Aug 1, 2012; London, United Kingdom; (EDITORS NOTE: Star filter used in the creation of this image) Mariel Zagunis (USA), left, competes against Duah Permatasari (INA) in the women's sabre round of 32 competition during the London 2012 Olympic Games at ExCeL - South Arena 1. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports
What To Watch on Day at the Summer Olympics, including Michael Phelps in the pool, the men's individual all-around in gymnastics and the fastest men's cyclists in the world.
Day 5 at the 2012 Summer Olympics is underway and it has been a busy morning in London! Already American Kristen Armstrong has defended her gold in the women's cycling time trial, three rowing medals have been decided -- including Great Britain's first gold of the Games -- and eight women's badminton players have been disqualified for match fixing. Olympics!
The rest of Wednesday still has plenty of can't-miss events, including Michael Phelps, the new all-time Olympic medal winner, back in the pool, the men's individual all-around in gymnastics and the fastest men's cyclists in the world.
What To Watch at the Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 1:
Cycling - Men's Individual Time Trial, 10 a.m. ET, NBC
Bradley Wiggins of Great Britain, one of the pre-race favorites, will be riding for gold and a bit of Olympic history: no cyclist has ever won an Olympic gold and the Tour de France in the same year. He'll be challenged by defending champion Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland.
Fencing - Women's Individual Sabre, gold medal match at 3:30 p.m. ET, MSNBC
MSNBC will have live coverage of the bronze (2:40 p.m.) and gold medal matches (3:30 p.m.) as U.S. flag bearer, and two-time defending champion in the event, Mariel Zagunis, goes for another win.
Women's Beach Volleyball - Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh Jennings (USA) vs. Stefanie Schwaiger/Doris Schwaiger (AUS), 8 p.m. ET, NBC (live at 6 p.m. ET at NBC Live Extra)
The two-time defending gold medalists, Misty and Kerri, continue their preliminary round play, and will also look to continue their Olympic streak of having never dropped a match, let alone a set.
Gymnastics - Men's Individual All-Around, 8 p.m. ET, NC (live at 11:30 a.m. ET at NBC LIve Extra)
After a disappointing fifth-place finish by the U.S. in the team competition, Danell Leyva and John Orozco will look to rebound in Wednesday's individual all-around. Most recently, Leyva won the parallel bars at the 2011 World Championships.
Swimming - Men's 100m Freestyle, 8 p.m. ET, NBC (live at 3:20 p.m. ET at NBC Live Extra)
Ryan Lochte and new Olympic medal record holder Michael Phelps are both back in the pool on Wednesday, competing in the 200m IM semifinals at 3:43 p.m. ET, but the must-see event is the men's 100m. American Nathan Adrian qualified with the second-best time and will be going for gold against some of the fastest swimmers in the world.
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