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Why You Should Watch The Unusual Olympic Sports This Summer Too

You might as well take advantage of these two special weeks for the world.

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Why You Should Watch The Unusual Olympic Sports This Summer Too
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The Summer Olympics are definitely in full swing. You can't turn on the television or make it through your Twitter feed without seeing something about Michael Phelps and his twenty-something medals, the Final Five (love them), or Katie Ledecky and the recent gold for the relay team. The sports that everyone has an interest in are the ones we are most exposed to which makes sense, but have you ever thought about those sports we don't hear too much about on the news? Have you ever flipped on a game of table tennis? How about a fencing match?

The reason I bring this up is because the sports that don't get as much air time on America's televisions deserve some recognition. Just as names as Simone Biles and Ryan Lochte put in thousands of hours of training for just one Olympics, so do the athletes in the less televised sports. While their training might be different, that doesn't make it any less important or noteworthy. There is a lot we can learn from the sports everyone watches on television, but there is also much to appreciate from those sports we don't normally hear about from TV or the internet.

For your reference, here are a few sports you can watch, and when!

Rhythmic Gymnastics: August 20- August 21

Canoe/Kayak: August 16, 18, 20

Equestrian: August 17, 19

Handball: August 20-21

Modern Pentathlon: August 19-20

Synchronized Swimming: August 16, 19

Women's Gold Medal Match for Table Tennis: 6:30 on August 16

Triathlon: August 18, 20

Gold Medal Matches for Water Polo: August 19, 20

For information on times and live streams for these sports, visit NBCOlympics.com


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