The two-hour show will feature highlights of the Beat the Streets Gala competition including the ASICS USA vs. Russia freestyle dual meet, the U.S. Olympic Team Wrestle-off for the 60 kg/132 lbs. position on the U.S. Olympic Team in men’s freestyle wrestling, along with an exhibition match.
Calling the action will be the NBC crew of play-by-play announcer Jason Knapp, with color commentary from Olympic champion Jeff Blatnick and sideline reporting from Andrew Catalon.
The competition was held on Thursday, June 7, and was a spectacular day of action enjoyed by thousands of people in “The Crossroads of the World.”
Fans can see the drama of the battle between Coleman Scott, Shawn Bunch and Reese Humphrey for the final spot on the U.S. Olympic Freestyle Team in the 60 kg Wrestle-off.
Also headlining the USA vs. Russia match in Times Square were four U.S. freestyle Olympians: 2011 World champion Jordan Burroughs at 74 kg/163 lbs., 2009 World bronze medalist Tervel Dlagnev at 120 kg/264.5 lbs., Sam Hazewinkel at 55 kg/121 lbs. and Jared Frayer at 66 kg/145.5 lbs.
The tough young Russian team in Times Square featured two past Junior World champions, Andrey Valiev at 84 kg/185 lbs. and Shamil Akhmedov at 96 kg/211.5 lbs.
Wrestling fans will not want to miss this outstanding broadcast of championship Olympic wrestling, held only weeks prior to the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London, England.
Additional airings for this show are expected on NBC Sports Network, so watch for updates.
Check your local listings for the channel and time in your area.
About NBC Olympics
A division of the NBC Sports Group, NBC Olympics is responsible for producing, programming and promoting NBCUniversal's Olympic coverage. It is renowned for its unsurpassed Olympic heritage, award-winning production, and ability to aggregate the largest audiences in U.S. television history.
Having produced every summer Olympic Games since Seoul in 1988 and every Olympic Winter Games since Salt Lake City in 2002, the networks of NBCUniversal are synonymous with the Games in the United States. In 2011, NBCUniversal acquired the U.S. media rights on all platforms to the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games, the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, the Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games, and the 2020 Olympic Games. At the conclusion of the 2020 Games, NBCUniversal will have presented 17 total Olympic Games and 11 consecutive, the most for a U.S. media company in both categories.
NBC has won an unprecedented 91 Emmy Awards for its Olympics coverage, as well as a prestigious Peabody Award for its presentation of the Beijing Opening Ceremony in 2008, which USA Today said was "the best overall Olympic experience ever provided by a U.S. network."
In addition to its unsurpassed heritage and award-winning production, NBCUniversal is known for aggregating large Olympic audiences, as nine of the top 11 most-watched U.S. television events of all time are Olympic Games presented across the networks of NBCUniversal. The Beijing Olympic Games rank No. 1 with 215 million viewers.
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