The USA women's beach volleyball team take on Argentina during the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in LondonKevin Van Paassen/The Globe and Mail
Swimmers and beach volleyball players will be competing in the midnight hour at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
The International Olympic Committee and Brazilian organizers confirmed Friday that the competition schedule includes late-night sessions in the two sports – swimming finals running from 10 p.m. local time to midnight, and some beach volleyball matches starting at midnight on Copacabana Beach.
The times will work well for NBC's night-time coverage in the United States, as well as Brazilian TV's tradition of showing sports events at late hours. Rio will be one hour ahead of U.S. eastern time during the games.
The IOC also praised Rio's progress in tackling the delays that had put the games at risk a few months ago, saying the crisis has eased but that there still is no time to lose.