Fourteen athletes from Virginia — five from Northern Virginia — will be competing in the 2012 Olympics in London starting this week. You can watch many of the events on NBC.
If you have a cable, satellite television or a “telco” subscription that includes both MSNBC and CNBC, you can watch every Olympic event live online. More information is available at www.nbcolympics.com/liveextra.
The following is a round-up of where and when Northern Virginia’s Olympians are competing (competition dates are local to London; check the television broadcast schedule or live online schedule for specific local times).
Guiseppe Lanzone, Rowing (Men’s Eight)
Giuseppe Lanzone of Annandale is competing in the men’s eight-person rowing event. The medal round is today at 12:30p.m. Lanzone started his rowing career at McLean High School, according to his bio.
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Terrence Jennings, Taekwondo
Alexandria’s Terrence Jennings is competing in the < 68kg men’s taekwondo events in London on Thursday, Aug. 9. The competition is in an arena at the ExCeL venue.
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Kate Ziegler, 800-meter Freestyle Swimming
Kate Ziegler, of Great Falls, is competing in the women’s 800-meter freestyle swimming event on Thursday. If she advances to the medal round, she will also compete Friday. The events are at the Aquatics Centre.
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Claire Laubach, Field Hockey
Claire Laubach, a defense player from Bristow is playing in the women’s field hockey competition in a series of events that began Sunday, July 29. The women’s field hockey medal matches will be Friday, Aug. 10.
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Matt McLean, 800-meter Freestyle Relay
Sterling’s own Matt McLean competed in the men’s 800-meter freestyle relay (4 x 200) on Tuesday, July 31 at the Aquatics Centre.
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