The 2016 Rio Summer Olympic Games

This Friday, August 5th, the world unites for the Opening Ceremony of the 2016 Rio Summer Olympic Games. The Opening Ceremony will air at 7:30pm PT on NBC. Here is a quick guide on where to find all the Olympic Coverage and what top athletes you might want to cheer for along the way.

Stay on top of all the breaking news and top stories of the 2016 Rio Games by following NBC Olympics:                                                    

And don’t forget to tag any of your posts with the official hashtags: #Olympics #Rio2016

To get the latest up to date stories from the athletes themselves, here are some of the top athletes and where to find them on Twitter:

Swimming
Nathan Adrian: @nathangadrian
Missy Franklin: @missyfranklin
Katie Ledecky: @katieledecky
Ryan Lochte: @ryanlochte
Michael Phelps: @michaelphelps

Diving
David Boudia: @DavidBoudia
Tom Daley: @tomdaley1994

Track & Field
Usain Bolt: @usainbolt
Ashton Eaton: @ashtonjeaton
Justin Gatlin: @justingatlin

Wrestling
Jordan Burroughs: @alliseeisgold

Gymnastics
Simone Biles: @simone_biles
Gabby Douglas: @gabrielledoug
Danell Leyva: @danelljleyva
Sam Mikulak: @samuelmikulak

Basketball
Carmelo Anthony: @carmeloanthony
Kevin Durant: @KDTrey5
Sue Bird: @S10bird
Maya Moore: @mooremaya

Soccer
Carli Lloyd: @carlilloyd
Alex Morgan: @alexmorgan13
Neymar: @neymarjr

Tennis
Serena Williams: @serenawilliams
Venus Williams: @venuseswilliams
Novak Djokovic: @Djokernole
Any Murray: @andy_murray
Rafael Nadal: @rafaelnadal

Volleyball
Kerri Walsh Jennings: @kerrileewalsh

Water Polo
Tony Azevedo: @waterpolotony

Enjoy and let the games begin!