Why do they say 30th olympiad

The opening ceremony last Friday drew TV viewers, the smallest audience for the event in the past 33 years, according to Nielsen data provided by NBCUniversal. Slideshow: Best of July TV viewership hit a high of As NBCUniversal and other media companies are trying to offer more of the Games at more hours and on more platforms and devices, viewers have had a harder time finding content they want to watch.

NBCUniversal is airing the Games across two broadcast networks, six cable networks, and multiple digital platforms including its Peacock streaming service. Some athletes have opted to sell their hardware. Obama signed a bill into law in that excludes athletes who bring home gold, silver or bronze medals for Team USA from having the IRS knock on their door.

Since the games in Athens, the number of countries and athletes participating in the Olympics has ballooned in size lowering the number of medals per athlete for each country. Getty Images.

When were medals first awarded at the Olympics? The all-around final is July 29 at am. The full gymnastics schedule is here. Full schedule here. Like any good equestrian extravaganza, the events begin with a horse inspection on July 22 at pm ET. Jumping finals are on August 4 at 6 am for individuals and the same time August 7 for teams.

Behold the full horse schedule here. Megan Rapinoe, et al. The gold medal match is August 5 at 11 pm. The soccer schedule is here. Skateboarding is an Olympic sport now! Finally, you can watch the athletes pull some sick kick flips starting at 8 pm on July Surfing is also an Olympic sport now!

Finally, you can watch surfers carve some heavy corduroy starting at 6 pm on July Medal ceremonies kick off at 7 pm on July They start handing out medals for competitions after pm that same day.

The swimming and medal winning continues through August 4. Swim schedule. Synchronized swimming starts August 2 at am. Duet routine finals are August 4 at am. Team routine finals are August 7, also at am. Tennis kicks off at 10 pm on July Oh, and table tennis, aka ping pong, kicks off at 8 pm on July July 24, PM. William Gallo. An already weird Olympics may soon get weirder. The storm is just the latest challenge for what many have called the weirdest Olympics ever.

So far, Olympics-related individuals have tested positive for the virus.