Team USA's women's goalball team looks to win the gold medal against Turkey, Steve Serio and the U.S. men's wheelchair basketball team look to advance to final and Jessica Long aims to add to her medal count on the final day of Tokyo's swimming events.
Below is a rundown of what to watch on Day 10 of the Paralympic Games. All events listed below can be streamed live on NBCOlympics.com, and many can also be seen as part of the NBCSN broadcast.
TV Schedule
Events | Time | Network |
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Track & Field, Canoe/Kayak, Cycling, Wheelchair Tennis | 9p-3a ET | NBCSN (Live Stream) |
Swimming, Track & Field, Wheelchair Basketball, Goalball | 3a-9a ET | NBCSN (Live Stream) |
NBCSN's live coverage of the Tokyo Paralympics will run from 9 p.m. - 9 a.m. ET on Day 10. The broadcast will cut around to all the top events happening in Tokyo, including finals in swimming and track & field, wheelchair tennis medal matches, and wheelchair basketball semifinals. NBCSN will also have coverage of Team USA's medal matches in men's and women's goalball.
Road Cycling
Event | Time | Link |
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Road Race: Men's C4-5, Women's C1-3 | 8:30 p.m. ET | Live Stream |
Road Race: Women's B, Men's B | 12:00 a.m. ET | Live Stream |
Road cycling wraps up in Tokyo with road races in four more classes. In the women's C1-3 event, keep an eye on American Clara Brown. Brown, who also competes in track cycling, is still in search of her first Paralympic medal but was the bronze medalist in her road race at the 2019 World Championships.
The second set of races, the women's B and men's B, are for athletes with vision impairments. The cyclists in this event ride a tandem bike with a sighted pilot in front.
Track & Field
Event | Time | Link |
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Session 1 | 8:30 p.m. ET | Live Stream |
Session 2 | 6:00 a.m. ET | Live Stream |
A social media star as well as a track star, 22-year-old Hunter Woodhall looks to earn his first medal of the Tokyo Paralympics when he competes in the men's 400m T62 final (6:33 a.m. ET). Woodhall's resume is stacked: He's a two-time Paralympic medalist and the first double amputee to earn an NCAA Division I track scholarship. He also has 2.7 million followers on TikTok and is one half of a track & field power couple along with his girlfriend, Olympic long jumper Tara Davis. At the Rio 2016 Games, Woodhall won silver in the 200m and bronze in the 400m.
In total there will be 17 medal events held for track & field on Day 10—eight in the first session and nine in the second session.
In that first session, Americans hoping to reach the podium include Justin Phongsavanh in the men's javelin F54 (9:08 p.m. ET), Mikey Brannigan in the men's 1500m T20 (9:13 p.m. ET), and Raymond Martin and Gianfranco Iannotta in the men's 100m T52 (10:07 p.m. ET).
Wheelchair Tennis
Event | Time | Link |
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Center Court: Quad Singles Bronze Medal Match | 9 p.m. ET | Live Stream |
Center Court: Men's Doubles Medal Matches | 2nd/3rd Match | Live Stream |
Center Court: Women's Singles Medal Matches | 4th/5th Match | Live Stream |
While the United States won't be represented in any of the matches Thursday night or Friday morning, the stakes are as high as ever for some of the top wheelchair tennis players at this year's Paralympics.
The night will begin with Niels Vink of the Netherlands taking on Japan's Koji Sugeno in the men's quad singles bronze medal match at 9 p.m. ET. Japan and the Netherlands will also meet in the men's doubles bronze medal match when the Japanese pairing of Shingo Kunieda and Takashi Sanada take on the Dutch duo of Tom Egberink and Maikel Scheffers. Ending the night for the men will be men's doubles gold medal match between Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid of Great Britain and France's Stephane Houdet and Nicolas Peifer.
The women will then continue Day 10's wheelchair tennis matches, starting with the women's singles bronze medal match between Great Britain's Jordanne Whiley and Aniek van Koot of the Netherlands. Capping off the action will be the women's singles gold medal match between the Netherlands' Diede de Groot and Yui Kamiji of Japan.
Goalball
Event | Time | Link |
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Women's Bronze: Brazil vs Japan | 12:15 a.m. ET | Live Stream |
Men's Bronze: USA vs Lithuania | 2:00 a.m. ET | Live Stream |
Women's Gold: USA vs Turkey | 4:45 a.m. ET | Live Stream |
Men's Gold: China vs Brazil | 6:30 a.m. ET | Live Stream |
Team USA has had quite the performance in the goalball tournament in Tokyo. After a dramatic come-from-behind victory over Brazil to earn a trip to the gold medal game, the U.S. women will take on Turkey early Friday morning to win their first goalball title since 2008. Turkey will be no easy test, though, as they'll be looking to defend their title from Rio.
The U.S. men, meanwhile, will face off against Lithuania for the bronze medal just before the women's gold medal match. The U.S men lost to Lithuania in the gold medal match in Rio, and they'll certainly be hoping to get revenge this time around.
Swimming
Event | Time | Link |
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Swimming Heats | 8:00 p.m. ET | Live Stream |
Swimming Finals | 4:00 a.m. ET | Live Stream |
On the final night of swimming events in Tokyo, many of Team USA's biggest stars will have one last opportunity to add to their medal collections before leaving Tokyo:
- Elizabeth Marks, who a silver and a bronze so far in Tokyo, races the women's 100m backstroke S6 (4:23 a.m. ET). The U.S. Army sergeant won a backstroke gold at the 2019 World Championships.
- Jessica Long, who has five medals at these Paralympics and 28 for her career, swims the women's 100m butterfly S8 (4:37 a.m. ET). She won gold in this race in 2008 and 2012.
- McKenzie Coan, Mallory Weggemann and Julia Gaffney will all try to advance to the women's 50m butterfly S7 final (5:04 a.m. ET). All three swimmers have earned two medals apiece thus far, with both of Weggemann's medals being gold.
- Anastasia Pagonis, who became one of the Tokyo Paralympics' breakout stars after she won a gold medal last week, can earn her third medal of the Games. If she advances out of her qualifying heat, she'll race the women's 100m freestyle S11 final (5:59 a.m. ET). Pagonis has amassed a large following on TikTok and uses the platform to educate others about being blind and to destigmatize disability.
Wheelchair Basketball
Event | Time | Link |
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Semifinal: USA vs Spain (M) | 5:15 a.m. ET | Live Stream |
Semifinal: Japan vs Great Britain (M) | 7:45 a.m. ET | Live Stream |
The U.S. men's wheelchair basketball team took down Turkey in the quarterfinals and earned themselves a date with Spain Friday morning to decide who will head to the gold medal game. Japan and Great Britain will face off just after Team USA's contest to decide the other title contender.
Team USA's men's team won the wheelchair basketball gold medal in Rio, but hasn't won consecutive titles since going back-to-back in 1972 and 1976. With a win over Spain, they'll have a chance to break that trend.
Sitting Volleyball
Event | Time | Link |
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Semifinal: USA vs Brazil (W) | 5:30 a.m. ET | Live Stream |
Semifinal: China vs Canada (W) | 7:30 a.m. ET | Live Stream |
The U.S. women's sitting volleyball team will open the knockout stage with a semifinal match against Brazil. The two teams also faced each other in the semifinals at the Rio 2016 Paralympics. Team USA swept Brazil in straight sets during that match, then went on to win the gold medal. The Brazilians ended up leaving their home Paralympics with a bronze medal that year.
In the other semifinal, China takes on Canada. China won three straight gold medals from 2004 through 2012 but were dethroned by the Americans in 2016. Should the United States and China advance to this year's final, it will be the fourth consecutive Paralympics they've played each other for the gold medal.