Canadian Andre De Grasse, who won a sprint medal of every color in Rio, headlines a Diamond League meet in Rome on Thursday, live on NBCSN and NBC Sports Gold on Thursday from 2-4 p.m. ET.
Rome, the site of Usain Bolt‘s last individual defeat in 2013, is the first of three Diamond League meets in an 11-day span.
NBCSN and NBC Sports Gold will also air live coverage of Oslo (June 15) and Stockholm (June 18), the last two meets before the U.S. Championships. Nationals serve as the qualifying meet for the world championships in London in August.