One year later than originally planned, the Tokyo Olympics officially opened on Friday, when Naomi Osaka The Olympic flame was lit in a poignant opening ceremony.
When more than 20 sports are implemented, you need to know all the following information before the first day of the Olympic Games…
Highlights of the first day
The biggest attraction on Saturday is the men’s bicycle road race, when Gerant Thomas This may be his last chance for 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.
The 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.
As the tennis match begins, Andy Murray In the men’s singles game against Felix Auger-Aliassime, he began to defend his Olympic champion.
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 champion Novak Djokovic and Ash Barty Also in action.
Swimming starts in the swimming pool, where there are Olympic and world champions Adam Petty He will start defending his title in the men’s 100-meter breaststroke preliminaries with his training partner James Wilby, 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.British men led by double gold medalist at Rio Olympics Max Whitlock.
Elsewhere, the men’s hockey players of the British team began their Olympic journey to South Africa.
The first Olympic gold medal is likely to appear in the finals of the women’s 10m air rifle. Seonaid McIntosh may win a medal.
Three-player basketball is played with a hoop on the court. This is its Olympic debut. Latvia and Serbia are the popular teams in the men’s championship.
Which medals can be competed for?
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-49 kg).
First day timetable
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
How to watch the first day
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.
You can also follow all the actions in real time through Standard Sport’s blog…
