The 2016 Rio Summer Olympic Games
This Friday, August 5th, the world unites for the Opening Ceremony of the 2016 Rio Summer Olympic Games. The Opening Ceremony will air at 7:30pm PT on NBC. Here is a quick guide on where to find all the Olympic Coverage and what top athletes you might want to cheer for along the way.
Stay on top of all the breaking news and top stories of the 2016 Rio Games by following NBC Olympics:
And don’t forget to tag any of your posts with the official hashtags: #Olympics #Rio2016
To get the latest up to date stories from the athletes themselves, here are some of the top athletes and where to find them on Twitter:
Swimming
Nathan Adrian: @nathangadrian
Missy Franklin: @missyfranklin
Katie Ledecky: @katieledecky
Ryan Lochte: @ryanlochte
Michael Phelps: @michaelphelps
Diving
David Boudia: @DavidBoudia
Tom Daley: @tomdaley1994
Track & Field
Usain Bolt: @usainbolt
Ashton Eaton: @ashtonjeaton
Justin Gatlin: @justingatlin
Wrestling
Jordan Burroughs: @alliseeisgold
Gymnastics
Simone Biles: @simone_biles
Gabby Douglas: @gabrielledoug
Danell Leyva: @danelljleyva
Sam Mikulak: @samuelmikulak
Basketball
Carmelo Anthony: @carmeloanthony
Kevin Durant: @KDTrey5
Sue Bird: @S10bird
Maya Moore: @mooremaya
Soccer
Carli Lloyd: @carlilloyd
Alex Morgan: @alexmorgan13
Neymar: @neymarjr
Tennis
Serena Williams: @serenawilliams
Venus Williams: @venuseswilliams
Novak Djokovic: @Djokernole
Any Murray: @andy_murray
Rafael Nadal: @rafaelnadal
Volleyball
Kerri Walsh Jennings: @kerrileewalsh
Water Polo
Tony Azevedo: @waterpolotony
Enjoy and let the games begin!