Picks of the Day: 3rd August 2012

Here are your picks for today Friday 3st August 2012. The countdown towards what is being hyped as the fastest race in history begins on Friday as the Olympic athletics gets under way with all eyes on the prospect of a thrilling 100m shootout.

For the first time since the advent of electronic timing, the field for the blue riband event of the Games will comprise the four fastest men in history – champion Usain Bolt, Yohan Blake, Asafa Powell and Tyson Gay.

All times are in West African Time (WAT);

SPORTS
SS Gold – SS4 & HD2
09:55 Summer Olympics – Athletics: Session 1 (Live)
13:55 Summer Olympics – Archery: Men’s Indiv – QFs, SFs, Bronze & Gold (Live)
16:00 Summer Olympics – Cycling: Women’s Keirin 1stRnd (Live)
16:15 Summer Olympics – Cycling: Men’s Team Pursuit 1stRnd (Live)
16:45 Summer Olympics – Cycling: Women’s Keirin 1stRnd Repechages (Live)
17:00 Summer Olympics – Cycling: Women’s Team Pursuit Qualifying (Live)
17:45 Summer Olympics – Cycling: Women’s Keirin 2nd Rnd (Live)
17:55 Summer Olympics – Cycling: Men’s Team Pursuit Finals (Live)
18:35 Summer Olympics – Cycling: Women’s Keirin Finals (Live)
19:00 Summer Olympics – Athletics: Session 2 (Live)
22:05 Summer Olympics – Basketball: Women – Czech Republic v USA (Live)

SS Silver – SS5 / SS5A / SS5N / HD3
09:50 Summer Olympics – Swimming: Men’s / Women’s Heats – Session 13 (Live)
13:55 Summer Olympics – Judo: Men’s +100kg & Women’s +78kg Finals (Live)
16:55 Summer Olympics – Diving: Women’s 3m Springboard Prelim (Delayed)
19:25 Summer Olympics – Swimming: Men’s / Women’s SFs & Finals – Session 14 (Live)

SS Bronze – SS6 / SS6A / HD4
13:55 Summer Olympics – Gymnastics: Trampoline – Men’s Qualifications (Live)
15:30 Summer Olympics – Gymnastics: Trampoline – Men’s Final (Live)
16:20 Summer Olympics – Weightlifting: Women’s 75kg Final Group A (Live)
17:55 Summer Olympics – Fencing: Men’s Team Sabre Bronze Medal (Live)
18:45 Summer Olympics – Fencing: Men’s Team Sabre Final (Live)
19:55 Summer Olympics – Weightlifting: Men’s 85kg Final Group A (Live)

SS Spirit – SS7 / SS7N / HD5
08:55 Summer Olympics – Badminton: Women Sgl SFs / Mx DblsBronze (Live)
12:00 Summer Olympics – Shooting: Men’s 50m Rifle Prone Finals (Live)
13:25 Summer Olympics – Badminton: Men’s Sgl SFs / Mx DblsGold (Live)
17:05 Summer Olympics – Basketball: Women – Angola v Croatia (Delayed)
18:50 Summer Olympics – Hockey: Men – South Africa v Spain (Live)

ENTERTAINMENT
18:30 Star Gist – AfricaMagic Entertainment (128)
20:25 Crash Course – Discovery Channel (121)

MOVIES

18:30 Millions – M-Net Stars (105)
19:00 Not Another Teen Movie –  Studio Universal (119)
20:00 Battle Man –  AfricaMagic (114)

DOCUMENTARY

21:00 Dangerous Roads –  BBC Knowledge (251)