles and doubles quarterfinals. World feed.6:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. ET | Tennis | Outer Court 13: July 31 | Coverage of the fifth day of the tennis tournament, including third round matches of singles and doubles quarterfinals. World feed.6:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. ET | Tennis | Outer Court 14: July 31 | Coverage of the fifth day of the tennis tournament, including third round matches of singles and doubles quarterfinals. World feed.6:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. ET | Tennis | Outer Court 6: July 31 | Coverage of the fifth day of the tennis tournament, including third round matches of singles and doubles quarterfinals. World feed.6:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. ET | Tennis | Outer Court 7: July 31 | Coverage of the fifth day of the tennis tournament, including third round matches of singles and doubles quarterfinals. World feed.6:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. ET | Tennis | Outer Court 8: July 31 | Coverage of the fifth day of the tennis tournament, including third round matches of singles and doubles quarterfinals. World feed.6:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. ET | Tennis | Outer Court 9: July 31 | Coverage of the fifth day of the tennis tournament, including third round matches of singles and doubles quarterfinals. World feed.6:00-7:00 a.m. ET | Field Hockey | Women’s Pool A: France vs. Germany | The women’s field hockey tournament at the 2024 Paris Olympics continues with France vs. Germany in a pool-play match. World feed.6:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. ET | Olympic Sports | Gold Zone: Day 5 | Gold Zone delivers live whip-around coverage of key events as they unfold during the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Audio description available.7:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. ET | Volleyball | Men’s Pool C: Japan vs. Argentina | The men’s volleyball action continues with Japan vs. Argentina in a pool play match from South Paris Arena #1 at the Paris Olympics.7:00-9:30 a.m. ET | Cycling | BMX Freestyle: Men’s & Women’s Finals | The remaining riders take two runs each as they compete for medals in the men’s and women’s BMX freestyle finals at the Paris Olympics. World feed.7:10-10:30 a.m. ET | Field Hockey | Women’s Pool B: Australia vs. USA | The women’s field hockey tournament at the 2024 Paris Olympics continues with Australia vs. USA in a pool-play match.7:15-9:30 a.m. ET | Tennis | Women’s Singles Quarterfinal | The action continues on the fifth day of the tennis tournament with the women’s singles quarterfinals. World feed.7:24-8:48 a.m. ET | Basketball | Women’s Group A: China vs. Serbia | The women’s basketball tournament at the 2024 Paris Olympics continues with China vs. Serbia in a group-stage matchup. World feed.7:30-9:15 a.m. ET | Fencing | Men’s Team Sabre Eliminations | Early round fencing bouts in the men’s team sabre competition, featuring action from all pistes in one livestream. World feed.7:30-11:30 a.m. ET | Tennis | Women’s Singles Quarterfinal | The action continues on the fifth day of the tennis tournament with the women’s singles quarterfinals. World feed.7:40-9:20 a.m. ET | Tennis | Men’s Doubles Semifinal | Coverage of the Olympic tennis tournament continues with the men’s doubles semifinal matches at Roland-Garros. World feed.7:45-9:30 a.m. ET | Badminton | M/W Singles: Group Play (Pt. 14) | Badminton continues at the 2024 Paris Olympics with men’s and women’s group play, featuring action from all courts in one livestream. World feed.8:00-11:30 a.m. ET | Handball | Men’s Group A: Spain vs. Japan | The men’s tournament continues with Spain vs. Japan in a group play match. World feed.8:00-9:30 a.m. ET | Tennis | Featured Matches: July 31 Part 1 | Coverage from around the courts at Roland Garros during the fifth day of the tennis tournament, including third round matches of singles and doubles quarterfinals. World feed.8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. ET | Tennis | Outer Court 11: July 31 | Coverage of the fifth day of the tennis tournament, including third round matches of singles and doubles quarterfinals. World feed.8:00-9:25 a.m. ET | Table Tennis | Men’s & Women’s Singles: Round of 16 | Table tennis continues with men’s and women’s singles round of 16 matches, with all active courts presented in 4-box and 2-box formats. World feed.8:48-10:12 a.m. ET | Water Polo | Women’s Group A: Netherlands vs. Australia | Sit back and stream the top moments of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games including highlights, interviews and more.9:00-10:00 a.m. ET | Tennis | Men’s Singles Third Round | Coverage of the men’s singles third round play of the Olympic tennis tournament at Roland-Garros. World feed.9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. ET | Tennis | Outer Court 12: July 31 | Coverage of the fifth day of the tennis tournament, including third round matches of singles and doubles quarterfinals. World feed.9:20-11:00 a.m. ET | Beach Volleyball | Women’s Pool D: CAN (Melissa/Brandie) vs. SUI (Esmee/Zoe) | In the shadow of the Eiffel Tower, women’s beach volleyball continues with Canada (Melissa/Brandie) vs. Switzerland (Esmee/Zoe) in a pool play match. World feed.9:30 a.m.-12:10 p.m. ET | Gymnastics | Men’s All-Around Final | In the men’s all-around final, gymnasts compete on vault, pommel horse, high bar, parallel bars, still rings and floor exercise. World feed.9:30-10:25 a.m. ET | Gymnastics | Men’s All-Around Final: Floor | The world’s top gymnasts compete on floor with medals on the line during the men’s all-around final. World feed.9:30-11:05 a.m. ET | Gymnastics | Men’s All-Around Final: Horizontal Bar | The world’s top gymnasts squads compete on horizontal bar with medals on the line during the men’s all-around final. World feed.9:30-11:15 a.m. ET | Gymnastics | Men’s All-Around Final: Parallel Bars | The world’s top gymnasts squads compete on parallel bars with medals on the line during the men’s all-around final. World feed.9:35-11:00 a.m. ET | Gymnastics | Men’s All-Around Final: Pommel Horse | The world’s top gymnasts compete on pommel horse with medals on the line during the men’s all-around final. World feed.10:00-11:00 a.m. ET | Gymnastics | Men’s All-Around Final: Rings | The world’s top gymnasts compete on rings with medals on the line during the men’s all-around final. World feed.10:00-11:30 a.m. ET | Tennis | Mx Doubles Quarterfinal | Coverage of the Olympic tennis tournament continues with the mixed doubles quarterfinal matches at Roland-Garros. World feed.10:12-11:36 a.m. ET | Archery | Men’s & Women’s Individual: R64, R32 (Pt. 4) | The men’s and women’s individual archery competition continues with the round of 64 and round of 32. World feed.11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. ET | Water Polo | Women’s Group B: Italy vs. USA | The women’s tournament continues with Italy vs. USA in a group play match. World feed.11:00 a.m.-12:45 p.m. ET | Handball | Men’s Group B: France vs. Egypt | The men’s tournament continues with France vs. Egypt in a group play match. World feed.11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. ET | Olympic Sports | Best of Paris | Sit back and stream the top moments of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games including highlights, interviews and more.11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. ET | Soccer | Women’s Group B: Zambia vs. Germany | The women’s tournament continues with Zambia vs. Germany in a group stage match. World feed.11:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m. ET | Soccer | Women’s Group B: Australia vs. USA | The women’s tournament continues with Australia vs. USA in a group stage match. World feed.11:15 a.m.-1:00 p.m. ET | Tennis | Women’s Singles Quarterfinal | The action continues on the fifth day of the tennis tournament with the women’s singles quarterfinals at Roland-Garros. World feed.11:15 a.m.-1:00 p.m. ET | Volleyball | Women’s Pool B: Poland vs. Kenya | Women’s volleyball action continues with Poland vs. Kenya in a pool play match from South Paris Arena #1. World feed.11:25 a.m.-12:30 p.m. ET | Beach Volleyball | Men’s Pool B: NOR (Mol, A./Sorum, C.) vs. ITA (Ranghieri/Carambula) | In the shadow of the Eiffel Tower, men’s beach volleyball continues with Norway (Mol, A./Sorum, C.) vs. Italy (Ranghieri/Carambula) in a pool play match. World feed.11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. ET | Olympic Sports | Primetime Run-Up (July 31) | As NBC’s Primetime in Paris approaches, get an early look at some of the athletes and storylines to be featured in the coverage.11:30 a.m.-1:15 p.m. ET | Tennis | Mx Doubles Quarterfinal | Coverage of the Olympic tennis tournament continues with the mixed doubles quarterfinal matches at Roland-Garros. World feed.11:30 a.m.-2:15 p.m. ET | Gymnastics | Men’s All-Around Final: Vault | The world’s top gymnasts compete on vault with medals on the line during the men’s all-around final. World feed.11:30 a.m.-2:15 p.m. ET | Archery | Men’s & Women’s Individual: R64, R32 (Pt. 4) | The men’s and women’s individual archery competition continues with the round of 64 and round of 32. World feed.11:30 a.m.-2:15 p.m. ET | Tennis | Women’s Doubles Quarterfinal | Coverage of the Olympic tennis tournament continues with the women’s doubles quarterfinal matches at Roland-Garros. World feed.11:30 a.m.-2:15 p.m. ET | Basketball 3×3 | Men’s & Women’s Pool Play (4 Games) | Basketball 3×3 at the 2024 Paris Olympics continues with two women’s and two men’s pool play games from the Place de la Concorde. World feed.11:36 a.m.-1:00 p.m. ET | Field Hockey | Women’s Pool A: Belgium vs. Japan | The women’s field hockey tournament at the 2024 Paris Olympics continues with Belgium vs. Japan in a pool-play match. World feed.11:45 a.m.-2:25 p.m. ET | Soccer | Women’s Group C: Japan vs. Nigeria | The women’s tournament continues with Japan vs. Nigeria in a group stage match. World feed.12:30-1:55 p.m. ET | Soccer | Women’s Group C: Brazil vs. Spain | The women’s tournament continues with Brazil vs. Spain in a group stage match. World feed.1:00-2:30 p.m. ET | Volleyball | Women’s Pool A: USA vs. Serbia | Women’s volleyball action continues with the USA vs. Serbia in a pool play match from South Paris Arena #1.1:00-8:00 p.m. ET | Basketball 3×3 | Men’s & Women’s Pool Play (4 Games) | Basketball 3×3 at the 2024 Paris Olympics continues with two women’s and two men’s pool play games from the Place de la Concorde. World feed.1:00-3:00 p.m. ET | Tennis | Mixed Doubles Quarterfinal | Coverage of the Olympic tennis tournament continues with the mixed doubles quarterfinal matches at Roland-Garros. World feed.1:00-3:00 p.m. ET | Canoeing | Slalom: Women’s Canoe Final | The top 12 women’s canoe slalom (C-1) competitors race for an Olympic title in the final race. Coverage includes medal ceremony. World feed.1:00-3:00 p.m. ET | Basketball | Men’s Group C: Puerto Rico vs. Serbia | The men’s basketball tournament at the 2024 Paris Olympics continues with Puerto Rico vs. Serbia in a group-stage matchup. World feed.1:00-5:00 p.m. ET | Gymnastics | Men’s All-Around Final: Team USA Tracker | Follow the U.S. men on every apparatus in the Team USA Tracker stream of the men’s all-around final. World feed.1:30-5:00 p.m. ET | Tennis | Women’s Doubles Quarterfinal | Coverage of the Olympic tennis tournament continues with the women’s doubles quarterfinal matches at Roland-Garros. World feed.1:30-3:40 p.m. ET | Field Hockey | Men’s Pool A: Germany vs. Netherlands | The men’s field hockey tournament at the 2024 Paris Olympics continues with Germany vs. Netherlands in a pool-play match. World feed.1:45-4:00 p.m. ET | Swimming | Finals: W 1500m Free, M&W 100m Free & more | Five sets of medals are on the line in the women’s 100m freestyle, men’s 200m butterfly, men’s 200m breaststroke, women’s 1500m freestyle and men’s 100m freestyle. Plus, semifinal heats as swimming continues at the 2024 Paris Olympics. World feed.2:00-3:00 p.m. ET | Tennis | Mixed Doubles Quarterfinal | Coverage of the Olympic tennis tournament continues with the mixed doubles quarterfinal matches at Roland-Garros. World feed.2:00-4:25 p.m. ET | Basketball 3×3 | Men’s & Women’s Pool Play (4 Games) | Basketball 3×3 at the 2024 Paris Olympics continues with two women’s and two men’s pool play games from the Place de la Concorde. World feed.2:00-5:00 p.m. ET | Tennis | Women’s Doubles Quarterfinal | Coverage of the Olympic tennis tournament continues with the women’s doubles quarterfinal matches at Roland-Garros. World feed.2:05-3:30 p.m. ET | Tennis | Mixed Doubles Quarterfinal | Coverage of the Olympic tennis tournament continues with the mixed doubles quarterfinal matches at Roland-Garros. World feed.2:15-4:30 p.m. ET | Tennis | Women’s Doubles Quarterfinal | Coverage of the Olympic tennis tournament continues with the women’s doubles quarterfinal matches at Roland-Garros. World feed.3:00-4:45 p.m. ET | Water Polo | Women’s Group B: Spain vs. Greece | The women’s tournament continues with Spain vs. Greece in a group play match. World feed.3:00-5:00 p.m. ET | Tennis | Mixed Doubles Quarterfinal | Coverage of the Olympic tennis tournament continues with the mixed doubles quarterfinal matches at Roland-Garros. World feed.3:00-4:00 p.m. ET | Field Hockey | Men’s Pool A: Germany vs. Netherlands | The men’s field hockey tournament at the 2024 Paris Olympics continues with Germany vs. Netherlands in a pool-play match. World feed.3:00-4:30 p.m. ET | Tennis | Women’s Doubles Quarterfinal | Coverage of the Olympic tennis tournament continues with the women’s doubles quarterfinal matches at Roland-Garros. World feed.3:00-5:00 p.m. ET | Basketball 3×3 | Men’s & Women’s Pool Play (4 Games) | Basketball 3×3 at the 2024 Paris Olympics continues with two women’s and two men’s pool play games from the Place de la Concorde. World feed.3:00-5:00 p.m. ET | Field Hockey | Women’s Pool A: Netherlands vs. China | The women’s field hockey tournament at the 2024 Paris Olympics continues with Netherlands vs. China in a pool-play match. World feed.3:00-5:30 p.m. ET | Table Tennis | Men’s & Women’s Singles: Round of 16 | Table tennis continues with men’s and women’s singles round of 16 matches, with all active tables presented in a 2-box format. World feed.4:00-5:00 p.m. ET | Tennis | Women’s Doubles Quarterfinal | Coverage of the Olympic tennis tournament continues with the women’s doubles quarterfinal matches at Roland-Garros. World feed.6:00-6:15 p.m. ET | Olympic Sports | Primetime Run-Up (July 31) | As NBC’s Primetime in Paris approaches, get an early look at some of the athletes and storylines to be featured in the coverage.8:00 p.m.-6:00 a.m. ET | Olympic Sports | Best of Paris | Sit back and stream the top moments of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games including highlights, interviews and more.