Olympic TV Schedule for Beijing Games 

NBC has recently release its broadcast schedule for the upcoming Summer Olympic Games in Beijing and taekwondo fans can follow all the action of their sport on Live Streaming Broadband Coverage at NBCOlympics.com.

The schedule for U.S. athletes competing is as follows:
Aug. 20 - female flyweight Charlotte Craig
Aug. 21 - featherweights Mark and Diana Lopez
Aug. 22 - male welterweight Steven Lopez

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