This may only be the first day, but there are 11 medals to compete for.
The interest of the British team almost started from the preliminaries because Helen Glover and Polly Swan Just after midnight, I participated in the women’s duo competition.
Double Rio Gold Medal Winner Max Whitlock Rhythmic gymnastics starts at 2 a.m., just before the men’s bicycle road race starts around 3 a.m.
This is one of the biggest events on the first day and is considered open to the British Tauggen Hart, Gerant Thomas, Adam Yates and Simon Yates All are in dispute.
at the same time, Andy Murray Team up with men’s doubles Joe Salisbury Against second seeds Pierre Hubert and Nicolas Mahut.
The first gold medal should be won in the women’s 10m air rifle at around 10 am BST on Saturday, while the GB team’s Senard Mackintosh Is a strong competitor.
Adam Petty, In the breaststroke warm-up, British men’s hockey team, Will start their Olympic Games later in the day.
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Elsewhere on Saturday, the British men’s hockey players started their Olympic campaign against South Africa.
Swimming starts in the pool. Olympic and world champion Adam Petty will join his training partner James Wilby to defend his title in the men’s 100-meter breaststroke preliminaries, which is another medal bet.
The UK will participate in the men’s 4x100m individual medley preliminaries, led by Max Litchfield, the fifth fastest swimmer in the world in the British trials. There are also women’s 4x100m individual medley preliminaries.
This is Men’s Rhythmic Gymnastics Qualification Day. The British men are led by Rio Olympic double gold medalist Max Whitlock.
With the start of the tennis game, Andy Murray began to defend his Olympic title in the men’s singles against Felix Ogg-Arizim.
Heather Watson also started her singles matches, while Andy Murray and Joe Salisbury and Jamie Murray and Neil Skupski participated in the doubles matches.
Wimbledon champions Novak Djokovic and Ash Barty also participated in the competition.
Andy Murray
/ Getty ImagesThe British women’s football team returned to the game against the host Japanese team.
After defeating Chile 2-0 in the first game, the British team’s victory almost guaranteed a place in the knockout stage.
Allen White scored against Chile on Wednesday
/ AFP via Getty ImagesThe biggest draw on Saturday is the men’s bicycle road race, when Geraint Thomas may be his last chance to win Olympic glory.
The 2018 Tour de France champion crashed in Rio de Janeiro in 2016. At the time he looked ready to win the gold medal. This time he hoped that the ghost would rest in peace.
The four British teams participating in the Open include Thomas, Tauggen Hart, Adam Yates and Simon Yates, and Tour de France champion Tadje Pogaka will also join them.
Gerant Thomas
/ ReutersFive must-watch events (all times are BST):
0300-1015: Bicycle, men’s road race
1100-1330 Swimming, Men’s 100m Breaststroke Preliminary, Men’s 4x100m Individual Medley Preliminary, Women’s 4x100m Individual Medley Preliminary
1130: Women’s football, Japan vs. England
1030-1415: Men’s Hockey: England vs. South Africa
03:00-12:00: The first round of tennis, singles and doubles
What medals are available for competition on the first day?
The first Olympic gold medal is likely to appear in the finals of the women’s 10m air rifle. Seonaid McIntosh of the British team may win a medal in the event.
Here are the other medals competed on Saturday:
Cycling (Men’s Road Race)
fencing (Women’s epee, men’s saber)
judo (Women-48kg, Men-60kg)
shooting (Women’s 10m air rifle, men’s 10m air pistol)
Taekwondo (Women-49kg, Men-58kg)
weightlifting (Women-49kg)
How to watch
TV channel: The BBC will broadcast the best action live on terrestrial TV for free, from 12.10 am to 5.40 pm.
Eurosport also has the right to host the Olympic Games in the UK, and the live broadcast will be broadcast throughout the day starting at 12:20 in the morning.
live: Those who pay for a TV license can broadcast the action live via BBC iPlayer. Eurosport subscribers can broadcast the game live via Eurosport Player.
